The latest updates from Earthsight’s deep-dive investigations and projects
Illegal Deforestation Monitor
14.06.2019 Amid a surge in palm oil exports to Europe, illegal clearing of protected forests in Honduras continues to worsen as authorities fail to crack down on illegal farms and “palm laundering”
Jeannette Kawas National Park / Public prosecutors in Honduras to investigate illegal deforestation for oil palm cultivation
13.02.2018
Cargill / US trading giant suspends business with Guatemalan oil palm firm responsible for toxic spill impacting thousands of local residents
31.08.2017
Toxic palm oil / Guatemalans wait for justice, two years on from chemical spill alleged caused by oil palm firm in Peten province