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New Emirates A380 to raise awareness of illegal wildlife trade
2016-06-01 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Emirates has launched its fifth A380, which features a design raising awareness of illegal wildlife trading practices, at London's Heathrow Airport.
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Greenpeace Africa Uncover Illegal Logging
2016-05-29 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A trail of stolen timber in Cameroon has been exposed by Greenpeace Africa. Greenpeace Africa led an investigation into illegal logging in the country and found a trial leading to main log exporter Compagnie et de Transport (CCT). There will now reportedly be a government audit into the actions of CCT, including its suppliers. That audit should include the supplier La Socamba, subject of a Greenpeace briefing released today. The evidence presented in the briefing, La Socamba: How Cameroons Stolen...
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Five technologies help thwart illegal logging by tracing woods origin
2016-05-29 18:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The illegal timber trade creates problems for everyone. Governments lose valuable revenue and natural resources. Indonesias Corruption Eradication Commission reported that the country lost $9 billion in revenue to the illegal timber trade between 2003 and 2014. Meanwhile, businesses sourcing legal timber lose profits and competitiveness to illegal timber supplies sold at lower prices. So governments and businesses are starting to do more to improve timber traceability, including adopting new and...
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New International Accord to Tackle Illegal Fishing
2016-05-27 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: A new international accord to tackle illegal and under-reported fishing will come into force on June 5. Under the Port States Measures Agreement (PSMA) governments will be required to inspect foreign fishing vessels that dock in their ports. "The vessels themselves have the obligation to prove that their condition and the catches that they have on board are in fact taken legitimately," Matthew Camilleri, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)'s chief shepherd of the Port State Measures...
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Peruvian govt affirms illegal plantation activity Amazon rainforest
2016-05-26 03:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Yesterday, Perus forest authority issued a public statement confirming illegal actions on the part of United Cacao and called on the London Stock Exchange to hold the company accountable for its alleged violations. The statement is the latest in a series of escalating exchanges between United Cacao and its critics. United Cacao is a Cayman Islands-based, UK-listed agroindustry company with roots in Southeast Asia and holdings in Peru. Managed by subsidiary companies, its Peruvian palm oil and cacao...
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