This landmark law “means it will become increasingly difficult for the destruction of forests or economies associated with illegal activities to hide behind seemingly legitimate supply chains,” Colombia’s environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres tells The Associated Press: https://ow.ly/u5xy50ZeqUr

“Esta ley puede asegurar que la carne que se vende en los supermercados colombianos no provenga de selva tropical deforestada ni de áreas donde la deforestación financia economías ilegales”, dijo Susanne Breitkopf, nuestra directora de campañas de bosques: https://ow.ly/aium50ZcUrj

Colombia's new cattle traceability law "is the most powerful tool for determining whether the meat people consume comes from deforested areas,” says representative Juan Carlos Losada, one of the legislation’s sponsors: https://ow.ly/8sJi50Zctsb

En una victoria para los bosques y las comunidades que los protegen, el Gobierno colombiano acaba de sancionar una ley sobre la trazabilidad del ganado que garantizará que la carne que se vende en los supermercados no esté vinculada con la deforestación.

In a win for forests, the communities that protect them, and consumers that want to know where their food comes from, the Colombian government just enacted a landmark cattle traceability law that will ensure beef sold in supermarkets is not linked to deforestation.

One year ago today, 37 countries took a landmark step to protect our ocean by establishing the High Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean - a shared commitment to address the growing prevalence of underwater noise pollution and the harmful impacts it can have on marine species.

After experts from around the world gathered to discuss the latest scientific evidence about the impacts of human-generated sound on marine ecosystems, they issued a clear call to action to decision-makers across the planet.

Underwater noise pollution is a significant problem throughout our ocean, but for #WorldOceansDay we’re taking a deeper dive into how chronic noise exposure is threatening a critically endangered population of belugas in Alaska.

We're already seeing the impacts of the climate crisis that scientists have been predicting for decades, from rising temperatures to increasingly deadly natural disasters. This #WorldEnvironmentDay called on people everywhere to act #NowForClimate.

It feels odd to wish anyone a happy #WorldEnvironmentDay when so much is going wrong across our planet, but here at the Environmental Investigation Agency, we’re working every day to address the most pressing problems of our time.

EIA is heading to #OurOceanKenya to advocate for our world's incredible marine biodiversity! One of our key goals is to #TurnDownTheNoise to protect marine species from the harmful impacts of underwater noise pollution. Learn about our Ocean campaign at https://eia.org/campaigns/ocean/

🚨 “We are being killed slowly.” Today we publish independent scientific studies with @source-int.bsky.social & Afrewatch exposing air pollution, water and soil contamination, linked to industrial copper-cobalt mining in DRC – with serious implications for public health. raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...

EIA US and partners applaud the passage of a bill to close loopholes that have allowed New York state agencies to continue purchasing tropical wood products despite existing restrictions meant to protect tropical forests from rampant unsustainable and often illegal logging.

EIA has released our 2026 Climate-Friendly Supermarkets Scorecard, ranking the largest U.S. grocery chains on their actions to reduce emissions of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. How did your favorite chain stack up this year?

Mongabay reports on rising tensions in DRC mining regions, including arrests of community leaders after protests over mining impacts and unrest linked to extractive activities. EIA and partners have also raised concerns in a joint letter. Read more: https://ow.ly/r3ng50Z1K9L

New @uofwa.uw.edu research shows shipping noise can disrupt communication between endangered Cook Inlet beluga mothers & calves. In dark, silty waters, sound is essential for survival - but ship noise is drowning it out. https://ow.ly/2qwo50Z1egx Learn how we help: eia.org/campaigns/ocean/

Our recent report reveals how a game reserve owner and rhino breeder is trying to circumvent the international ban on rhino horn trade by suing the South African government to compel it to authorize the export of at least 502 rhino horns to eight different locations.

EIA joins other civil society organizations in condemning the arrest of 11 community leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for protesting their displacement by one of the world’s largest copper-cobalt mining companies.

Our recent report exposes how a game reserve owner is trying to circumvent the global ban on commercial rhino horn trade by using problematic captive breeding exemptions to export at least 502 horns to eight locations.

Underwater noise pollution is an often overlooked source of behavioral stress for belugas and other marine life that depend on sound for survival.

Leather imports represent one of the strongest links between the European market and deforestation, labor abuses and Indigenous rights violations driven by cattle ranching in the Amazon, as numerous investigations by EIA and others have shown.

EIA est profondément préoccupée par les récentes allégations selon lesquelles des employés d'une entreprise forestière de la République du Congo auraient été menacés par leur direction après s'être exprimés dans un documentaire de TV5 Monde.

EIA is deeply concerned by recent allegations that employees of a logging company in the Republic of Congo were threatened by management after speaking out against suspected illegal log exports in a TV5 Monde documentary.

Today, EIA is launching our Emissions Monitoring and Accountability Platform (EMAP) - an interactive tool to visualize and analyze greenhouse gas data.

Following an intense pressure campaign by leather industry lobbyists, the European Commission has proposed to remove leather from the landmark EU Deforestation Regulation.

Our new report analyzes an unlikely source of information about global wildlife trafficking networks: a database of Chinese criminal cases. The investigation provides a rare look into how illegal rhino horn moves through China - and how the criminal justice system responds.

Après que des employés d'une société d’exploitation forestière en République du Congo ont parlé à TV5 Monde des exportations illégales de grumes, des responsables de l'entreprise auraient menacé les lanceurs d'alerte.

