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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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Statement in response to veto of NY TREES Act
Governor Hochul’s veto of the TREES Act is an unfortunate delay to the urgent need for state-level climate action.
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On Global Human Rights Day, Friends of the Earth groups welcome United Nations scrutiny over palm oil industry and Astra Agro Lestari’s human rights abuses
Friends of the Earth groups welcome newly-public UN letters raising concerns over palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari (AAL)’s widespread human rights abuses, land grabbing and environmental degradation.
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Friends of the Earth files OECD Complaint against BlackRock for Investments in Agribusiness Companies Causing Environmental, Human Rights Violations
Friends of the Earth U.S. and the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) submitted an OECD complaint against BlackRock for directly contributing to environmental and human rights abuses a…
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Friends of the Earth groups condemn new reports of violence and threats against communities by Astra Agro Lestari and Indonesian military police force
Recent incidents continue a pattern of intimidation against community leaders and Human Rights Defenders opposed to AAL’s controversial palm oil operations in Indonesia.
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Major Banks Fueling Biodiversity Collapse by $395 Billion Since the Paris Agreement; Governments Failing to Reign in Banks
As the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 approaches, new research released by the Forests and Finance Coalition reveals that the world’s major banks have funneled over US $395 billion i…
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38 New York Lawmakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Position New York as Global Climate Leader by Signing the TREES Act
This week, 38 New York legislators are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to protect the world’s rainforests and sign the Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability (TREES) Act.
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Climate Week Panel: Experts Discuss Benefits of TREES Act During Climate Week
This is the most substantial climate legislation awaiting action by the Governor and the most important pending deforestation measure we know of in the world.
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Ahead of Amazon Rainforest Day, Environmental Advocates, Responsible Businesses, Faith Leaders, and Indigenous Communities Urge Governor Hochul To Sign the TREES Act
In New York, Governor Hochul can help end this devastation of Indigenous communities and endangered species with a commonsense climate solution.