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/3mlnmfar5hs2bEIA #podcast – How the future for #rhinos still hangs balanced between enforcement and trade 🎧 Listen now at https://eia-international.org/news/eia-podcast-how-the-future-for-rhinos-still-hangs-balanced-between-enforcement-and-trade/ #Africa #Asia #China #SouthAfrica #rhinos #rhinohorn #poaching #illegalwildlifetrade12 May 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnmfar5hs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mllgkoseae2zNew EIA analysis indicates the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is resuming its long-held key role in trafficking ivory to meet demand in Asia. Full story full at https://loom.ly/u8-jGdU #Africa #Asia #SADC #elephants #ivory #poaching #illegalwildlifetrade 11 May 2026 06:57 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllgkoseae2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mld3ngpmbi2bHappy Birthday, Sir David Attenborough 🎂🌍 Born 8 May 1926, your work has inspired generations to see, value and protect the natural world, a vision reflected in our campaign work across climate, forests, oceans and wildlife. From all of us at EIA, happy birthday, and thank you! 07 May 2026 23:21 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld3ngpmbi2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mlbhmbjc7e2pIn the midst of the latest fossil fuels crisis, new data shows that consumers are rapidly turning to heat pumps to keep costs stable and decarbonise their homes. Read the full story now at https://loom.ly/rxjeKCA #climate #climatechange #fossilfuels #heatpumps #Fgas #UK 07 May 2026 07:49 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhmbjc7e2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkudcun4tf26Car giants are linked to cobalt supply chains with severe health impacts. A new report from our colleagues at EIA US highlights the hidden costs of cobalt production in the DRC. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast. https://loom.ly/KleiQZc 02 May 2026 02:28 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkudcun4tf26https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mks2uk4zvt2zUK luxury yacht builder Sunseeker has been charged in the United States. The charges follow a 2024 UK criminal conviction in which Sunseeker pleaded guilty to importing illegal Myanmar teak in breach of UK law. Get the full story: https://loom.ly/Y8tvPck https://eia-international.org/news/yacht-firm-exposed-by-eia-faces-major-us-charges-over-illegal-burmese-teak-imports/01 May 2026 04:51 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks2uk4zvt2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkpylngykb2jThank you - together we reached our Big Give target! Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we reached our Big Give target. Together, you helped us raise £10,000, which was matched by The Big Give to make £20,000 for our work. Thank you for standing with us.30 Apr 2026 09:05 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpylngykb2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkpao6m73l2bNew investigation by EIA US exposes the human cost of cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Communities near a new processing facility face severe respiratory illness linked to pollution. Listen to the What on Earth? podcast: Listen now at https://loom.ly/KleiQZc https://eia-international.org/news/eia-podcast-why-the-cobalt-we-need-for-our-electric-cars-is-costing-lives-in-africa/30 Apr 2026 01:57 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpao6m73l2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkmn3fxhph2pTHE CLOCK IS TICKING! We have a massive opportunity to protect our planet, but the window is closing fast! At midday today, our Earth Raise match-funding campaign officially ends. Don’t let this moment pass. Help us go twice as far for the Earth. 🔗 Double your impact here: https://loom.ly/uvKsH4o29 Apr 2026 01:01 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmn3fxhph2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkicwdy74t26Plastic pellets are a preventable source of ocean microplastic pollution. This week, we are at the International Maritime Organisation in London, urging urgent, enforceable regulation to end this harm. Read our special blog: https://loom.ly/sjzkBOw https://eia-international.org/blog/marine-protection-body-must-end-delay-to-regulate-the-shipping-of-plastic-pellets/27 Apr 2026 07:49 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkicwdy74t26https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkhv6ryko72zThe UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution claim is in the High Court today. Over 4,500 people are taking legal action over pollution in the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk, linked to industrial chicken farming and sewage spills. 🔗 https://loom.ly/5LVokL827 Apr 2026 03:43 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhv6ryko72zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkeyav5fvd2fGood luck to our EIA runners Mahesh and Hamish as they take on the London Marathon today They’re running to raise vital funds for our work to protect wildlife, forests, oceans and our climate, something we’re incredibly proud of! Wishing them, and all marathon runners, the very best of luck!26 Apr 2026 00:00 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeyav5fvd2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkcms2txvj2fThe Montreal Protocol put the ozone layer on a path to recovery but a loophole remains. Some ozone‑depleting substances are still produced as chemical feedstocks and new science shows emissions are escaping into the atmosphere. Read more: https://loom.ly/1oN6YFc https://eia-international.org/news/new-scientific-study-shows-its-time-to-close-the-montreal-protocols-feedstock-loophole/25 Apr 2026 01:30 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcms2txvj2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mkaaeibr5t2pWant to make 2x the difference? 