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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
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
