"Inventory in Japan is piling up" as domestic demand for ivory declines, says Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund director Masayuki Sakamoto, but because "demand from China and other countries persists," Japan's legal ivory industry often fuels black market trade overseas: ow.ly/Y5eC50XJIL2

Erasing facts and spreading misinformation on government websites can't hide the reality of the climate crisis. The impacts of rising temperatures and increasingly powerful natural disasters are already being felt by communities around the world - including in the United States.

To support the transition to climate-friendly refrigerants in New York State, NYSDEC is working with NASRC to offer financial assistance to help food retailers, food banks, and other businesses in disadvantaged communities make the switch to natural refrigerants!

Colombia is the deadliest country in the world for environmental defenders, yet activists are still working to protect their ecosystems and communities. @sjgrattan.bsky.social reports on how ADISPA advocates in the Amazon Pearl reserve confront those risks: apnews.com/article/colo...

"Namibia and other pro-trade rhino range states have amassed large stockpiles of rhino horn they wish to trade," our senior wildlife policy analyst Taylor Tench told BBC, but in a win for rhinos, CITES rejected proposals to lift the international ban. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30j7q6qjp9o

Our groundbreaking investigation into Colombia's oil industry earlier this year wouldn't have been possible without one brave whistleblower from the largest company in the country: Andrés Olarte Peña.

With global cooperation, vigilance and by strengthening crucial enforcement tools, we can stop the illegal trade of ozone-depleting substances and super pollutant fluorinated gases!

Congratulations to Andrés Olarte Peña on receiving the @ellsberg-award.org for his courageous choice to expose how Ecopetrol - Colombia's biggest and state-owned oil company - allegedly perpetuates environmental and human rights violations: ellsberg-award.org/awardee-2026/

A shocking court ruling in South Africa appears to allow private citizens to export rhino horns using an obscure exemption to international trade rules. Past attempts to open rhino horn trade have shown that this will only boost demand and further endanger rhinos around the world.

The jury has chosen Andrés Olarte Peña for the 2026 Award. After all other channels failed, he shared documents pointing to evidence of #Ecopetrol’s pollution, cover-ups, and actions against activists. Investigations by @eia-news.bsky.social & BBC. Press release: ellsberg-award.org/awardee-2026/

As we face an uncertain future together, we thank you for standing with us to combat environmental crime and injustice. Your donations – on #GivingTuesday and every day of the year – help us continue to protect the environment with intelligence: https://eia.org/giving-tuesday/#GivingTuesday

EIA is known for our hard-hitting investigations that expose environmental injustices around the world, but our campaigners do more than just write reports. For #GivingTuesday, check out a few of the success stories that we’ve contributed to throughout the year:

Underwater noise pollution is a major threat to marine life, especially in the Arctic. Shipping noise, unlike other sources, is relatively solvable - plus many measures to make vessels quieter may help the industry become more energy efficient too. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In a victory for #rhinos and #elephants, the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to CITES has voted overwhelmingly to reject proposals submitted by Namibia to overturn the bans on international commercial trade in rhino horn and elephant #ivory. https://loom.ly/t60qHZw#rhinos

This #BlackFriday, put your money towards a cause that matters. If you still need to get ready for the holidays, you can even make your donation to EIA in honor of a loved one: https://eia.org/giving-tuesday/

#GivingTuesday - the biggest celebration of generosity of the year - is coming up on December 2nd! Stay tuned to learn more of the ways that EIA US is protecting our environment with intelligence. We can't do what we do without your support: https://eia.org/giving-tuesday/#GivingTuesday

One of the big stories at CITES #CoP20 is Namibia's push to resume rhino horn and ivory sales, despite the fact allowing legal commercial trade in even one country has serious repercussions for wild rhinos and elephants around the world. eia.org/report/weve-...

Yahoo! Japan has taken some important steps to prevent illegal ivory sales on its platforms, but there are limits to what a private company can do. Ahead of CITES #CoP20, we continue to urge Japan's government to close its domestic ivory market for good. eia.org/blog/yahoo-j...

Private companies implement new measures to combat online ivory trade in Japan: https://www.wwf.or.jp/activities/opinion/6114.html

From 24 November to 5 December 2025, governments from around the world will gather for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (#CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade in #Endangered Species (#CITES). Here are the key issues: https://loom.ly/_Tdi7X8#CoP20#Endangered

What happens at CITES #CoP20 will determine whether decades of progress against poaching and illegal wildlife trade will continue. EIA campaigners will be there to ensure that the voices of wildlife, communities, and frontline defenders are heard. https://eia.org/blog/standing-at-a-crossroads/#CoP20

As #COP30 continues, 180 civil society organizations with the Notre Terre Sans Pétrole campaign urge the DRC to back up its commitment to being a climate solution country by protecting the Congolese people and environment from the threat of oil expansion. https://ow.ly/gl3P50XtK8U

A delegation of 35 Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon are at UNFCCC #COP30 with AIDESEP to share a comprehensive proposal to build a better future for all life on Earth, based on human rights, self-determination, and ancestral wisdom.

🧐 Una investigación revela qué hay detrás del tráfico ilegal de mercurio desde #México hacia #Perú, #Bolivia y #Colombia. Este delito, que beneficia al crimen organizado y a grupos armados en la Amazonía, genera graves impactos ambientales y sociales. es.mongabay.com/2025/08/traf...

Despite pledging to reform Tokyo's elephant ivory trade, the city government continues to subsidize and support leading ivory industry stakeholders. youtu.be/-7elM6UqqRU?...

