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Illegal Deforestation Monitor
IDM tracks illegalities relating to conversion of forests for export-oriented agribusiness, the largest driver of global deforestation Continue reading
Illegal deforestation drives dramatic rise in Brazilian emissions, eclipsing effects of recession
31.10.2017 Illegal deforestation drove the biggest increase in Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions for 13 years in 2016, despite a severe recession leading to lower emissions from nearly every sector
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
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
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 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
