Deforestation // 06.05.22
AidEnvironment supports Washington Post’s investigation into illegal deforestation of the Amazon by JBS, Brazil’s largest beef company
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Deforestation // 22.04.22
AidEnvironment celebrates Earth Day with a new content series, ‘Insights from the field’
The first in a special content series featuring stories from the ground from our programs in Indonesia, Uganda and the Philippines.
Deforestation // 21.04.22
Five industrial tree plantation companies responsible for 3,000 ha of forest clearing first quarter 2022
Five industrial tree plantations companies in Indonesia contributed to almost 3,000 ha of forest loss in the first quarter 2022. Four of the companies operate in Kalimantan, with one Sumatra. The group companies responsible for the clearings are Alas Kusuma, Nusantara Fiber, PT Hutan Produksi Lestari, Jhonlin Group, and PT Toba Pulp Lestari (affiliated with Royal Golden Eagle). 1. ALAS […]
Deforestation // 19.04.22
Fire alerts on industrial tree concessions show the need for community engagement
Ten industrial tree concessions together had over 1,500 NASA fire alerts on their concessions in Indonesia’s dry season of 2021, analysis by Aidenvironment shows. Aidenvironment investigated all industrial tree concessions in Indonesia, to identify the companies with highest number of fire alerts. Most of the fires occurred in Kalimantan, then in Sumatra and surrounding islands, then East and West Nusa […]
Deforestation // 14.04.22
Brasilagro to convert over 10,000 hectares of cerrado forest
BrasilAgro, a Brazilian rural real estate firm and soy producer, has plans to convert at least 10,000 hectares (ha) of Cerrado native vegetation for livestock and grain production, which include the drilling of several large-capacity wells. Aidenvironment, through its Chain Reaction Research consortium, already monitors BrasilAgro for several years, and has previously flagged the company’s clearing operations in Brazil and the associated business risks. Read […]