Latest
Global markets help sustain political power of agribusiness lobby in Brazil’s congress
25.09.2018 A damning report by Amazon Watch has shed light on the commercial links between European and US companies and agribusinesses in Brazil connected to illegalities
EU urged to regulate to stem deforestation in cocoa industry
13.07.2018 MEPs and NGOs urged the European Union to regulate to stem deforestation in the cocoa industry after the failure of voluntary measures
Illegal avocado cultivation found at heart of protected area in Mexico
28.02.2018 Fedeal authorities in Mexico have found illegal avocado cultivation within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in the state of Michoacán
Illegal deforestation hit big ag firms where it hurt – in the pocket
22.12.2017 A new analysis of three major agricultural firms implicated in illegal deforestation reveals how it affected profitability and huge losses for investors
New bad ag projects threaten Peruvian Amazon
19.10.2017
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Ghana’s outdated forestry laws allow deforestation for ag with impunity, study finds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
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
