Association pour la protection de l'Homme et de l'environnement
“Shipbreaking” #59
The bulletin n°59 could only be special. Robin des Bois tracked derelict and slave ships that prowled the Mediterranean and Black Sea and slipped through the meshes of the surveillance nets. They should urgently be scrapped, but they continue against all odds carrying anything from hashish and explosives to live meat (p. 2-46). In some respects, they benefit by the collusion of the European Union since many of them have as classification societies opportunistic companies established in Greece and Cyprus and acting on behalf of safe and prestigious flags such as those of Togo and Moldavia.
Pangolin + Covid-19 – “On the Trail” Special Edition
“On the Trail”
The defaunation bulletin
Covid-19 Special Edition
25 pages, 8.3 Mo
– Preliminary report on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on terrestrial and marine wildlife.
– Pangolin trafficking ante Covid-19 from the 1st October to the 31st December, 2019, and post Covid-19 from the 1st January to the 31st March, 2020. With maps.
“On the Trail” n°26 – the defaunation bulletin
The defaunation bulletin 739 events from the 1st July to the 30th September, 2019
470 source of information
116 pages, 13 Mo
HEALTH HAZARDS ANTE COVID-19
Seizure of 5.65 kg of dried sea cucumbers in China. They are suspected by the veterinary services of carrying bacteria, viruses and harmful insects, p. 13.
Seizure of 2,681 kg of arapaima and 3,000 kg of piracatinga (two fish species) in Brazil. The former were given to the diocese of Tabatinga for its good deeds. The latter were dumped because of excessive mercury levels, p. 14.
Seizure of 67 birds in Argentina. “Mascotry affects each captive bird, the future of the species, the balance of natural habitats and even threatens the life of their masters through the transmission of diseases such as psittacosis,” the provincial government said in a news release, p. 36.Express skinning of an elephant that died of electrocution. Raiding on the spot, KWS agents interrupted the sharing by pointing out the health risks of meat unfit for human consumption, p. 81.
(Français) COVID-19: abandon de masques, de gants et de mouchoirs en milieu urbain – reportage photos
Pangolin, business as usual
Seizure on 31 March 2020 of 6.16 tons of pangolin scales with an estimated value of 17.9 million US$ or 2,900 US$/kg. The final destination could only be China. Wildlife smuggling always goes to the country with the highest demand and the highest bidder (cf. Robin des Bois’ “ Atlas of the Business of Endangered Species “, published by Arthaud in October 2019, in French only).
(Français) COVID-19. Offrez une poubelle à vos mouchoirs, à vos masques et à vos gants
Press releases from Robin des Bois following the fire of Notre-Dame de Paris
Ile de la Cité : a new polluted site in Paris (press release n°1), April 19, 2019
Letters sent to different ministers and state services, plus AirParif, April 23, 2019
Our Lead-y Notre Dame (press release n°2), April 29, 2019
Paris lead(er) instead of Paris-Plage (press release n°3), August 5, 2019
Notre-Dame, press release n°4, August 14, 2019
Notre-Dame, press release n°5, August 26, 2019
All the roads lead to school (press release n°6), August 27, 2019
Notre-Dame de Paris, press release n°7, August 30, 2019
The scandal of the special needs education school Jacques Prévert on the rue du Pont de Lodi, Paris 6th district (press release n°8), September 2, 2019
The lead makes itself at home (press release n°9), September 4, 2019
Notre-Dame de Paris, a lead blast (communiqué n°10), October 18, 2019
Lubrizol worldwide
Production sites, accidents, and pollution
10 décembre 2019
In this exclusive document, Robin des Bois provides an overview of all the worldwide past and recent activities of Lubrizol. The inventory of the 60 plants is nearly exhaustive. However, the list of occupational accidents, operational accidents and pollution cases is hindered by the insufficient availability of open sources, particularly in Asia, the Middle-East, and Brazil.
2008-2018, maritime and waterway passenger transport: more than 12,000 dead
– 272 collisions, shipwrecks and fatal fires
- Asia : 6610 fatalities
- Africa : 5014
- Oceania : 355
- America : 314
- Europe : 188
Minimal toll. In most cases, the passenger manifest has disappeared or does not match the reality.
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Robin des Bois was founded in France in 1985 by pioneers of environmental protection. The NGO’s orientation is decided on by a board elected by the member’s General Assembly and carried out by 8 full-time staff members with multidisciplinary skills. Robin des Bois’ objective is the protection of Man and the Environment by means of all forms of research and non-violent action. Words are our only weapon. On ground investigations, bibliographic synthesis, publishing reports, press releases, letters to authorities, regular participation to a dozen institutional consulting groups and international conventions: we are at work with our grey matter, solid boots and a good dose of flair. We put forward technical, historical, geographical, sometimes philosophical arguments, with a strong will to remain concrete and constructive.
Robin des Bois is supported by a national and international network of supporters and professionals in areas such as the maritime community, anti-environmental criminality, risk management, waste and polluted sites. The NGO is not affiliated to any political party. Our campaigns require perseverance and are to be carried out over the long term. Robin des Bois also takes legal action and part took in the success of the historical law suit concerning the Erika oil spill, and such without the help of a lawyer. The NGO is in France accredited for the protection of the environment.
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