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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
Corporate giants exposed to palm oil sourced from illegal clearances of Sumatran rainforest
25.07.2017 Some of world’s biggest companies including Pepsico, Mars, Unilever and Nestlé may have sourced palm oil from illegally deforested land
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
Palm oil encroaching on protected areas in Chiapas, Mexico, driving “clandestine” deforestation
29.06.2017 Illegal oil palm development is playing a leading role in deforestation in the Mexican state, according to a government source interviewed by a reporter for Mongabay
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
EU deforestation conference considers action on Bad Ag
23.06.2017 The conference came in the wake of the European Parliament’s recent resolution on the issue, which supported strong measures
