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Illegal deforestation drives dramatic rise in Brazilian emissions, eclipsing effects of recession
31.10.2017 Illegal deforestation drove the biggest increase in Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions for 13 years in 2016, despite a severe recession leading to lower emissions from nearly every sector
“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
New bad ag projects threaten Peruvian Amazon
19.10.2017
Criminal law left in limbo as illegal clearances continue in Argentina
17.10.2017 A proposed law that would introduce criminal penalties for illegal deforestation is being deliberately held up by government officials, Greenpeace claims
Cambodian NGO protesting land grab by government senator forced to close
13.10.2017 Equiatable Cambodia was supporting communities engaged in land dispute with a sugarcane company but now temporarily closed
Ghana’s outdated forestry laws allow deforestation for ag with impunity, study finds
04.10.2017 Ghana lost 75% of its forest cover between 1900 and 2010, and 2% of its forests continue to disappear every year
Most slaughterhouses in Brazilian Amazon operating without commitment to monitor their supply chains
26.09.2017 Over half of the slaughterhouses in the Brazilian Amazon are failing to monitor the farms that supply them with cattle
