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Deforestation from avocado production in Mexico higher than previously thought
14.11.2016 The country's attoerny general has claimed up to 8,000 hectares of forests cleared each year to for avocado orchards in the state of Michoacán
Sugar plantation caught with illegal timber in wildlife sanctuary
17.10.2016 Cambodian authorities seized more than 1,000 logs on the property of a Chinese-owned sugarcane plantation
‘Furtive’ avocado production destroying natural forests in Mexico
13.10.2016 The Mexican state of Michoacán is losing up to 1,000 hectares of forest each year due to illegal expansion of avocado farms
Illegal cocoa and palm plantations cause $111m damage in Peruvian Amazon
10.10.2016 Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service chief reveals that deforestation by two illegal cocoa and oil palm plantations in the Peruvian Amazon has causes widespread damage
Rising deforestation for agriculture in Peru indigenous reserve
29.09.2016 Satellite analysis identified “rapidly increasing” deforestation due to agriculture and cattle ranching in protected indigenous forests
Ill-Gotten Lands: Deforestation and isolation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco
21.09.2016 Illegal land grabs and cattle ranching are driving deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco, threatening the isolated Ayoreo people
