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Illegal cocoa and palm plantations cause $111m damage in Peruvian Amazon
10.10.2016 Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service chief reveals that deforestation by two illegal cocoa and oil palm plantations in the Peruvian Amazon has causes widespread damage
Indonesian coalition pushes for transparency over decision to drop forest fire cases
06.10.2016 An NGO alliance is taking the provincial police in Sumatra to the Central Information Commission over the decision to drop cases against plantations
Rising deforestation for agriculture in Peru indigenous reserve
29.09.2016 Satellite analysis identified “rapidly increasing” deforestation due to agriculture and cattle ranching in protected indigenous forests
Drone footage shows illegal burning for palm oil in Riau
27.09.2016 Organisations in Indonesia have released footage showing evidence of the criminal use of fire to clear forests
Ill-Gotten Lands: Deforestation and isolation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco
21.09.2016 Illegal land grabs and cattle ranching are driving deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco, threatening the isolated Ayoreo people
Analysis shows more than a third of deforestation in Argentinian hotspots is illegal
09.09.2016 More than 20,000 hectares of forest were destroyed illegally in four northern provinces in the first half of 2016
‘Strong indication’ oil palm company is behind kidnapping of investigators
06.09.2016 A team of environmental investigators were taken hostage and threatened while they were investigating illegal fires allegedly started by palm oil company
Korindo allegedly burning Papuan forests for palm oil
01.09.2016 Palm oil firm allegedly destroyed 30,000 hectares of Papuan forests for palm oil since 2013
