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

Colombian community activist who stood up to plantation firms is shot dead

22.12.2017 A community leader in Colombia who campaigned against the incursion of plantation companies into land and forests has reportedly been assassinated


Illegal deforestation drives dramatic rise in Brazilian emissions, eclipsing effects of recession

31.10.2017 Illegal deforestation drove the biggest increase in Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions for 13 years in 2016, despite a severe recession leading to lower emissions from nearly every sector

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

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