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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
Cattle ranching driving surge in illegal deforestation in northern Brazil
29.08.2018 Almost 13,000 hectares destroyed in the northern state in May and June, according to conservation NGO Socio-environmental Institute
Beef firm at centre of corruption scandal channelled $1.7bn through tax havens
29.08.2018 The biggest companies involved in trading commodities driving deforestation in Brazil are channeling money through tax havens and inflating profits
Are US investors aware of the legal risks of forest crimes?
12.07.2018 Climate Advisers examine the potential for investors in the US to be prosecuted for forest crimes that took place in other jurisdictions
Illegal ranching and cattle smuggling threatens protected areas in Lacandon Jungle
29.03.2018 Protected areas within the Central American jungle are increasingly being targeted by ranching and human settlements
Ivy League investment in Brazilian ag mired in allegations of land grabbing and illegal deforestation
29.03.2018 Harvard’s endowment fund invested in a vast farm plagued by allegations of illegal deforestation and violent expulsion of small-scale farmers
Brazil Supreme Court ruling upholds amnesty to illegal deforesters as cash from bad ag flushes into the coffers of congressmen
28.03.2018 STF permits several controversial revisions to the Forest Code that will greenwash illegal deforestation
Cattle ranching driving deforestation in Colombian protected area
19.02.2018 More than 1,200 hectares of forests were lost in 2016 to 2017 in and around La Paya National Park
Nearly 60,000 ha of forests Illegally cleared in northern Argentina last year
12.02.2018 A new report released by Greenpeace has revealed that nearly half of the deforestation that took place in northern Argentina last year was illegal
