Illegal Deforestation Monitor

Critics round on Bolivia authorities for prioritising agribusiness over deforestation crisis

31.01.2020 New legislations in Santa Cruz and Beni could see millions of hectares of forest destroyed for agribusiness as indigenous leaders say an “emergency” is unfolding

Poultry excuses? UK chicken retailers’ soy purchases aiding destruction of South American forests

24.01.2020 Supermarkets and fast-food outlets under fire in new Greenpeace report for buying soy for chicken feed from commodity traders linked to illegal deforestation

Nestlé / Food giant dumps Cargill’s Brazilian soy but questions remain over its palm oil, cocoa supplies

Illegal Deforestation Monitor

“Every import is marked with our blood”: Brazil’s indigenous leaders protest in London

15.11.2019

Illegal Deforestation Monitor

Two million hectares of Bolivia burns following Morales’ expansion of agriculture frontier

11.09.2019

Ricardo Salles / Brazil's environment minister accused of 'paralysing' conservation action as opposition politcians make impeachment request

Illegal Deforestation Monitor

Global brands’ zero-deforestation pledges prove hollow as 50 million hectares of forest vanish

12.06.2019 An area twice the size of the UK has been cleared for agribusiness globally since 2010 as illegal cultivation practices of multinational firms add to forest destruction

Soy due dilligence / Companies including Burger King, E.Leclerc and Lidl among those failing to adequately monitor supply chains in Latin America

Illegal Deforestation Monitor

Bolivia approves GM soy cultivation for biofuel use, stoking fears of more illegal forest loss

09.04.2019 South American country to persist with an alarming upward trend of forest loss, more than 50% of which was illegal in 2017

Illegal Deforestation Monitor

Groups warn Bolsonaro seeks to turn indigenous people into slave labour for big ag

18.03.2019 Since coming to power, President Jair Bolsonaro has taken controversial steps to undermine environmental and indigenous protections

Illegal Deforestation Monitor

Critics round on Bolivia authorities for prioritising agribusiness over deforestation crisis

Poultry excuses? UK chicken retailers’ soy purchases aiding destruction of South American forests

“Every import is marked with our blood”: Brazil’s indigenous leaders protest in London

Two million hectares of Bolivia burns following Morales’ expansion of agriculture frontier

Global brands’ zero-deforestation pledges prove hollow as 50 million hectares of forest vanish

Bolivia approves GM soy cultivation for biofuel use, stoking fears of more illegal forest loss

Groups warn Bolsonaro seeks to turn indigenous people into slave labour for big ag

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