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Agribusiness responsible for bulk of offshore companies set up by Bolivian firms, Panama Papers investigation finds
20.11.2017 Panama Papers investigation reveals Bolivian agribusiness sector, long plagued by illegalities, has made extensive use of offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes
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
Criminal law left in limbo as illegal clearances continue in Argentina
17.10.2017 A proposed law that would introduce criminal penalties for illegal deforestation is being deliberately held up by government officials, Greenpeace claims
Cambodian NGO protesting land grab by government senator forced to close
13.10.2017 Equiatable Cambodia was supporting communities engaged in land dispute with a sugarcane company but now temporarily closed
Ghana’s outdated forestry laws allow deforestation for ag with impunity, study finds
04.10.2017 Ghana lost 75% of its forest cover between 1900 and 2010, and 2% of its forests continue to disappear every year
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
