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Asian governments backing deforestation in Gabon and Cameroon
22.03.2018 An extract from Earthsight's The Coming Storm report exposes the connections between the Singaporean and Chinese governments and two of the projects which have cleared the most forest to-date
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 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
Shots fired at Peru's environmental defenders
21.12.2017 Shots reportedly fired at members of a community and indigenous peoples’ organisation investigating land invasions by an oil palm company
Big ag trader drops Guatemalan firm linked to toxic spill
21.12.2017 US agribusiness giant Cargill has suspended its business relationship with oil palm firm that caused toxic spill, impacted food security of thousands of families
Bad ag campaigner arbitrarily detained in Cameroon
27.10.2017 A campaigner against a controversial palm oil plantation in Cameroon has been arrested amid growing political tensions in the West African nation
New bad ag projects threaten Peruvian Amazon
19.10.2017
Killings highlight risks of land trafficking and corruption in Peruvian Amazon
18.09.2017 The slaughter of six farmers in the Peruvian Amazon has placed a spotlight on issues of land grabbing, corruption and illegal deforestation in the eastern region of Ucayali
