Illegal Deforestation Monitor

IDM tracks illegalities relating to conversion of forests for export-oriented agribusiness, the largest driver of global deforestation Continue reading

Indigenous communities face violence from agribusiness in Argentina

12.12.2016 Yaki Cachi Bajo Hondo indigenous community have suffered harassment, threats and attacks by armed groups connected to agribusiness in northern Argentina

Why voluntary policies will not stop deforestation

21.11.2016 It is essential that the corporate zero deforestation movement is harnessed to push for the necessary actions by governments

What the EU must do to address its role in deforestation and meet its UN commitments

26.10.2016 The EU will not meet their commitments without concerted action to reduce its role in the trade, production and consumption of products grown on land that has been deforested

Rising deforestation for agriculture in Peru indigenous reserve

29.09.2016 Satellite analysis identified “rapidly increasing” deforestation due to agriculture and cattle ranching in protected indigenous forests

Ill-Gotten Lands: Deforestation and isolation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco

21.09.2016 Illegal land grabs and cattle ranching are driving deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco, threatening the isolated Ayoreo people

Analysis shows more than a third of deforestation in Argentinian hotspots is illegal

09.09.2016 More than 20,000 hectares of forest were destroyed illegally in four northern provinces in the first half of 2016

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