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New Report: Land Acquisition by Harvard University, Pension Fund TIAA and Soy Production by Agribusiness Giant Bunge Drive Deforestation and Land Grabs in the Brazilian Cerrado
A new report explains how Harvard University, pension fund TIAA and multinational agribusiness corporation Bunge are enabling illegal land grabs and increasing deforestation for soy production.
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Kellogg Suspends Palm Oil Sourcing from Astra Agro Lestari as Company Fails to Remediate Human Rights Abuses, Environmental Destruction
Kellogg informed Friends of the Earth U.S. that they suspended business with Astra Agro Lestari in Indonesia, making it the tenth consumer brand to suspend palm oil sourcing from AAL in some capacity…
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The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act Passes Assembly and Heads to Governor
The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act passed by a bipartisan majority today in the New York State Assembly and will now head to the Governor’s desk.
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Friends of the Earth groups reject investigation into environmental and human rights violations by Indonesian palm oil company
Today, Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) planned and then canceled a kick off meeting for their flawed investigation into the company’s environmental and human rights violations in Central and West Sulawesi…
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New York Lawmakers and Environmental Advocates Urge Assembly to Stop Funding Climate Destruction
Liberian Goldman Prize Winner, Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr, joined lawmakers and advocates in Albany today to urge the New York Assembly to pass The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procuremen…
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Groundbreaking New York Climate Bill Passes Senate
A groundbreaking climate bill, The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (S.4859/A.5682), passed in the New York State Senate today as part of a package of environmental bills and will…
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NY Deforestation Bill Fact Sheet
The TREES Act was introduced to prevent the state from procuring goods on degraded tropical land was introduced.
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Friends of the Earth groups respond to new investigation into environmental and human rights violations by Indonesian palm oil company Astra Agro Lestari
Last week, Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) – Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil company – announced that it had appointed independent consultant Eco Nusantara to further investigate environmental and…
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Indigenous Leader Faces Murder Attempt, Death Threats Amid Intensifying Land Grabbing and Deforestation in the Brazilian Cerrado
Agribusiness companies operating in the Brazilian Cerrado continue to drive violence, intimidation, and dispossession against Indigenous leaders, traditional communities and environmental human rights…
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Bill Ending NY State Funding of Deforestation, Climate Destruction Clears Hurdle
A groundbreaking new climate bill, The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, passed through the a key Senate committee today.