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European leather sector tries to evade responsibility despite clear ties to deforestation
31.03.2026 New research shows why leather must remain in the EUDR
Impunity for German car giants assured after ethical supply chain law gutted
23.02.2021 German Cabinet set to approve “toothless” law that fails forests and indigenous peoples
A Roadmap to Failure
07.02.2019 Why the EU’s action plan on deforestation must be beefed up to be effective
Deforestation in the Chaco spikes in the wake of “illegal” presidential decree stripping back environmental safeguards
31.01.2018 Satellite imagery points to an increase last October after Paraguay’s president issued a potentially illegal decree allowing cattle ranchers to evade restrictions
“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
Choice Cuts: how European & US BBQs are fuelled by a hidden deforestation crisis in South America
05.07.2017 How European & US BBQs are fuelled by a hidden deforestation crisis in South America
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
