Bycatch is a silent crisis beneath the waves š
On Wednesday 10th June, weāre hosting a parliamentary event to encourage MPs to learn more about bycatch and pledge to take action.
You can help by emailing your MP using the easy-to-use tool and ask them to attend.
https://loom.ly/sW7P00k
Global Plastics Treaty are stuck in limbo, but new EIA research indicates there are alternative ways forward to both lower plastics production and get around the petrostates and vested interests holding the process hostage.
Read now in 'Bending the Curve' https://loom.ly/KTyDH_g
Following the UK Governmentās decision to half its budget for the Green Climate Fund, EIA Climate Campaigner Ines Urman has written a new op-ed to outline how climate finance could be restructured to deliver change in the Global South.
Article: https://loom.ly/o22LD5Y
Ongoing negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty effectively ground to halt in Geneva last year when talks ended without an agreement or even a timeline for what happens next.
In this episode, we discuss alternatives:
š§ Listen now: https://loom.ly/adJCl8o
Tanzanian television news has reported the arrest in a Dar es Salaam downtown hotel of an alleged illegal ivory trader found in possession of with more than 500 elephant tusks worth approximately $2.3m (Ā£1.7m).
Read more here: https://loom.ly/u8-jGdU
#elephants #ivory #tanzania #crime #wildlife
New EIA analysis indicates the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is resuming its long-held key role in trafficking ivory to meet demand in Asia.
Full story full at https://loom.ly/u8-jGdU
#Africa #Asia #SADC #elephants #ivory #poaching #illegalwildlifetrade
Enforcement actions in Europe and the US show authorities are increasingly recognising that importing timber linked to military-controlled supply chains is not simply a paperwork issue, itās a matter of accountability, human rights and international security.
https://loom.ly/SdTa16o
#illegallogging
Happy Birthday, Sir David Attenborough šš
Born 8 May 1926, your work has inspired generations to see, value and protect the natural world, a vision reflected in our campaign work across climate, forests, oceans and wildlife.
From all of us at EIA, happy birthday, and thank you!
EIA #podcast ā How the future for #rhinos still hangs balanced between enforcement and trade
š§ Listen now at eia-international.org/news/eia-pod...
#Africa #Asia #China #SouthAfrica #rhinos #rhinohorn #poaching #illegalwildlifetrade
In the midst of the latest fossil fuels crisis, new data shows that consumers are rapidly turning to heat pumps to keep costs stable and decarbonise their homes.
Read the full story now at https://loom.ly/rxjeKCA
#climate #climatechange #fossilfuels #heatpumps #Fgas #UK