🌍 It’s The Big Give week! Donate now and your contribution will be doubled by @BigGive. Don't miss out, this week only! Double your donation here: https://loom.ly/uvKsH4o #TheBigGive #ClimateChange #EcoFriendly #Philanthropy24 Apr 2026 02:42 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaaeibr5t2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mk5xrynbmd2zNorway’s whaling season is accelerating. Three vessels are currently hunting and 45 minke whales have already been killed. At this point last year, just nine whales had been caught. Add your name to the petition to end commercial whaling: https://loom.ly/V4EwL4I23 Apr 2026 05:03 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5xrynbmd2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mk3dvji3kc2wOur Planet. Our Problem. But this week, you can be part of the solution. From today (22 April) to 29 April, every donation to EIA is doubled through The Big Give. Help us reach £20,000 and protect the future of our planet. Donate today: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000ArfP4YAJ22 Apr 2026 04:02 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3dvji3kc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mjyjec5twn2eNorway has resumed its annual commercial whaling season. We are working with partners to challenge this ongoing cruelty. Together, we have launched a petition calling on the remaining whaling nations to end their hunts once and for all. Sign now: https://loom.ly/V4EwL4I 21 Apr 2026 01:02 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyjec5twn2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mivpu2s6622r#Japan has resumed its coastal hunts of minke whales, landing its first catch of the year on 1 April. EIA and partners have organised a petition to pressure the remaining whaling nations of Iceland, Japan and Norway to put an end to the hunts once and for all. Sign it at https://loom.ly/V4EwL4I 07 Apr 2026 04:55 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivpu2s6622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3midpknpyv52kWe have limited charity places available for the Great Manchester Run for half marathon and 10K and we’re looking for passionate runners to join our team on Sunday 31 May! Contact events@eia-international.org with your details and a few lines on why you would like to run for Team EIA!31 Mar 2026 01:01 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3midpknpyv52khttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mhs7n5rmfo2jHamish is officially on the road to the TCS London Marathon 2026! Hamish is raising vital funds for EIA to help protect our planet from environmental crime and abuse. 🌍🐾 👇 Support Hamish on JustGiving: https://loom.ly/BYESJis24 Mar 2026 02:01 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhs7n5rmfo2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mhkktdpzdv25On this International Day of Forests, governments, companies and financial institutions must recognise forests as part of the world’s economic infrastructure and act. https://loom.ly/X0K8PIc21 Mar 2026 01:00 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkktdpzdv25https://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mhftlau5gd2pActing on intelligence provided by EIA, Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in the capital Lusaka on 9 March and arrested nine Zambians, including an individual from the Democratic Republic of Congo, allegedly involved in the illegal wildlife trade. Full story at https://loom.ly/CWHq0Bo 19 Mar 2026 03:53 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhftlau5gd2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mhdhp3afjb2xIn Mongabay’s new podcast, Debbie Banks, EIA’s Tiger and Wildlife Crime Campaign Leader, discusses the mixed progress of global recovery efforts, the urgent need to disrupt persistent trafficking networks and why protecting tigers safeguards entire ecosystems. https://loom.ly/-Yri0Cg 18 Mar 2026 05:15 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdhp3afjb2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mgue5u6jda2jToday’s discussion reinforces the need for stronger due diligence, supply-chain traceability and much tougher enforcement against corruption linked to environmental crime. #AntiCorruption #EnvironmentalCrime #ClimateAction #CleanAndGreen #forests12 Mar 2026 05:02 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgue5u6jda2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mgmwanwfal2dAs the latest rupture in an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape, #military strikes on #Iran by the #USA and #Israel will likely increase pressure on the world’s ability to feed itself – and it begins with synthetic fertilisers. Read our new Climate blog at https://loom.ly/_Kgt_ik 09 Mar 2026 06:05 -0700at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmwanwfal2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mgadskbcox2tThe #UK Government has promised global climate leadership, yet new evidence shows that programmes designed to protect #forests, #oceans and #climate stability in developing countries are being quietly cut, scaled back or drip-fed year-by-year. Read more https://loom.ly/g4Ymp-0 04 Mar 2026 05:03 -0800at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgadskbcox2thttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mg5tcubkor2oEIA Legal and Policy Specialist Amy Youngman and colleagues saw the problem at first-hand when they visited #Kenya’s notorious #Dandora dumpsite, outside the capital #Nairobi. What she found there was shocking and alarming - find out more here: https://loom.ly/RMv3q1U #textiles #clothing03 Mar 2026 05:02 -0800at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5tcubkor2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mg5mdxrbd72dThis World Wildlife Day, we’re helping you find your wild side! We’ve created a personality quiz to see which majestic animal matches your traits. Are you an elephant, a tiger, a pangolin, or a whale? Take the quiz here: https://loom.ly/JnASw4E 03 Mar 2026 02:58 -0800at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5mdxrbd72dhttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mg34xjewwx2pIceland, Japan and Norway still think whaling is acceptable in the 21st century. We and our campaign partners are calling on the three countries to hang up their harpoons for good. Sign our petition now https://loom.ly/V4EwL4I #whales #oceans #Iceland #Japan #Norway02 Mar 2026 03:17 -0800at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg34xjewwx2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eia-news.bsky.social/post/3mftprkibd22rOur new blog reflects on what happened behind closed doors at the United Nations in Vienna, what it means for forests, oceans and communities worldwide and why the fight against environmental crime is far from over. Read it now at https://eia-international.org/blog/global-meeting-on-environmental-crime-fails-to-live-up-to-expectations/ #crime #wildlife #forests27 Feb 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:2n2ixnvyvsb4lloi4mixatu6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftprkibd22r