The plight of entangled whales and dolphins

Hundreds of thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales (collectively known as cetaceans) are bycaught in fishing gear every year and tens of thousands die in European waters. This has been happening for decades, but governments have been slow to act, to understand bycatch impacts and, more critically, to prevent bycatch from happening despite stringent laws in many parts of the world. Ahead of a new EIA report on bycatch, we look at three important legal developments incentivising governments to act.

EU palm oil imports for biofuel on the rise

Loopholes in EU regulations look to be driving unsustainable and fraudulent palm oil trade. Our new briefing ‘The Palm Oil Black Box’ analyses trade patterns for palm oil and shows a significant rise in imports of waste and residues to make biofuels.