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The making of a palm oil fiefdom

11.10.2017 The story of money, power and politics behind the devastation of a forest-rich district in Indonesian Borneo

Introducing: Indonesia for Sale

10.10.2017 The investigative series Indonesia for Sale, launching this week, will shine new light on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis

Ghana’s outdated forestry laws allow deforestation for ag with impunity, study finds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

Plantation firms defy moratorium to continue clearing Sumatran rainforest

27.09.2017 Oil palm plantation firms are continuing to clear rainforest in the Leuser ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in defiance of a moratorium on deforestation

Most slaughterhouses in Brazilian Amazon operating without commitment to monitor their supply chains

26.09.2017 Over half of the slaughterhouses in the Brazilian Amazon are failing to monitor the farms that supply them with cattle

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

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