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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
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
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
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
Amazon slaughterhouses eye greater share of American pie as Brazil beef sales surge
23.09.2021 New facilities in the Brazilian Amazon approved for export increase US exposure to environmental crimes and underline the need for binding regulations
More suspect Amazon beef is US-bound after facilities in deforestation hotspots approved
23.09.2021 Beef sold in the US increasingly likely to be linked to illegal deforestation amid growing exports from Brazilian Amazon states
Calls grow for House of Lords to strengthen UK Environment Bill
13.09.2021 Government proposals to end UK role in driving deforestation overseas must be beefed up for benefits to be realised
Short-sighted UK Environment Bill will leave Brazil deforesters unchecked
11.06.2021 Gutting of conservation laws in Brazil could mean suspect commodity imports waved through in UK thanks to glaring weakness in new regulation
