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Meet the Financiers and Corporate Backers of Astra Agro Lestari’s Land Grab in Sulawesi, Indonesia
On the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, one of the world’s largest palm oil companies has illegally grabbed thousands of acres of community-owned land, devastated local waterways and destroyed rich fo…
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Procter & Gamble Sources Suffering from Indonesia’s Forests
A report released by Friends of the Earth US and WALHI finds that Astro Agro Lestari are caught up in land conflicts with local communities, and are responsible for environmental and human rights abus…
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Legislative Champions, Advocates Reintroduce NY Deforestation-Free Procurement Act
Lawmakers renew the push for a bill that will ensure New York state government practices don’t drive deforestation or forest degradation.
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IPCC wakeup call to investors: Stop profiting from climate crisis and human rights abuses
Friends of the Earth US and Transnational Institute released new research calling for urgent action to rein in the financiers driving the climate emergency and profiting from its most devastating impa…
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Cashing in on Crisis: How the World’s Largest Investors Fuel and Profit from Climate Change and Border Militarization
These industries are responsible for increasing greenhouse gas emissions, widespread environmental destruction, and gross human rights abuses.
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IDB Invest Drops Controversial Loan to Brazilian Beef Giant Marfrig Global Foods
Public development finance should not be channeled to large-scale industrial livestock operations like Marfrig that fuel deforestation and the climate crisis.
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Assemblymember Kalra Re-Introduces Bill to Encourage Sustainable Government Purchasing
Tropical forests cover roughly seven percent of the Earth’s surface but harbor close to half of all species on Earth.
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Fighting to Win: How an Indonesian Land Defender Stood up to Conflict Palm Oil
As industrial agribusiness razes the world’s last standing forests and accelerate the climate crisis, land defenders are fighting back.
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Indonesia’s Cancellation of Thousands of Plantation and Mining Permits Should Be Followed by Restitution of Land to Local Communities
The Indonesian government’s decision is a positive step in taking responsibility for reigning in corporate abuses.