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False Solutions to Deforestation

Sustainability certifications for palm oil, soy and timber products are schemes driven by agrocommodity industries.

AAL Risk Alert

FOE groups have published numerous reports with documented evidence of sustained environmental, governance, and human rights abuses by AAL.

OECD Complaint Against BlackRock

The complaint, which was filed with the National Contact Point at the U.S. State Department, details how BlackRock has poured billions of dollars into companies destroying the world’s last standing forests.

Cultivating Conflict: How Astra Agro Lestari, Brands, and Big Finance Capitalize on Indonesia’s Governance Gaps

Cultivating Conflict details how land conflicts and a lack of accountability enables palm oil company AAL’s controversial operations.

NY Tropical Deforestation NGO sign-on letter

The undersigned organizations representing environmental interests in New York State urge Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act.

Land Grabbing and Ecocide: How Bunge, TIAA, and Harvard Fuel the Destruction of the Brazilian Cerrado

A new report details how Harvard University, retirement fund manager TIAA, and U.S. agribusiness trader Bunge Limited are fueling land grabbing and ecocide in the Brazilian Cerrado.

NY Deforestation Bill Fact Sheet

The TREES Act was introduced to prevent the state from procuring goods on degraded tropical land was introduced.

NY Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act fact sheet

By passing this bill, New York State would join a movement to tackle the root causes of tropical forest destruction.

NY Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act fact sheet (Spanish)

Fact sheet on NY Deforestation-Free Procurement Act in Spanish

NY Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act fact sheet (Portuguese)

Fact sheet on NY Deforestation-Free Procurement Act in Portuguese