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Poultry excuses? UK chicken retailers’ soy purchases aiding destruction of South American forests
24.01.2020 Supermarkets and fast-food outlets are under fire in a new report for buying soy for chicken feed from traders linked to illegal deforestation
Nestlé dumps Cargill’s Brazilian soy but persists with its palm oil, cocoa supplies
17.01.2020 Food giant's decision to stop sourcing Brazilian soy from Cargill is welcomed, but failure to act on other suspect supply chains raises questions
Feronia’s EU funders look to act after report exposes Congo palm abuses
15.01.2020 Banks commit to addressing reports of worker abuse, environmental pollution and other malpractices at Feronia palm oil sites
Mystery shrouds firm set to clear 60,000 hectares of Cameroon forest for palm oil
20.12.2019 Camvert Sarl named as company behind a planned palm oil development that locals and activists fear will put communities and native forests at risk
Record forest fires are fanning the flames of Nicaragua’s deforestation crisis
18.12.2019 Weak governance and an expanding export-oriented agribusiness model fuel outbreak
Asian banks gave $19bn to palm oil firms linked to Indonesia fires
12.12.2019 NGOs call out financing awarded by region’s largest financial institutions
Open letter calling on Bolsonaro to protect Amazon exposes double standards
05.12.2019 Several signatories found by Earthsight to sell beef from firm linked to deforestation
Sônia Guajajara: “Agribusiness today really is a plague”
29.11.2019 In an exclusive interview, prominent indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara discusses the threats facing indigenous peoples and Europe’s responsibilities towards conservation in Brazil
Alleged human rights abuses at Cameroon rubber plantation pile pressure on Sudcam
28.11.2019 Despite 2018 pledges to improve sustainability credentials, Sudcam project continues to leave locals short-changed
Double murder escalates conflict at illegal palm oil site in Indonesia
18.11.2019 Two activists found dead in a North Sumatra palm oil estate were allegedly assassinated by security guards on orders of their manager, while a third target escaped alive
