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Key victories on EU deforestation law, but challenges remain
25.07.2022 The planned EU legislation on deforestation-free supply chains has completed two significant steps on its way to becoming law
Paraguayan authorities complicit in illegal razing of country’s forests by EU-linked agribusiness
20.06.2022 Documents confirm the extent of illegalities committed by ranches
Dodgy palm oil permits in Indonesia exposed by Earthsight cancelled
17.03.2022 Dodgy palm oil permits in Indonesia exposed by Earthsight cancelled
Fate of Indonesian rainforest the size of Belgium hangs in the balance
17.03.2022 Crucial battle lies ahead in 2022 following shock New Year announcement by government
Russia’s timber oligarchs
11.03.2022 Industry titans make a killing off multibillion-dollar wood trade with Western firms
Taiga King 2: Back In Business
21.02.2022 Russian tycoon Alexander Pudovkin flooded Europe with dirty wood. He and his customers got away with it
Paraguay Senate seeks accountability from government following Earthsight illegal deforestation exposé
14.12.2021 Senators want answers from environment authorities over illegal clearances of indigenous lands that Earthsight linked to leather used by global car brands
Suspect timber firms lobby for certified wood ‘green lane’ in draft EU anti-deforestation law
09.11.2021 Influential timber industry group run by firms guilty of logging and wood trading abuses calls for proposed EU rules to wave through wood certified by dubious sustainability schemes
Relying on green labels to address our thirst for products of deforestation would be a disaster
08.11.2021 New EU deforestation law must learn the lessons of the past
Paraguay’s climate pledges mask plans to green light rising deforestation until 2030
05.11.2021 Pledges by Paraguay to slash greenhouse gas emissions and support new initiatives to protect biodiversity ring hollow as it looks willing to accept emissions from deforestation will continue to rise
