Dutch authorities have seized 375 tons of illegally sourced tropical hardwood from an importer. The azobé wood came from Gabon, but the importer could not demonstrate that the trees had been legally felled, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).The NVWA’s specialist team investigating illegally sourced timber searched two business premises and a home in the northern Netherlands together with police. Belgian customs are also involved in the investigation and intercepted two shipments of wood bound for the company at the Port of Antwerp.

Illegal mercury trafficking is emerging as one of the newest and most lucrative criminal frontiers for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which in recent years has expanded its activities far b...

Colombia has enacted a law aimed at preventing cattle linked to deforestation from entering beef supply chains by connecting livestock traceability, land ownership and forest monitoring systems.

La ley, que fue sancionada el pasado jueves, implementará algunos de sus artículos en los próximos seis meses, doce meses, un año y medio y dos años.

Colombia passed a landmark law June 4 aimed at improving traceability of its cattle supply chain to ensure beef isn’t sourced from deforested land. The law hopes to enhance existing traceability systems and make it easier to identify when cattle have grazed in protected areas and forests that were illegally cleared for pasture. “This is […]

Industrial shipping noise may be drowning out the calls beluga whale mothers use to stay in contact with their calves.

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Yuvelis Morales Blanco helped mobilize her community to prevent fracking from gaining a foothold in Colombia and defend the Magdalena River.