Huge thanks to supporter Tom Caul, who completed last weekend's #LondonMarathon in an impressive 4h 16m to raise £753 for EIA!

His efforts for us continue in July when he tackles his first ultra-marathon – 32 miles over 1,095m of elevation.

The very best of luck, Tom!

#Malaysia : Trial date set for country’s first court case on trafficking of African #rhino horns

- trial of two Malaysian men set to begin in September, close to three years after the 50 pieces of horn were seized

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#illegalwildlifetrade

Plastic production directly linked to #plastic #pollution , study finds

- for every 1% increase in plastic production there is an associated 1% increase in plastic pollution

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#oceans

Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert

- Illnesses such as #dengue and #malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hear

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#climatechange

#Liberia : New president, Joseph Boakai, appoints a timber trader linked to #illegallogging to head the agency responsible for the country’s #forests

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#deforestation

This week, experts from around the world will discuss the draft UN Office on Drugs & Crime Legislative Guide on Combating Forest Crime.

The Legislative Guide will provide States with model legislative provisions, good practices & guidance on drafting or amending relevant legislation.

#UNTOC4Env

The numbers don’t support Botswana’s threat to send 30,000 #elephants to Europe

- #Botswana & #Zimbabwe have long claimed their elephant populations are exploding, making #hunting a necessity, but a recent survey contradicts this narrative

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#Africa

South Koreans sue Government over #climatechange , saying it's violating human rights

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#SouthKorea

Jail for luxury handbag designer to the stars who smuggled bags made from #pythons and #caimans from #Colombia to the USA

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#illegalwildlifetrade

EIA Climate campaigners welcome a new era for EU F-gas enforcement

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#climatechange #Fgas #HFCs #Europe

#Japan #whaling industry embarks on new era with cutting-edge 'mothership'

- Undeterred by declining appetites for whale meat and unfazed by global opposition to commercial hunts, Japan's whaling industry is doubling down

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#whales #oceans

#Bhutan and Tiger Conservation Coalition commit to catalysing $1 billion for #tigers

- EIA's Mary Rice said 'This level of ambition is what is required if we are to heal our planet and counter the environmental crimes that destroy tiger habitat'

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WE'RE RECRUITING!

EIA is seeking a CLIMATE CAMPAIGNER (F-Gases & Sustainable Cooling) - have you got the dedication and skills we're looking for?

👉 Full details of role and how to apply at loom.ly/Djzppzw

#climatechange

Amid record-high fires across the #Amazon , #Brazil loses primary #forests

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#deforestation #climatechange

‘Currents bring life – and plastics’: animals of #Galápagos live amid mounds of waste

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#plastics #pollution #oceans

If the #UK wants to solve our plastic waste problems, we must limit production

- new op-ed by EIA Ocean Campaign Leader Chris Dixon in Wildlife and Countryside Link

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#plastics #pollution #oceans #climatechange

#Uganda : Judicial impartiality questioned as life sentence for possession of #ivory is reduced to 6.5 years at High Court

🐘 Read the full story in our guest blog from barrister Shamini Jayanathan at loom.ly/F5duBT8

#Africa #illegalwildlifetrade #elephants

It's the start of INC-4 in Ottawa Canada, where more sessions, meetings, demonstrations and installations are being held, to reach a Global Plastics Treaty. See what our EIA team have experienced so far! #inc4 #globalplasticstreaty #plasticpollution #canada #treaty

Read the new EIA report 'Addressing the Issue Head-On – Measures on polymer production in the Global Plastics Treaty' at loom.ly/OHXn6Ao

#plastic #pollution #climatechange #oceans #INC4

UK-wide ban on wet wipes containing #plastic to be put into law

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#plastic s #pollution #oceans