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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
Illegal palm oil concession generates flood of timber, greenwashed by Indonesia’s flagship certification scheme
26.06.2017 A new report reveals how company previously exposed has continued operating illegally, by clearing after permits expired and beyond the boundaries of its concession
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
Denounced by government and RSPO, Peruvian plantation continues
26.05.2017 Plantaciones de Pucallpa has been the subject of suspensions, stop orders and fines by different government agencies for its illegal deforestation activities
Palm oil expansion in Philippines threatens return to illegal clearances
15.03.2017 Campaigners warn of massive palm oil expansion in province of Palawan
Illegal agricultural plantations driving disappearance of ‘Intact Forest Landscapes’ worldwide
26.01.2017 More than 7 per cent of the area of these uniquely valuable ‘untouched’ forests were degraded or cleared between 2001 and 2013
