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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
Illegal deforestation and child labour are the real horrors at Halloween
29.10.2019 Increasing global appetites for chocolate during the holiday period will benefit a cocoa industry that has failed to reform for two decades
A mystery multinational linked to Colombia's dairy deforestation
25.10.2019 Illegal land clearances in Amazon national parks are being driven by the dairy industry; now, the government is targeting the rogue cattle ranchers supplying a global corporation
Barclays, HSBC among banks financing “most harmful agribusinesses” with $44bn
16.10.2019 Global Witness report claims more than 300 financial institutions funnelled money into global beef, leather, palm oil and rubber firms linked to deforestation
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
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
Activists face deadly risks in protecting lands from global agribusiness
07.08.2019 Global Witness report documents dangers for world’s land defenders as 164 activists murdered in 2018 with almost 20 per cent of killings linked to commodity-driven cultivation disputes
Cargill dubbed ‘worst company in world’ in damning Mighty Earth report
19.07.2019 US commodities giant given the malign moniker amid tide of illegal deforestation, child labour and environmental abuse allegations across its global supply chains
Karuturi Global’s Ethiopia return stokes fears of deforestation and evictions
27.06.2019 Indian firm gets green light for agribusiness plantations with new land deal, but NGOs believe move will cause forest destruction and displacement of local communities
