Cultivation of oil palm has surged in Brazil’s northern state of Roraima over the last decade, fueled by an ambitious push towards biofuels. While palm oil companies claim they do not deforest, critics say they are contributing to a surge in demand for cleared land in this region, driving cattle ranchers, soy farmers and land speculators deeper into the forest.

Los habitantes de las tierras indígenas de Baú, Menkragnoti y Panará dicen que la pavimentación de la carretera ha creado todo tipo de problemas, impulsando el acaparamiento de tierras, la deforestación y los incendios forestales en la parte norte de la cuenca del Xingu.

"Necesitamos cuestionar esta idea de que la transformación de un ecosistema rico y diverso en monocultivos de exportación trae desarrollo", señala Gabriela Russo Lopes, investigadora de DW Brasil, de la Universidad de Ámsterdam.

A new report by Chain Reaction Research presents data on specific actors linked to Cerrado deforestation in 2020, including the quantified risk exposure of the largest soy traders, meatpackers, and retailers.

Resolution adopted by the Professional Staff Congress, a union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York and the CUNY Research Foundation.

Resolution by Cornell's University Assembly also calls on its main pension fund supplier to divest from agribusiness companies associated with deforestation, indigenous rights violations, and severe climate impacts.

Producers say their supply chains are green and sustainable, but prosecutors cite a long record of land grabbing, deforestation, pollution, and human rights violations.

Em programa Adote Um Parque, governo quer passar para mãos de empresas privadas território com presença de indígenas em isolamento voluntário, condição que exige alto conhecimento especializado e consulta a entidades indígenas.

El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil estudia un caso de venta ilegal de tierras propiedad de pueblos indígenas, tras una investigación de la BBC

Des représentants des peuples autochtones d’Amazonie brésilienne et colombienne, ainsi que des ONG françaises et américaines, assignent en justice le groupe Casino en raison de ses ventes de produits à base de viande bovine liée à la déforestation et à l’accaparement de terres

Indigenous peoples from the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon and non-governmental organizations from France and the US today filed a lawsuit in the Saint-Etienne court against global retail giant Groupe Casino over selling beef products linked to deforestation and land grabbing.

Indígenas de Brasil y Colombia demandaron el miércoles al minorista Casino en un tribunal francés por la venta de carne relacionada con el acaparamiento de tierras y la deforestación en el Amazonas, dijeron activistas involucrados en la demanda.