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UN deadline looms for Peru to revisit law threatening 100,000 hectares of Amazon
14.11.2019 A proposed new law in Ucayali would remove safeguards for 3.5 million hectares of forest
Another government probe uncovers widespread illegality in Indonesia’s palm oil sector
18.10.2019 Investigation has identified widespread illegality underpinning Indonesia’s sprawling oil palm plantation sector
Ricardo Galvão: “Bolsonaro gives green light to illegal deforesters”
10.10.2019 Sacked INPE chief tells Earthsight he thinks an ‘internal fight’ over agribusiness expansion will soon engulf Brazil’s congress
Saving Aru: The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
09.10.2019 The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
Two million hectares of Bolivia burns following Morales’ expansion of agriculture frontier
11.09.2019
Local NGOs and Amnesty International call for suspension of Supreme Decree 3973 allowing “controlled burns” and investigation into perpetrators responsible for forest fires crisis
Pressure builds on big economies to address commodity import risks in wake of Amazon fires
03.09.2019 G7 and UK Amazon aid pledges are meagre compared to their Brazilian beef purchases
Brazil senators and NGOs attempt to oust environment minister for failing to protect Amazon
23.08.2019 Opposition politicians submit impeachment request, while 50 civil society groups call for investigation into Ricardo Salles for improper conduct and ‘paralysing’ environmental action
Prosecutor targets ‘ringleader’ Dennis Melka in Peru cacao case
19.08.2019 It comes after staff at Melka firm sentenced for links to illegal deforestation