In March 2025, the CEO of a Georgia-based HVAC company was charged for illegally importing 500 cylinders of climate-damaging HFCs from Peru without the required import allowances.

This #MarineMammalRescueDay, we're shining a light on one of the biggest threats to marine life that you may never have considered before: policy shifts that cut funding for critical programs and research meant to protect our ocean. youtu.be/tQjKZMA6GWc?...

Congratulations to Yuvelis Morales Blanco on being honored as a 2026 Goldman Prize winner! Learn more about her incredible work with Alianza Colombia Libre de Fracking - and resilience despite the risks of defending the environment in her home country: www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/yu...

“We know that China is one of the primary end-use countries for rhino horn,” says our Senior Wildlife Policy Analyst Taylor Tench, but information on how smugglers operate and China’s criminal justice response has been limited - until our recent report analyzed an unlikely source.

Happy #EarthDay What does the environment mean to you? Some future environmental defenders shared their favorite things about nature - and why we need to protect our planet 🌿

Last year, our groundbreaking investigation with Earthworks exposed uncontrolled methane emissions across Colombia. Today, new evidence suggests that the country's oil and gas infrastructure is still leaking.

From releasing groundbreaking investigations to speaking out in key international conversations, the EIA US team had a busy start to the year! Learn more in the new edition of our Quarterly Newsletter - and if you haven't already, subscribe to stay in the know: https://conta.cc/4cc7mvL

Hier, nos partenaires RENOI et Premi Congo ont organisé une conférence de presse à Kinshasa afin de presenter les conclusions de notre enquête sur une grave crise sanitaire près de la mine de Tenke Fungurume. Lire le rapport ici: https://eia.org/report/transition-toxique/

Our recent investigation with PremiCongo presents evidence that the world’s largest cobalt producer has contributed to a public health catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and connects that mine with some of the world’s biggest electric vehicle manufacturers.

Heat pumps with ultra-low GWP refrigerants are one of the most efficient ways to cool and heat homes while reducing superpollutant greenhouse gas emissions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftlG...

EIA is deeply disappointed that South Africa’s new Biodiversity Management Plan to guide the country’s rhino conservation efforts retains dangerous actions to bring about domestic and international commercial trade in rhino horn: eia.org/press-releas...

This #SaveTheElephantDay, we're raising awareness about some of the biggest threats facing the largest land animals on Earth. All of these problems need to be solved, but our campaign’s main focus is to eliminate the root cause of the elephant poaching crisis: commercial trade in ivory.

For the past few days, Congolese coalition Notre Terre Sans Pétrole has been supporting a peaceful nationwide mobilization to draw attention to the environmental and social impacts of oil exploitation on communities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

长期以来，中国一直是走私犀牛角的主要目的地之一。我们的新报告分析了来自中国法院的判决书，更深入地剖析了这种非法交易的运作机制，包括野生动物走私网络如何将犀牛角运入中国并在中国境内运输，以及刑事司法系统有哪些应对措施。 欢迎您进一步了解这项研究的内容，以及我们为中国（以及卷入这一非法供应链的其他所有国家）提出的建议，以加强执法力度，更好地保护全世界的犀牛：https://eia.org/report/routed-through-the-courts/

It's been almost a month since we and PremiCongo released our investigation into one of the world's largest copper and cobalt mines, but this #WorldHealthDay, nearby communities are still at risk of exposure to sulfur dioxide - a toxic gas produced by copper-cobalt ore processing

In an important step forward, the government of DRC has announced a government-led inspection of the Tenke Fungurume Mine, following our investigation with PremiCongo into allegations that the world's largest cobalt producer is causing a health crisis in the nearby community.

Nos hemos unido a organizaciones de la sociedad civil de todo el mundo para pedir a la Comisión Europea que se resista a las presiones del sector y mantenga el cuero en el Reglamento de la UE sobre la deforestación Leia mais em: https://ow.ly/UBEv50YBOJl

🚨Industry has been lobbying to remove leather from the EUDR. This would scrap requirements for hides to be deforestation-free, so leather linked to deforestation could continue to enter the EU. We’ve shown that this leather has been linked to forest loss in Brazil & Paraguay 👇 bit.ly/4sLS4Ui

EIA and 26 other civil society groups from around the world, including Brazil’s largest Indigenous network, sent an open letter to the European Commission urging it to resist industry pressure and maintain the integrity of the EUDR by keeping leather in the law’s scope.

“Hopefully the prosecution will proceed smoothly while avoiding the frustrating delays that have plagued previous prosecutions of high-level actors engaged in illegal wildlife trade in South Africa," says our senior wildlife policy analyst Taylor Tench. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

Ocean noise from human activity travels faster and farther underwater, disrupting acoustic communication between marine mammals. Understanding the impacts of underwater noise pollution can help inform regulations that maintain the ocean’s natural soundscape. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our new analysis sifts through 258 Chinese criminal court judgements related to rhino horn trafficking, revealing key details about smuggling routes, trafficking methods, and law enforcement response.

🚨 #INVESTIGACIÓN 🇵🇪 Un análisis satelital realizado por Mongabay Latam revela que al menos 215 concesiones mineras activas en Madre de Dios, en la Amazonía peruana, fueron aprobadas por el Estado sobre ríos, pese a que la minería en cauces está prohibida. es.mongabay.com/2026/03/amaz...