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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

Cattle ranching driving deforestation in Colombian protected area

19.02.2018 More than 1,200 hectares of forests were lost in 2016 to 2017 in and around La Paya National Park

Nearly 60,000 ha of forests Illegally cleared in northern Argentina last year

12.02.2018 A new report released by Greenpeace has revealed that nearly half of the deforestation that took place in northern Argentina last year was illegal

Greenpeace alleges political collusion behind illegal deforestation for soy in Argentina

23.01.2018  Alejandro Jaime Braun Peña, a politically-connected businessman, accused of illegally clearing native forest in the province of Salta

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

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