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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
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
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
Guatemalans wait for justice, two years on from toxic spill
01.06.2017 The toxic leak, which killed thousands of fish and river life, alleged caused by the palm oil firm Reforestadora de Palma del Petén SA in Peten province
Denounced by government and RSPO, Peruvian plantation continues
26.05.2017 Plantaciones de Pucallpa has been the subject of suspensions, stop orders and fines by different government agencies for its illegal deforestation activities
Major US pension fund invested in illegal deforestation
16.05.2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, which manages funds for more than five million people, held $172m in Southeast Asian palm oil firms as of March
Narco cash laundered into large-scale agriculture in Central America
16.05.2017 A new study comparing forest loss and cocaine busts supports the theory that drug money is being laundered into agribusiness
