The EIA has been at the forefront of investigative campaigning for over 25 years, tackling the illegal wildlife trade, timber trafficking and ozone-depleting CFCs. Matilda Lee gets a debriefing
… strategic campaign and consumer end investigations. Also it's very, very …
The world's biggest slaughterhouse for endangered whale sharks has been uncovered in southeast China, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron. It's products are being traded across the world in health and cosmetic products.
World's largest whale shark slaughterhouse uncovered in China Sophie Morlin-Yron | 3rd February 2014 News Wildlife Trade Oceans China Natural World Fishing ws-butcher.png The world's biggest …
Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit
… World Society Waste And Recycling Undercover Investigations 1.jpg Investigative films on … key ingredient in farmed salmon feed). Other investigations have revealed the growing …
Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific
Peru's vanishing fish stocks 'devastated' by corruption and growing fishmeal demand The Ecologist | 26th January 2012 News Fish Food And Farming Fishmeal Peru Natural World fishperu.jpg Soaring …
More than 3000 elephants may have been slaughtered in 2011 so far - and that's just those we know about. In Kenya, Mary Rice from the Environmental Investigation Agency witnesses the bloody reality of the global ivory trade
… Investigation Agency Comment Kenya Undercover Investigations 5the-economist.jpg More than … Blood Ivory - which follows the undercover investigations by the EIA – was shot in Kenya. …
A High Court judgment on the lawfulness of the 2014 badger cull is awaited. A criminal investigation is under way on the dangerous and illegal behaviour of culling contractors. Obviously, writes Lesley Docksey, it's the perfect time for Natural England to authorise another round of culling.
Defying reality - Natural England authorises 'unlawful' cull Lesley Docksey | 27th August 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers Law UK badger-200-cut.jpg The bloodied corpse of badger 200 in the 2013 …
The Red Squirrel Appeal aims to raise money to develop a vaccine for a deadly disease that is quickly destroying the remaining population
TAKE ACTION to save the red squirrel The Ecologist | 29th September 2011 Activism Wildlife Natural World Red Squirrel How To Make A Difference istock_000004905020xsmall.jpg The Red Squirrel Appeal …
A key NAFTA body has recommended a formal investigation into Canada's refusal to protect its polar bears despite the grave threats posed to them by climate change.
NAFTA: Investigate Canada's failure to protect Polar Bears The Ecologist | 20th November 2013 News Canada Climate Change US Natural World A key NAFTA body has recommended a formal investigation into …
The Panorama programme on GM foods and crops last Monday was a masterpiece of spin, bluster, misrepresentation and outright deceit, write Lawrence Woodward & Pat Thomas, with the BBC's top investigatory strand hijacked to force feed the UK population with the purest of pro-GMO propaganda.
Investigation or advocacy? The BBC reveals its pro-GMO bias Lawrence Woodward Pat Thomas | 10th June 2015 Comment GMOs Media UK Science Food Farming Bangladesh …
Animal Equality published footage showing chickens destined for Nando's, Lidl and Asda were being kept in appalling conditions. One month later, has enough been done to ensure animal welfare and food hygiene standards are met? FRANCES RANKIN reports
… the supplier on this matter, whilst their investigations carried out. “We have a code …
Regulatory failures are allowing Danish pigs infected with lethal antibiotic-resistant bacteria into British farms, writes Andrew Wasley, with contaminated pork found in UK supermarkets, and three human infections recorded. The official response? Deny there's a problem, take no action, and hope for the best. Six people may have died from the bug in Denmark, but the UK is safe, surely?
Superbug-infected pigs get into Britain unchecked, contaminate food chain Andrew Wasley Bureau of Investigative Journalism | 14th October 2016 News Health Food Farming UK Denmark EU Regulation …
A BBC documentary claimed 90% success for a controversial GM crop in Bangladesh, Bt brinjal, writes Claire Robinson. But as journalist Faisal Rahman discovered, there's no evidence to support the claim, the BBC relied on biased sources, and its journalists failed to investigate reports of widespread crop failure. Was it all an exercise in pro-GMO propaganda?
