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Sign up nowTale of the tiger’s fight for survival is released in the UK
Here at EIA we’re more accustomed to blazing trails, sticking our necks out and raising the alarm on emerging issues rather than blowing our own trumpet.
Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but be proud to read JA Mill’s perspective of EIA’s role in the conservation of tigers and other wildlife, and that of my colleagues past and present. Mills’ Blood of the Tiger: A Story of Conspiracy, Greed and the Battle to Save a Magnificent Species is her personal account of a tumultuous emotional battle set against the backdrop of the twists and turns of international politics.
It’s a behind-the-scenes analysis of the ups and downs, successes and failures, friends and foes in the international tiger conservation community. It gives readers all the insight they need to understand how we have ended up where we are, in a world where there are more tigers in ’farms‘ than in the wild, where tigers are treated as agri-business commodities rather than as symbols of a green future, and where the international political community appears, quite simply, to have lost its cojones.
The “Art of War” and “Dragon” references throughout the book leave us in no doubt as to the names and conflicts of interest among China’s officialdom that underpin the plight of the tiger. The policies at the heart of fuelling demand for the body parts of tigers, bears, elephants and rhinos are picked apart, leaving no place for pro-trade proponents to hide ...
I can’t deny that EIA features heavily in Judy’s story and therefore bow to her for giving us a blinding piece of PR by acknowledging the impact our tiny organisation of big-hitters has had over the decades.
Read today's blog in full at eia-international.org/tale-of-the-tigers-fight-for-survival-is-released-in-the-uk
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2 hours ago ·
USA: A whale of a fight is brewing over Carolina, Georgia coastal drilling
WASHINGTON — Oil and gas companies hoping to drill in the Atlantic Ocean will have to contend with a new federal proposal to declare waters off the Carolinas and Georgia as critical for endangered whales.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing a huge expansion in the critical habitat area for endangered North Atlantic right whales. The new area would include coastal waters from Georgia to Cape Fear, N.C.
The proposal comes as nine companies have applied to use seismic cannons to start exploring for oil and gas in the Atlantic, including in areas that would be deemed critical habitat for the endangered whales.
Claire Douglass, a campaign director for the environmental group Oceana, called the new critical habitat proposal a potential “game changer” for her group’s attempt to block the seismic exploration program.
“These seismic air guns are extremely dangerous and can harm the ability of marine mammals to hear, feed and survive,” she said.
Full story at www.thestate.com/2015/02/24/4008284/a-whale-of-a-fight-is-brewing.html
#whales #oil #gas
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3 hours ago ·
Peru may require GPS devices in boats to fight illegal logging in Amazon
Peru's permanent Commission for the Fight against Illegal Logging is considering installing GPS devices on river boats in the Amazon basin in order to halt the transport of lumber from illegal logging, High Commissioner Cesar Fourment said.
The port authority of the navy proposed standardizing the installation of GPS devices on all river boats, in the same way they are installed on Peru's fishing boats to keep them from entering areas in the Pacific Ocean where fishing is banned, Fourment told the official Andina news agency.
"In Loreto (Peru's largest Amazon region), there are no highways and everything is shipped by river. We want to be able to stop a boat from going off its course to other places where it can be loaded up with illegally trafficked timber," Fourment said.
The proposal is being discussed with institutions like the National Forest and Wildlife Service, or Serfor, in order to define the rules for regulating the installation of those devices, the high commissioner for the fight against illegal logging said.
Full story at www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/2968460_peru-may-require-gps-devices-in-boats-to-fight-...
#Peru #Amazon #forests
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4 hours ago ·