The Environmental Investigation Agency investigates and campaigns against environmental crime and abuses. Listen to our ‘What on Earth? podcast 🌎 https://eia-international.org 🌳 linktr.ee/eia_news #wildlife #forests #ocean #climate #environmentalhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mumirouyr72lEIA was pleased to contribute to another major story exposing Europe’s “cold gold” — the illegal trade in HFC refrigerants. Read the story (Spanish language) now at Tras el 'oro frío' que persigue Europa y mueve millones de euros en negro: https://loom.ly/McG5loM03 Sep 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumirouyr72lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mu56kaimta2vThe devastating flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border is the latest reminder of a warming world's human cost. In our latest blog, we ask: how bad does it have to get before global leaders treat the climate crisis with the urgency it demands? https://loom.ly/r1Fbv8k28 Aug 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu56kaimta2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mu2bo56evz26⚠️ Distressing Footge ⚠️ Commercial whaling is not a distant memory. It is a brutal reality happening right now. But together, we have the power to stop it for good. 👉 Sign the petition now: Sign the petition https://endcommercialwhaling.org/27 Aug 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2bo56evz26https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mtynndpfqy2e📸 We’re delighted to announce that award-winning environmental photojournalist, filmmaker and 2024 Environmental Photographer of the Year winner Aaron Gekoski will be joining our panel of judges for EIA’s 2027 Calendar Competition. eia-international.org/what-can-you-do/calendar/26 Aug 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtynndpfqy2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mtnpblnr7n2uIn this commentary, for @mongabay.com , Ofir Drori explains why stopping wildlife crime means going after the criminal networks behind it. https://loom.ly/oDJZy58 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/secure-protected-areas-from-wildlife-trafficking-criminal-networks-must-be-dismantled-commentary/22 Aug 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnpblnr7n2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mtgbc6tqov2qJoin EIA's Win for Nature Lottery for just £1 per entry, per week. Every ticket helps support our work protecting wildlife, defending forests, fighting climate change and caring for our ocean. Please gamble responsibly. Open to people aged 18+ living in Great Britain.19 Aug 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgbc6tqov2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mszweoqhwt2yVietnamese authorities have seized approximately 1.2 tonnes of ivory, the country’s largest known ivory seizure since March 2024. The shipment originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, before being transhipped through Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka and Singapore. 14 Aug 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszweoqhwt2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mssi6cuf4d2jA new review explores the severe welfare impacts of entrapment in fishing nets, from injury and stress to asphyxiation, social disruption and death. It also highlights emerging evidence that family or pod members may be affected by these traumatic events. Read more at: https://loom.ly/MBQqgKk11 Aug 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssi6cuf4d2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3msikpfecm226Plastic pollution doesn't start with waste. It starts with production. As Global Plastics Treaty negotiations resume, governments must not lose sight of the source of the crisis: ever-growing plastic production. Read our latest blog at: https://loom.ly/RUevc8U07 Aug 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msikpfecm226https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3msfx3t6fqy2iThe ongoing struggle of the Indigenous Indonesian community of Muara Tae against evictions and land-clearing operations by palm oil interests has been given an international platform in a new report by Mongabay. Read the Mongabay story in full at https://loom.ly/1kkf1ss 06 Aug 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfx3t6fqy2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3msdi77pfrf22A new two-part investigation by @theguardian.com and Karen Mcveigh, informed by analysis from EIA, exposes the hidden consequences of the UK’s plastic waste exports to Türkiye and the impact of microplastic pollution on farmland. 🔗 https://loom.ly/GIEBFHs #plastics #pollution #microplastics05 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdi77pfrf22https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3msd4kzzuag24Join Team EIA at the Vitality London 10K on 27 September 2026 and help protect wildlife, forests and our planet. 📍 St James's Park, London 🏃 10km challenge 🎯 £150 fundraising target 👉 Sign up today: Join Team EIA: https://loom.ly/gmUYWOo #VitalityLondon10K #RunForNature #London10K05 Aug 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msd4kzzuag24https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mrwv6lqywb2zScientists have confirmed that El Niño has begun. By the end of the year, it could become one the strongest El Niño events on record. Read our latest explainer at: https://loom.ly/U0LnjeY #Climate #ElNiño 31 Jul 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwv6lqywb2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mrsj3pfhh62cIt's Global Tiger Day 🐅 What inspires someone to dedicate their career to tiger conservation? And why should all of us care about the future of a species many of us will never see in the wild? ➡️ Full video: https://loom.ly/S4AA-AY29 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsj3pfhh62chttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mrcxoevrir2xWhy does this court ruling matter for forests? For years, concerns have been raised about the legality of Myanmar teak imports and the risks they pose to forests, governance and human rights. Find out more https://loom.ly/dtxclHs23 Jul 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcxoevrir2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mrc5x2mq6k2gAs the new Government sets its priorities, the UK has an opportunity to lead on nature, climate and environmental security at home and around the world. Read EIA's manifesto for the new Prime Minister https://loom.ly/c-oOYoA #primeminister #10downingstreet #pm #manifesto23 Jul 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrc5x2mq6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mr3drznzt32gThe UK is getting hotter, but government action on cooling remains fragmented. In a new blog for Green Alliance, EIA Climate Campaign Leader Clare Perry argues that the Government must go beyond a proposed Cooling Outlook and deliver a National Cooling Action Plan. 