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ELI’s WildLeaks Whistleblowing Platform Uncovered Allegations of Data Manipulation in Influence in Russian Tiger Protection

What if the official number of Amur tigers isn’t accurate? What’s really happening with the Amur tiger population? While official reports celebrate the Amur tiger as a Russian conservation success story, new evidence suggests a troubling disconnect between perception and reality. Through ELI’s WildLeaks initiative, whistleblowers submitted a series of anonymous tips that raised serious concerns about […]

ELI Endorses Landmark United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Corruption

ELI recently endorsed the open letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council calling for stronger action against corruption’s impact on human rights. This advocacy effort achieved a significant milestone with the Human Rights Council adopted the latest resolution on this issue. The resolution’s call for comprehensive anti-corruption guidelines provides a framework to strengthen environmental law enforcement, safeguard […]

ELI Stands with the Corporate Transparency Act: A Critical Tool Against Environmental Crime

ELI joined several leading environmental and anti-corruption organizations in urging the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to withdraw its Interim Final Rule that drastically weakens the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) — a law intended to crack down on anonymous shell companies. From illegal gold mining in the Amazon to the trafficking of endangered […]

ELI Andrea Crosta’s Op-Ed on Flying Money: Exposing the Hidden Financial Engine of Environmental Crime

Earth League International (ELI) Executive Director Andrea Crosta has published an informative op-ed in Mongabay that shines a light on one of the most overlooked yet dangerous systems fueling transnational crime today: “Flying Money.” Known as feiqian in Chinese, “Flying Money” is an informal, largely invisible banking network that has evolved into a sophisticated money laundering […]

Environmental Security: ELI’s Presents at the 10th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference

ELI Executive Director Andrea Crosta participated in the 10th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference (#HSC2025) in Miami, organized by the FIU Jack D Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University. The conference opened with a fireside chat featuring #SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey. During the Plenary Session on Environmental Security, Andrea spoke about the role […]

Wildlife Trafficking: ELI launches WildLeaks in Cambodia

Earth League International Launches WildLeaks in Cambodia to Combat Wildlife Trafficking   Earth League International (ELI) has officially launched WildLeaks in Cambodia, strategically expanding our efforts to fight wildlife trafficking in one of Southeast Asia’s most active and important trafficking hotspots. Cambodia has rapidly become a major global hub for wildlife trafficking. Its geographic position […]

An op-ed by Andrea Crosta: Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

A Seismic Policy Shift In February 2025 the Secretary of State, acting under President Trump’s Executive Order 14157, formally designated several Mexican cartels—including the Sinaloa Cartel and Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG)—as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The move vaulted narcotrafficking groups into the same legal category as ISIS or al‑Qaeda and immediately triggered the United States’ sweeping […]

Vice Media Documentary Featuring ELI’s Investigation Nominated for an Emmy

We are proud to announce that ELI’s influential intelligence work has been recognized with an Emmy nomination for the VICE Media documentary “The Cartel’s Cash Catch.“ This powerful film showcases ELI’s Operation Fake Gold investigation and the critical fight to save the vaquita and protect marine life in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California. The documentary provides unprecedented access to ELI’s […]

Exposing the “Flying Money” system: ELI’s Groundbreaking Work on Money Laundering

In a series of high-profile briefings, ELI’s Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, recently presented critical intelligence on the “Flying Money” (Fei-Chien) system to the United Nations, Canadian authorities, and international financial institutions. His compelling presentation to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) and their Terrorist Financing, Threats, and International Unit revealed how this […]

ELI Shares Key Insights at the Organization of American States (OAS)

Earth League International was proud to have our Founder and Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, present our pioneering work on Environmental Crime Convergence at the Organization of American States ‘ (OAS) 3rd Meeting of National Points of Contact of the RANDOT Mechanism of National Authorities on Transnational Organized Crime, under the Chair of Argentina. This important gathering […]

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We protect Wildlife and our Planet with intelligence-gathering operations and by investigating and exposing wildlife criminals worldwide, including poachers, traffickers, businessmen and corrupt government officials. Earth League International (former Elephant Action League) is a hybrid non-profit organization that merges the worlds of intelligence, investigation and conservation in service of wildlife and the people who protect it.