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New Evidence Shows Illegal Deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
Key Findings Widespread Illegal Palm Oil Production: 653 hectares (1,613 acres) of palm oil plantations have been established within the Rawa Singkil Wildlife reserve in violation… Read More
Understanding False Solutions to Deforestation
In a new briefing, Milieudefensie highlights why TNFD is a false solution for the deforestation problem. False solutions are ideas promoted as ways to combat… Read More
Rainforest to illegal pasture: JBS’ Impact on Apyterewa
The Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, is teetering on the brink of irreversible collapse. While the health of… Read More
Banking on False Promises: The Risks of Overreliance on Flawed Certification Schemes
Amid global efforts to combat deforestation and protect human rights, certification schemes like the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil… Read More
Bunge and the Illusion of TNFD Disclosure as Progress
Bunge, a US-headquartered agribusiness giant, is one of the largest soy traders and soybean processors globally, with extensive operations in the biodiverse Cerrado region of… Read More
UK Banks and Investors Continue Funding Deforestation Despite COP26 Pledges, New Report Reveals
A new analysis by Global Witness reveals that since the COP26 climate conference in 2021, UK banks have provided over £1 billion ($1.4 billion) in… Read More
Barclays earned $1.7bn from company tied to Indigenous land invasion
Financial powerhouses including Barclays, Vanguard and BlackRock made millions from financing Brazilian meatpacker JBS, whose operations are driving destruction of Apyterewa Indigenous land A PARAKANÃ… Read More
Indonesia protesters denounce APP’s subsidiaries
Residents in South Sumatra, Indonesia, took three subsidiaries of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to court over the chronic smoke haze. Their pulpwood concessions are… Read More