🔗 https://loom.ly/chsFFXs20 Jul 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3drznzt32ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mqrajrsrfh2aBREAKING: New footage shows land clearing continuing in the customary territory of the Indigenous Peoples of Muara Tae, in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Find out more: https://loom.ly/DC2Pfaw #MuaraTae #IndigenousRights #PalmOil #Deforestation #Borneo16 Jul 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrajrsrfh2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mqfallcpzt2vHaaland knows how to find the net. Now we’re asking him to help stop the harpoons. Norway’s whaling season has already seen 303 minke whales killed this year. Erling, will you speak up for the whales in Norway's costal waters? #worldcup #football #engalnd #whales #petition #conservation11 Jul 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfallcpzt2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mqctjvg5yb2bWhile England prepares to face Norway, whales are still facing Norway’s whaling fleet. Sign the petition to end commercial whaling: https://loom.ly/V4EwL4I Footage: ESPA hunt monitoring 2025 #worldcup2026 #football #england #norway #whale10 Jul 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqctjvg5yb2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mqbomwi2pm2tOn behalf of EIA, co-founders Allan Thornton, Dave Currey and I are delighted to warmly congratulate the Animal Welfare Institute (@awionline.org) on its 75th anniversary. Read today’s special blog by EIA Co-founder Jennifer Lonsdale at https://loom.ly/bAwQMQw Images courtesy of AWI10 Jul 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbomwi2pm2thttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mq7anwctss2bEIA Forests Campaign Leader Thomas Chung unpacks the findings of our new report ‘Manufacturing Legality’ with Senior Press and Communications Officer Paul Newman. Listen now at https://loom.ly/zZxSypk #Vietnam #Cambodia #Laos #forests #timber #climatechange #illegallogging #podcast09 Jul 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7anwctss2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mq5smstw5p2vIf just 1% of the audience from England’s last World Cup match signed the petition to end commercial whaling, that could mean more than 160,000 people calling for action. Sign the petition: https://endcommercialwhaling.org/ #worldcup #football #engalnd #whales #petition #conservation08 Jul 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5smstw5p2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mpxth363oq2nAs the UK recovers from its latest record-breaking heatwave, our Climate team today published ‘UK Cooling Policy in a Warming World’, an urgent call to action for the UK Government to adopt a national cooling action plan addressing both climate adaptation and mitigation. 🔗https://loom.ly/VkHucys06 Jul 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxth363oq2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mpuyvfll6p2yWhile the Heads of Delegations are meeting in Nairobi, we’re spotlighting an issue that risks being left behind in the treaty negotiations – microplastics.05 Jul 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpuyvfll6p2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mpsigefwnr2eP*******g! It's such a dirty word! As Heads of Delegations gather in Nairobi this week, our briefing looks at something that’s quietly slipped off the radar: packaging! Nearly half of all plastic produced and discarded is packaging, often used just once. 04 Jul 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsigefwnr2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mppxz3k5eb2yOur undercover investigations revealed how timber of illegal or uncertain origin from high-risk supply chains in Laos and Cambodia can enter Vietnam's wood-processing sector with documentation that appears to demonstrate legality. 🔗 Find out more in our new report: https://loom.ly/OZOFfKw03 Jul 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppxz3k5eb2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mpocjgqe7k2cThis week, as Heads of Delegations meet in Nairobi, EIA has written a series of short briefings on the core elements we believe must be revisited in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. First up: reporting!02 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpocjgqe7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mpnowsd7zz2kThe European Anti-Fraud Office has stopped an illegal shipment of more than 4,000 tonnes of textile waste from Italy to Türkiye. Last week at Basel OEWG-15, EIA helped to advance the case for stronger global controls on the trade in used textiles and textile waste. 🔗 https://loom.ly/FH2DiBY02 Jul 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnowsd7zz2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mpl2hbxtfx2kVietnam has made progress in recent years to rid its supply chains of illicit timber, but new EIA investigations show its efforts are in danger of being undermined by high-risk timber from neighbouring countries. Full story: https://loom.ly/WlWe6kM 01 Jul 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpl2hbxtfx2k