While Japanese kotos historically were made using ivory bridges and plectrums, the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society recently hosted a performance that demonstrates that Japanese traditional music can still sound great using ivory-free alternative materials: https://www.jwcs.org/en/event/936/

Though Yahoo! Japan has banned trade in ivory products since 2019, some users continued to sell genuine ivory by falsely labeling the products as ivory imitations. New restrictions aim to close that loophole and prevent illegal trade: www.alterna.co.jp/163572/

You know what's REALLY scary? Climate change. Deforestation. Mass extinction. We've turned that fear about the future of our planet into determination to protect it. This #Halloween, donate to help us shine a light on dark environmental crimes: https://eia.org/donate

As the planet passes its first climate tipping point faster than expected, global action to reduce super-pollutant emissions is more crucial than ever. One of the best ways to pull the emergency brake on near-term warming: phasing out super potent GHGs like HFCs.

This week, our colleagues at JWCS are hosting an ivory-free music event in Tokyo to promote using alternative materials for Japanese musical instruments. Sera Creations has developed an alternative that creates a sound nearly identical to ivory. https://www.jwcs.org/en/now/913/

🎧 Escucha a Digna Barsallo de León, Directora de Costas y Mares de Panamá, hablar sobre las amenazas del ruido submarino y cómo Panamá está abordando el problema como colíder de la Coalición de Gran Ambición por un Océano Tranquilo 🌊 https://ow.ly/p73I50XhxG9

Both industry and environmental groups expressed opposition to major aspects of the EPA's proposed reconsideration of global warming potential (GWP) limits for refrigerants in the Technology Transitions Rule at the public hearing: naturalrefrigerants.com/news/many-st...

In June, executives from Daigo Ivory were arrested for ivory trade fraud – the company and key executives were accused of advertising elephant ivory as mammoth ivory on Yahoo! Auctions, an internet auction platform that banned elephant ivory sales in 2019.

Illegal cattle ranching is not only destroying Nicaragua's rainforests and violating the rights of Indigenous communities - lax oversight of the country's cattle sector is also fueling a deadly parasite outbreak. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/defo...

NGOs Slam UN Shipping Body @imohq.bsky.social Deferral of Plan to Cut Climate Pollution bit.ly/MEPC_ES2end

“The IMO has today squandered an important opportunity to tackle global shipping’s contribution to climate breakdown," says John Maggs of Clean Shipping Coalition. "Kicking this decision down the road is simply evading reality." https://ow.ly/hRXT50Xemzo

The Fall edition of our quarterly newsletter just dropped 🍂 From tracking wildlife trafficking networks to exposing mercury smuggling operations, check out the highlights from our last three months of tackling environmental crime and injustice around the world: https://ow.ly/q43e50XcFI0

A new report from @patrolthemovie.bsky.social and @rewildorg.bsky.social exposes how Nicaraguan slaughterhouses are sourcing cattle from illegal ranches in protected areas and Indigenous territories - and how US household name companies may be serving up this "conflict beef" to unwitting consumers.

Cylinders used to transport refrigerant gases like HFCs are an important part of the supply chain, but counterfeits and unauthorized cylinders are a growing concern that can pose major safety risks.

A new report from Patrol and Re:wild exposes how Nicaraguan slaughterhouses are sourcing cattle from illegal ranches in protected areas and Indigenous territories - and many U.S. household name companies may be serving up this "conflict beef" to unwitting consumers.

Timely action to update U.S. standards to align with international best practice for safe design and installation of new equipment using hydrocarbons can support a smooth transition to highly efficient, near-zero emissions cooling and heating. https://ow.ly/MURn50X94Oa

The U.S. and its forest industry lobby have "ramped up the pressure campaign" to weaken an EU law that prohibits agricultural commodities produced through deforestation or forest degradation from entering the EU market before the law even comes into force, warns EIA's Rick Jacobsen.

In an important step forward, Mexico finally seems to approach the issue of mercury mining and trade with the urgency it requires: https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/alerta-semarnat-por-trafico-de-mercurio/

1/4 🚨 PLS SHARE ⚠️ to make sure you aren't unknowingly eating 'conflict beef' from illegal cattle farms in Nicaragua! 🐄 #conflictbeef #animalag

“During a global phasedown, every extra year of unnecessary HFC use also risks fueling illegal trade and locks in additional climate damage, at a moment when every fraction of a degree matters,” says our Climate Campaign Director @avipsa.bsky.social

It's critical to open up the U.S. market to next generation climate-friendly refrigerant options. Timely action to update U.S. standards and codes can support a smooth transition to highly efficient near-zero emissions cooling and heating.

Romania’s national timber traceability system is among the best in the world, providing a level of digital traceability and public transparency that far surpasses most other countries, but it still suffers from widespread fraud and noncompliance.

#WorldOzoneDay celebrates the world's most successful environmental treaty: the Montreal Protocol, under which countries have phased out 99% of controlled ozone-destroying chemicals. However, the work to protect the health of people and planet is far from done. @unepozone.bsky.social

Our latest report shows how Angola has become a key hotspot on a criminal highway which is funnelling elephant ivory and rhino horns from Africa to Vietnam. Report at https://loom.ly/7VguO80 #Vietnam #Asia #Angola #Africa #elephants #ivory #rhinos #rhinohorn #pangolins #illegalwildlifetrade

Despite positive progress in the four years since EIA’s last investigation, our new report with @eia-news.bsky.social finds that Vietnam is still being exploited by international organized crime networks to smuggle illegal wildlife products between Africa and Asia.