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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
Cameroon women denounce "destruction" of forests and community by agribusiness giants
01.04.2020 Local women fight back against controversial palm oil, rubber firms accused of destroying community way of life and responsible for widespread deforestation
Feronia guard reportedly acquitted of Congolese activist’s murder
17.02.2020 Local rights group “shocked and outraged" after court dismisses charges against employee
Feronia’s EU funders look to act after report exposes Congo palm abuses
15.01.2020 Major development banks commit to addressing reports of worker abuses, environmental pollution and other malpractices at controversial Feronia palm oil sites
Mystery shrouds firm set to clear 60,000 hectares of Cameroon forest for palm oil
20.12.2019 Camvert Sarl named as company behind a planned palm oil development that locals and activists fear will put communities and native forests at risk
Alleged human rights abuses at Cameroon rubber plantation pile pressure on Sudcam
28.11.2019 Despite 2018 pledges to improve sustainability credentials, Sudcam project continues to leave locals short-changed
Community leaders arrested near Feronia’s Congo palm oil site, NGO claims
23.09.2019 Locals opposed to palm oil giant reportedly beaten by police and security guards
Activists face deadly risks in protecting lands from global agribusiness
07.08.2019 Global Witness report documents dangers for world’s land defenders as 164 activists murdered in 2018 with almost 20 per cent of killings linked to commodity-driven cultivation disputes
Environmentalist murdered near disputed DRC palm oil project
29.07.2019 Killing of Joël Imbangola Lunea allegedly linked to ongoing unrest at Feronia site
Global brands’ zero-deforestation pledges prove hollow as 50 million hectares of forest vanish
12.06.2019 An area twice the size of the UK has been cleared for agribusiness globally since 2010 as illegal cultivation practices of multinational firms add to forest destruction
