Earthsight
@earthsight
Followers
4K
Following
3K
Statuses
4K
Exposing crime & corruption linked to global commodities. Sign up for updates 👉 https://t.co/6mcvW6KtU2
UK
Joined July 2016
🚨NEW REPORT 🚨 Illegal blood-stained birch is a ‘gold mine’💰 Our undercover investigation reveals that €1.5bn of sanctions-busting Russian birch plywood has been laundered into the EU following the brutal invasion of Ukraine.🔗
0
1
3
Poland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Estonia, Portugal & Greece are responsible for 85% of the current trade. The @EU_Commission must take urgent, coordinated action. Poland, by far the largest importer, must use its Presidency of the EU to lead the charge. 🔗
0
0
0
��Then it all goes to the Turkish plant, where it receives Turkish clearance, & you end up with Turkish plywood entering Europe." - Russia's largest logging firm, Segezha Russian producers told us how they launder plywood into the EU in our latest report:
0
0
0
Great article from our German partners @SZ on our investigation into Russian conflict plywood. ⚠️ Germany imported more than 90 million euros of conflict plywood from third countries since sanctions took effect.
Mithilfe der Transitländer China, Kasachstan, Türkei oder Georgien gelangt russisches Birkensperrholz im Wert von mehr als einer Milliarde Euro trotz Sanktionen weiter in die EU. Allein nach Deutschland kommt so Holz im Wert von knapp 100 Millionen #SZPlus
0
0
3
RT @insidestory_gr: 🔴Το εμπάργκο κατά της Ρωσίας πιστεύουμε ότι παραβιάζεται για ακριβά προϊόντα, όπως πετρέλαιο. Στο σημερινό άρθρο ο @tel…
0
1
0
RT @ifactgeorgia: British media @earthsight wrote about illegal Russian birch plywood. According to them, Georgia is one of the transit hu…
0
1
0
RT @majaprija: Katera slovenska podjetja so uvažala brezove vezane plošče iz Kazahstana in Turčije in kako odgovarjajo na vprašanja o porek…
0
2
0
RT @DGPrawna: ▶️ Kolejne unijne działania nie powstrzymały importu rosyjskiej sklejki do UE – wynika ze śledztwa @earthsight, z którego wyn…
0
2
0
Under #EUDR, the @EU_Commission will develop a methodology to benchmark countries based on the risk that their commodities are linked to deforestation. We are calling on the EU not to compromise the benchmarking through political deals and to consider human rights and legality.
0
0
0
"It has become very clear that crimes related to the commodities we consume have to be addressed through regulation, not consumer choices." A great @el_pais article referencing our work to highlight the importance of regulating forest-risk commodities ⬇️
0
1
3
📢 Calling all journalists! We’ve exposed actors at every stage of the supply chain of this illegal trade. Blood-stained birch will be released on the 29th of January. Are you interested? Contact press@earthsight.org.uk for more information.
0
0
1
"Certification of soy, palm oil & timber products does not prevent landgrabs, commodity-driven deforestation, forest degradation & conversion of other natural ecosystems" @milieudefensie has created a fact sheet on certification & other false solutions ⬇️
0
1
2
Laws should serve society, not just cut costs for business. More than 270 civil society and trade union groups call on the @EU_Commission to act responsibly - addressing the real long-term costs of inaction. 👉 #RulesToProtect
0
1
2
Indonesia’s forestry minister has suggested that 20 million ha of forest may be cleared to grow food & biofuel crops. This could drive further deforestation, making it hard for Indonesian producers to access the EU market once the #EUDR comes into force.
0
0
1
In December, Earthsight joined 70 civil society organisations to denounce these attacks on the moratorium. Read more ⬇️
0
1
1