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Illegal Deforestation Monitor
IDM tracks illegalities relating to conversion of forests for export-oriented agribusiness, the largest driver of global deforestation Continue reading
Fresh evidence of illegal deforestation in European beef and leather imports underscores importance of EU law
18.07.2024 European consumers have been buying beef and leather from firms linked to illegalities in the Brazilian Amazon
EU agrees on much needed landmark law, but work still needed to fully protect forests and communities
06.12.2022 The final agreement compromised between contrasting priorities
American pie keeps growing for high-risk Amazon slaughterhouses
10.11.2022 New analysis explores how growing US appetite for Brazilian beef is exposing consumers to ever increasing risks of having their dinner plates contaminated by Amazon deforestation
If it truly aspires to leadership on climate and forests, the US must first break its addiction to the products driving their destruction
08.11.2022 The US has pledged to end deforestation, but it continues to fund destruction overseas via imports of forest-risk commodities
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund finds global beef giant guilty of driving illegal deforestation in Brazil
07.01.2022 The blacklisting could pave the way for further action
Paraguay Senate seeks accountability from government following Earthsight illegal deforestation exposé
14.12.2021 Senators want answers from environment authorities over illegal clearances of indigenous lands that Earthsight linked to leather used by global car brands
Relying on green labels to address our thirst for products of deforestation would be a disaster
08.11.2021 New EU deforestation law must learn the lessons of the past
Paraguay’s climate pledges mask plans to green light rising deforestation until 2030
05.11.2021 Pledges by Paraguay to slash greenhouse gas emissions and support new initiatives to protect biodiversity ring hollow as it looks willing to accept emissions from deforestation will continue to rise
Open letter: Paraguay must halt invasions, deforestation of indigenous Ayoreo lands
01.11.2021 A coalition of NGOs urge authorities to take action
Grand Theft Chaco II: The Vice Continues
13.10.2021 One year on, failed response from Paraguayan government and leather industry to the scandal demonstrates urgent need for new laws
