For the fifth (and potentially final) round of the global plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5), expectations are high, in particular in consummating an agreement on an instrument capable of ending ...

The global plastic waste trade is an environmental disaster hiding in plain sight, fuelling organised crime, working conditions that amount to human rights violations and devastation to human health ...

The global plastic waste trade is an environmental disaster hiding in plain sight, EIA’s latest report concludes. Undermined ...

Following the launch of a deeply concerning new assessment on the alarming increase in emissions from the ‘forgotten ...

From wildlife trafficking and illegal logging to plastic waste mismanagement and hazardous chemicals trade, our investigations uncover the hidden networks driving these crimes. With your help, we can ...

The announcement by the National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) is an encouraging step towards ending the ...

A report exposing critical failures in an international system seeking to assure consumers that the palm oil they buy in many thousands of products is sustainable. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm ...

The world’s pressing climate targets are being jeopardised by huge rogue emissions of a potent greenhouse gas. HFC-23 emissions reached a record high of 17,300 tonnes in 2019, equivalent to more than ...

For anyone interested in discovering detailed, credible and verified information about different types of international environmental crime. There was no central public database that provides analysis ...

Read the EIA’s response to the UK Government’s legislation on forest risk commodities. In 2021, the UK Government passed the Environment Act, under which businesses will be required to establish and ...

As the plastics pollution crisis continues to grow by the day, so does the case for a global plastics treaty that tackles the issue head-on and seeks to reduce the production of virgin plastics. The ...