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EU deforestation conference considers action on Bad Ag

23.06.2017 The conference came in the wake of the European Parliament’s recent resolution on the issue, which supported strong measures

Illegal deforestation and the flawed focus on corporate voluntary actions

12.06.2017 Globally, the problem is getting worse, not better, and corporate zero deforestation commitments may actually be distracting attention from other actions that could have greater impacts

Booming beef exports fuel forest clearances and violence in Nicaragua’s Bosawás Reserve

15.04.2017 Humboldt Centre estimate that the biodiversity hotspot has lost more than 92,000 hectares of  forest cover since 2011

Illegal deforestation for avocado production in Mexico spreads as US relaxes import controls

03.04.2017 Mexican authorities revealed this week that pine forests have been illegally felled to make way for an avocado plantation in a nature reserve in the country’s Mexico state

Global network of scientists recognises importance of illegal forest conversion for agribusiness

04.12.2016 A new study by International Union of Forest Research Organisations highlighted illegal conversion as one of four major ‘trends’ in illegal logging worldwide

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

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

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