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Oil palm expansion in Nicaragua threatening local communities and forest conservation
11.02.2019 A palm oil company has allegedly expanded its oil palm cultivations without the necessary environmental permits and driven local farmers to occupy lands at a protected area
Corruption and land trafficking in Peru’s Ucayali leading to deforestation for rice and palm
18.01.2019 Local officials in the Amazon region arrested over links to land trafficking and illicit plantation deals
Oil palm firms linked to land grabbing, illegal deforestation, pollution in Latin America
14.01.2019 A new investigation on Latin America's palm oil sector has laid bare a series of illegalities, deforestation, environmental pressures, and conflicts with local communities
One of Brazil’s most important river basins under pressure from illegal cattle ranching, soy plantations and mining
31.10.2018 Increasing levels of deforestation in the Xingu river basin in states of Pará and Mato Grosso connected to cattle ranching, soy plantations and gold mining
Honduran authorities seek to halt illegal oil palm cultivation within Jeannette Kawas National Park
31.10.2018 After years of complaints by local communities and conservation organisations, public prosecutors have finally begun to investigate
Are US investors aware of the legal risks of forest crimes?
12.07.2018 Climate Advisers examine the potential for investors in the US to be prosecuted for forest crimes that took place in other jurisdictions
GVL rebuked for “coercing” communities in Liberia
28.03.2018 Investigation by the RSPO has found that Golden Veroleum Liberia coerced communities into giving their “consent” to palm oil project
