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Impacted Communities and Civil Society Groups File Complaint with Liberian Government Alleging Environmental and Human Rights Abuses by Golden Veroleum Liberia
The Liberian Government should ensure GVL restores the forests it’s destroyed and provides measurable compensation for lands taken from communities without consent.
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AAL Progress Report – April 2026
The critical gap in AAL’s plan is that it does not address the tenurial situation, which is the cause of ongoing conflict, violence, and threats of criminalization.
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Banking on the Amazon
This Earth Day, we plan to deliver tens of thousands of petition signatures to the banks that have the power to prevent an uptick in Amazon destruction.
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To Transform Food Systems, We Need to Transform Finance
Across food systems, capital is still largely directed toward industrial agriculture, corporate consolidation, and short-term returns.
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Why Are Orangutans Endangered? The Real Causes — And How We Can Save Them
Why are orangutans endangered? Because their rainforest homes are being destroyed for profit.
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Under the Radar
Landgrabs and Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado – Violating the Birthplace of Waters
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Financial Speculation Drives Massive Land Grabbing, Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado
New report shows international financial corporations fuel environmental destruction and displacement of traditional agrarian communities in world’s most biodiverse savannah.
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Civil society organizations urge palm oil body to maintain moratorium on Golden Veroleum Liberia to protect invaluable forests and communities
71 civil society organizations sent a public letter to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ahead of its annual meeting.
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Public Letter to Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil on GVL
We, the undersigned, strongly urge the RSPO to reverse its decision and maintain the existing stop-work order on GVL until the company fulfills the conditions set by the RSPO and High Carbon Stock App…
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A Pledge to Uphold the Human Right to Food on World Food Day 2025
The forest program at Friends of the Earth U.S. has for years focused on the primary drivers of tropical deforestation – palm oil, soy, cattle, and other agrocommodities.