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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

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

Illegal deforestation and the flawed focus on corporate voluntary actions

12.06.2017 Globally, the problem is getting worse, not better, and corporate zero deforestation commitments may actually be distracting attention from other actions that could have greater impacts

Illegal deforestation for avocado production in Mexico spreads as US relaxes import controls

03.04.2017 Mexican authorities revealed this week that pine forests have been illegally felled to make way for an avocado plantation in a nature reserve in the country’s Mexico state

Brazilian criminal deforestation network still active despite arrests and embargo

20.03.2017 Although land occupied by the notorious Jotinha network is officially embargoed, reports claims workers “are still fattening cattle on these properties”

False documents facilitate illegal sale of land in Brazilian indigenous reserve

13.02.2017 Deforestation of a reserve in Rondonia has intensified after false documents were allegedly drawn up to illegally sell off land

Greenpeace uncovers illegal deforestation of more than 40,000 hectares of protected forests in Argentina

27.01.2017 Satellite image analysis points to widespread forest loss in several states believed to be for soy and fruit cultivation

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