Protecting the environment with intelligence
This week, as part of the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, over 200 judges, prosecutors, attorneys and legal experts gathered at the World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability. Issues discussed during the three-day meeting included new legal approaches to increase the effectiveness of global environmental agreements and combating transnational environmental crime. While [...]
It’s the final EIA blog post of 2011, an ideal time to reflect on some of our major successes during the year. You could be forgiven for supposing that the thousands of news stories filling the airwaves and acres of newsprint throughout the year are largely the result of diligent news gatherers following up tip-offs [...]
EIA also played a strong role in relaying the frustrations that are associated with thwarting environmental crimes.
Spend 3 minutes ensuring your MP signs the EDM on electronic waste. What’s the issue? You can read more about the UK’s problem on e-waste or you can watch BBC’s Panorama Track my Trash. The Panorama programme features EIA and is based on our findings. The illegal smuggling of toxic electronic waste is a massive problem, [...]
Did you get to see last night’s Panorama, Track my Trash? What did you think? We would love to hear your feedback. If you missed it you can catch up on BBC iplayer here. It’s times like this that make this job really worthwhile. I’ve been amazed by the reactions of the public and industry [...]
Yes, we’re recycling an old post but never keen to waste things here, we are reposting a very relevant blog post this weekend. Come Monday the 16th May, a mere 3 days time, we will be launching our latest report on a new area of work for EIA, electronic waste. Some of you may have [...]