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Iceland again fails to end its rogue whaling

Iceland's ageing whaling fleet is set to resume its slaughter after the Government issued a new licence to hunt threatened fin whales. The decision on 11 June follows months of speculation after last year's hunting season was significantly curtailed due to welfare concerns. Our Senior Ocean Advisor Clare Perry said: "The Minister had an opportunity here to unambiguously relegate Iceland's whaling to the history books for good and abide by international law but has regrettably failed to do so."
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Podcast: Our Campaigns Director looks back

In this special podcast episode, EIA UK Campaigns Director Julian Newman talks about his early days, from going undercover in Spain as a refrigerant trader to night-trekking through the forests of Indonesia to expose major illegal logging operations.
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'Blood teak' imports

The end of June saw the third anniversary of the EU following the lead of the US in introducing measures to prevent Myanmar teak from reaching its markets - however, millions of euros worth of shipments of the timber have since entered both countries.
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