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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 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
Deforestation in the Chaco spikes in the wake of “illegal” presidential decree stripping back environmental safeguards
31.01.2018 Satellite imagery points to an increase last October after Paraguay’s president issued a potentially illegal decree allowing cattle ranchers to evade restrictions
Illegal deforestation hit big ag firms where it hurt – in the pocket
22.12.2017 A new analysis of three major agricultural firms implicated in illegal deforestation reveals how it affected profitability and huge losses for investors
Agribusiness responsible for bulk of offshore companies set up by Bolivian firms, Panama Papers investigation finds
20.11.2017 Panama Papers investigation reveals Bolivian agribusiness sector, long plagued by illegalities, has made extensive use of offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes
Illegal deforestation drives dramatic rise in Brazilian emissions, eclipsing effects of recession
31.10.2017 Illegal deforestation drove the biggest increase in Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions for 13 years in 2016, despite a severe recession leading to lower emissions from nearly every sector
“Illegal” decree strips protection from forest area size of Belgium, used by Paraguayan President to authorise clearance on own ranch
30.10.2017 The President of Paraguay issued a potentially illegal decree freeing cattle ranchers to accelerate the already catastrophically high rate of deforestation in the country’s Chaco region
