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EIA’s work on illegal logging featured in The New Yorker magazine.
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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.
 
 

 



Campaigners Demand Governments Unite Against Japan's Massive Porpoise Hunt
June 16, 2007
China and Japan Compete for Southern Ivory Exports: Conservationists Fear Renewed Slaughter
June 4, 2007
Chinese Government Complicity in Illegal Ivory Trade is Fuelling Epidemic of African Elephant Poaching
June 1, 2007 
Japan's Whaling Loses Support from Commercial Fisheries Companies
May 30, 2007
Major U.S. Sushi Supplier Linked to Japan's Whale Hunts
April 10, 2007
Return From the Killing Fields: Japan's 'Scientific' Whale Hunt Slaughters Almost Whale in Sight
August 21, 2006
New Footage Fuels Welfare Argument of Anti-Whaling Lobby
June 12, 2006


 
The Independent: Demand for illegal ivory soars in booming China
November 15, 2009
Press Trust of India: Chinese gangs seek to corner ivory trade
November 13, 2009
Reuters: China ivory demand bodes ill for Africa's elephants
November 10, 2009

Zoomer Magazine: EIA President Allan Thornton's dedication to saving endangered species is featured in an articled titled Eco-Warrior
June 2009
www.zoomermag.com

 

AFP: Dolphin hunting protests at Japanese embassy in Britain
September 3, 2008
Axcess News: Environmental watchdog finds high levels of mercury in Japan from eating whale meat
June 25, 2008
Mongabay.com: Elephant ivory auction produces low prices, controversy
October 30, 2008
The Independent: The Big Question: Is it right to sell ivory, or does it just encourage the poaching of elephants?
October 29, 2008
CNN International: Controversial legal ivory sales rasises $1.2M
October 28, 2008
Times of the Internet: Nambia auctions 108 tons of ivory
October 28, 2008
MSNBC: South Africa will sell ivory to Japan, China: Some environmentalists fear approved deal might encourage poaching
October 9, 2008
EcoWorldly: China Wins UN Approval for Bagging Africa's Ivory, and Attempts to Gag Activists' Furore
July 18, 2008
allAfrica.com: Southern Africa: China Cleared For Ivory Purchase
July 18, 2008
The Economist: Round the horn
July 17, 2008
Voice of America News: China Dismisses Critics of UN's Decision on African Ivory Trade License
July 17, 2008
The New York Times: UN grants China permission to import African ivory
July 16, 2008
The Independent: Return of ivory trade as Britain back China
July 16, 2008
The Guardian: New fears for elephants over ivory sale to China
July 16, 2008
The Times of India: UN lets China import African ivory
July 16, 2008
Daily Express: EU forces Britain to back sick ivory trade
July 16, 2008
ABC News: UN Meeting Weighs China's Request to Import African Ivory
July 14, 2008
The Independent: Fears that UK will bow to China in vote to ease ban on ivory
Junly 14, 2008
The Independent: Return of the ivory trade
July 12, 2008
MSNBC: China in hot seat over missing elephant ivory: Equal to tusks from 11,000 elephants; shortfall could stymie bid to lift ban
July 11, 2008
The Seattle Times: UN report raises doubts on China ivory supply
July 11, 2008

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