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Huge ag investments by Africa’s richest man threaten expansion of illegal deforestation in Nigeria
17.07.2017 Secretive billionaire Aliko Dangote intends to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding oil palm, soy and sugarcane production in West Africa
Choice Cuts: how European & US BBQs are fuelled by a hidden deforestation crisis in South America
05.07.2017 How European & US BBQs are fuelled by a hidden deforestation crisis in South America
Indonesian government finances palm oil companies ignoring its laws
29.06.2017 Banks owned by the Indonesian government are funding illegal activities by large-scale palm oil companies that are undermining high-profile policy commitments
Palm oil encroaching on protected areas in Chiapas, Mexico, driving “clandestine” deforestation
29.06.2017 Illegal oil palm development is playing a leading role in deforestation in the Mexican state, according to a government source interviewed by a reporter for Mongabay
Ag drives deforestation in Atlantic Forests back to 2005 levels
28.06.2017 A 58% increase in deforestation rate in the Atlantic Forest with the majority of the 29,000 hectares deforested between 2015 and 2016 cleared illegally
Illegal palm oil concession generates flood of timber, greenwashed by Indonesia’s flagship certification scheme
26.06.2017 A new report reveals how company previously exposed has continued operating illegally, by clearing after permits expired and beyond the boundaries of its concession
EU deforestation conference considers action on Bad Ag
23.06.2017 The conference came in the wake of the European Parliament’s recent resolution on the issue, which supported strong measures
Illegal deforestation and the flawed focus on corporate voluntary actions
12.06.2017 Globally, the problem is getting worse, not better, and corporate zero deforestation commitments may actually be distracting attention from other actions that could have greater impacts
