Two of the belugas have been towed to shore for further investigation, but one has yet to come ashore. NOAA Fisheries is asking for anyone that sees the whale to call their 24-hour hotline.

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.

EIA’s transparent traceability system for chainsaw-milled lumber in Liberia shows how simple mobile app technology can bring effective transparency and traceability at a low cost even in remote and co...

In the 10th issue of EIA’s Illegal Trade Bulletin, we highlight developments related to illegal trade from the latest Montreal Protocol meeting in Bangkok, a recent enforcement success in the U.S., an...

Pollution linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s only oil producer poses serious health risks to communities near its operations.

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Whale surfacing with cargo ship in the background| Photo Courtesy of Ifaw When an elder from Kiunga in Lamu County, told scientists that they would regularly come across rare marine species like dugon...

Ten years ago, the United States initiated a wave of global momentum to protect elephants from poaching and ivory trafficking.

A regional South African court is facilitating a dangerous scheme to export rhino horn to known trafficking hotspots without effective government oversight or safeguards, and without the approval of g...

EIA's report, "Sidestepping the Ban", shows how a South African game reserve owner is seeking to exploit a captive-breeding loophole to export hundreds of rhino horns for commercial and medicinal purp...

EIA’s groundbreaking investigation reveals the largest mercury smuggling operation ever documented. The report exposes how Mexican mercury mines, some allegedly taken over by organized crime, are driv...

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...

Government leaders, community members, NGO representatives, and journalists from around the world gathered at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, to discuss the many challenges that face ...

The 9th issue of EIA’s Illegal Trade Bulletin highlights illegal trade cases reported by countries ahead of the upcoming Montreal Protocol meeting in Bangkok, several recent enforcement successes in E...

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 […]

Esta emblemática ley establece, por primera vez en Colombia y la región, salvaguardas para garantizar que la carne que se vende en supermercados no esté vinculada con la deforestación.

This landmark law establishes, for the first time in Colombia and the region, safeguards to ensure that beef sold in supermarkets is not linked to deforestation.

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