… His evidence, together with subsequent investigations by GMWatch, casts serious doubt …
An illegal cross-border trade in endangered wild Asian elephants to serve Thailand's tourist industry is threatening the future of the species, an undercover investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) has revealed
… robust anti-poaching operations, undercover investigations and high profile prosecutions …
The multi-million dollar trade in bushmeat is one of the greatest threats to tropical wildlife. Chimpanzees are on the front line of this devastating trade with less than 300,000 in the wild. A new campaign aims to save these endangered creatures
TAKE ACTION to stop the illegal bushmeat trade Matilda Lee | 1st June 2011 Activism Natural World Food And Farming Bushmeat Chimpanzees Conservation Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots jane-goodall.jpg The …
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal
Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities Rosie Spinks | 17th August 2011 News Natural World Ivory Elephants China Africa Endangered Species ivory_360x480.jpg China has become a major market for …
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China
Liu Jianqiang: fighting for environmental justice in China Tom Levitt | 11th May 2012 News China News Focus Environment Dam Natural World Climate Change liu-jianqiang.jpg Lui Jianqiang has achieved …
Lettuces, peppers and other vegetables grown under 'semi-slavery' conditions in Spain are filling supermarket shelves in the UK, writes Almudena Serpis. Workers are routinely abused, underpaid, sprayed with pesticide, and sacked if they dare complain, an C4News / Ecologist investigation has found. But now they are getting organised to defend their rights.
… the Ecologist Film Unit . Her research and investigations evolve around social movements, …
A major investigation by the Ecologist reveals a host of unreported environmental and social costs linked to the fishmeal production industry in Peru
The Greed of Feed – the hidden cost of your cheap farmed salmon Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December 2008 Other Video Fish Ecologist Film Unit Marine Peru Fish Feed Fishmeal Fishing Crisis …
Recent abductions and threats against activists trying to prevent logging in South-East Asia are part of a worrying trend of violence against those exposing environmental issues
… for action. 'If it wasn’t for the actions of investigations by activists and journalists … the problems wouldn’t be out there. 'The investigations provide the building blocks. …
Tigers - subject of this month's unprecedented conservation summit in St Petersburg - are just one species being devastated by the illegal wildlife trade, as this unique advert featuring the Indiana Jones star explains
Harrison Ford on the illegal wildlife trade The Ecologist | 25th November 2010 Other Tigers Wildlife Trade Natural World Conservation Video Habitats harrison-ford.jpg Tigers - subject of this month's …
The widely used herbicide glyphosate has been judged 'safe', write Pete Farrer & Marianne Falck. But by the time it's used, it's in a 'formulation' with toxic surfactants, which escape EU regulation despite their known dangers. Germany alone has forbidden the use of the most dangerous surfactant - but is keeping its evidence secret.
Toxic glyphosate herbicides fly under the EU's regulatory radar Pete Farrer Marianne Falck | 12th September 2014 News Health Toxics Food Farming GMOs EU Regulation Corporations Germany …
We all know about the risk to elephants and rhinos from the illegal wildlife trade, but now the helmeted hornbills of Borneo and Sumatra are at risk as online traders find ready buyers for their carved beaks in China.
Red alert! Hornbills at risk from wildlife trade The Ecologist | 2nd February 2015 News Natural World SE Asia Wildlife Trade China helmeted-hornbill-composite-cut.jpg We all know about the risk to …
The UK Government is to examine the activities of London-based oil company Soco over alleged violations of environmental protections and human rights abuses in Africa's first National Park, home to 200 Mountain gorillas.
Virunga - UK Government to investigate oil company The Ecologist | 17th February 2014 News Africa Congo Natural World Oil Fossil Fuels UK virunga-gorillas.png The UK Government is to examine the …
A charge of 'criminal defamation' against Andy Hall, the Finnwatch migrant labour researcher who revealed the plight of migrant food sector workers in Thailand, was dismissed today. But with another three civil and criminal cases pending, he's back in court tomorrow.
Thailand: migrant labour investigator 'not guilty' The Ecologist | 29th October 2014 News Thailand Food Labour Human Rights pineapple-workers-cut.jpg A charge of 'criminal defamation' against Andy …