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Hypocrisy and friends in high places in the Republic of Congo
12.03.2018 In an extract from The Coming Storm report, we explore how The Republic of Congo government’s stated aims to reduce deforestation contrast starkly with what is happening on the ground
Deforestation in the Chaco spikes in the wake of “illegal” presidential decree stripping back environmental safeguards
31.01.2018 Satellite imagery points to an increase last October after Paraguay’s president issued a potentially illegal decree allowing cattle ranchers to evade restrictions
“Illegal” decree strips protection from forest area size of Belgium, used by Paraguayan President to authorise clearance on own ranch
30.10.2017 The President of Paraguay issued a potentially illegal decree freeing cattle ranchers to accelerate the already catastrophically high rate of deforestation in the country’s Chaco region
Firms filmed exploiting peatland forest in West Kalimantan
29.08.2017 An Indonesian company and its Chinese partner pushed ahead with an industrial wood plantation, flouting a moratorium on the drainage and exploitation of lands
Indonesian government failing to collect $1bn in deforestation fines
25.08.2017 The Indonesian government is failing to make firms convicted of illegal deforestation pay more than US$1 billion in fines, hampering efforts to restore peat and forest habitats
