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Introducing: Indonesia for Sale
10.10.2017 The investigative series Indonesia for Sale, launching this week, will shine new light on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis
Plantation firms defy moratorium to continue clearing Sumatran rainforest
27.09.2017 Oil palm plantation firms are continuing to clear rainforest in the Leuser ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in defiance of a moratorium on deforestation
Killings highlight risks of land trafficking and corruption in Peruvian Amazon
18.09.2017 The slaughter of six farmers in the Peruvian Amazon has placed a spotlight on issues of land grabbing, corruption and illegal deforestation in the eastern region of Ucayali
Corporate giants exposed to palm oil sourced from illegal clearances of Sumatran rainforest
25.07.2017 Some of world’s biggest companies including Pepsico, Mars, Unilever and Nestlé may have sourced palm oil from illegally deforested land
Huge ag investments by Africa’s richest man threaten expansion of illegal deforestation in Nigeria
17.07.2017 Secretive billionaire Aliko Dangote intends to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding oil palm, soy and sugarcane production in West Africa
Indonesian government finances palm oil companies ignoring its laws
29.06.2017 Banks owned by the Indonesian government are funding illegal activities by large-scale palm oil companies that are undermining high-profile policy commitments
Palm oil encroaching on protected areas in Chiapas, Mexico, driving “clandestine” deforestation
29.06.2017 Illegal oil palm development is playing a leading role in deforestation in the Mexican state, according to a government source interviewed by a reporter for Mongabay
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
Guatemalans wait for justice, two years on from toxic spill
01.06.2017 The toxic leak, which killed thousands of fish and river life, alleged caused by the palm oil firm Reforestadora de Palma del Petén SA in Peten province
