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Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award, 2007
Awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 
Montreal Protocol Partners Award, 2007
Awarded by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in recognition of ten years undercover work on illicit trade in chemicals that damage the ozone layer.
 
BBC TV Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
Awarded to EIA’s president for his work to protect whales.
 
Global 500 Roll of Honor, 2001
Awarded by the United Nations Environment Program for “outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment.”
 
Albert Schweitzer Award, 1991
Awarded by the late U.S. Senator John Heinz to EIA’s co-founders for exposing the trade in poached elephant ivory.
 

 

    The World's First Ban on Trade in Illegal Wood: The U.S. Lacey Act.

The U.S. Ban on Illegal Wood


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  News Brief: China, Ivory Trade & the Future of Africa's Elephants, an EIA Briefing
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  News Flash: Environmental and Industry Groups Join to Commend New U.S. Ban on Illegal Wood Imports.
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  New Report: We Don’t Buy It!:
Three multinational companies’ continuing support for Japan's whaling.
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  Media: EIA is featured on NPR's All Things Considered discussing greenhouse gases.
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  New Report: Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers:
How Wal-Mart’s sourcing practices encourage illegal logging and threaten endangered species.
[ read report ]


"Working undercover to expose international crime, EIA has brought about changes in international laws and government policies, thus saving the lives of millions of endangered animals and putting a stop to the devastating effects wrought by environmental criminals."
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) citation on
electing EIA to its Global 500 Roll of Honor.
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