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- Condenando El Bosque
Condenando El Bosque
Un nuevo informe de investigación de Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Condenando el Bosque, revela el modus operandi utilizado por traficantes para comercializar madera con permisos comprados en el mercado negro, incluyendo especies protegidas como el cedro; y detalla cómo intermediarios aprovechan vacíos legales para lavar madera y escapar cualquier responsabilidad legal, dejando que los titulares de los permisos de aprovechamiento paguen las consecuencias.
- Condenando El Bosque
- Poligrow Colombia Ltda., Ordered to Suspend Operations due to Presumed Environmental Infractions
Poligrow Colombia Ltda., Ordered to Suspend Operations due to Presumed Environmental Infractions
Colombian environmental authority, CORMACARENA (Corporación para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Área de Manejo Especial la Macarena), has ordered oil palm company Poligrow Colombia Ltda...
- Between Water and Oil Palm [IT]
Between Water and Oil Palm [IT]
EIA invites you to learn about the devastating impact that the growing palm oil sector in Colombia has had on the local communities of Mapiripan, Colombia. [Italian Subs]
- EIA Partner Receives Human Rights Award at WOLA Gala, DC
EIA Partner Receives Human Rights Award at WOLA Gala, DC
The Mayflower Hotel ballroom in Washington, D.C. was filled to the brim with dignitaries, human rights advocates, and allies to celebrate the Washington Office on Latin America’s (WOLA) 10th Annual Human Rights Awards gala...
- LETTER: Environmental and Human Rights Groups Submit Letter to Colombian President
LETTER: Environmental and Human Rights Groups Submit Letter to Colombian President
On September 15, EIA and a coalition of environmental and human rights groups submitted a letter to the president of Colombia, Juan Santos, to express concern regarding the irregular accumulation of lands in Mapiripán...
- Colombian Land Activist Threatened by Paramilitaries Linked to Oil Palm Company Poligrow
Colombian Land Activist Threatened by Paramilitaries Linked to Oil Palm Company Poligrow
This week, Colombian environmental and land activist William Aljure was threatened by paramilitary leaders and followed by two unidentified men in Villavicencio, Colombia in the region of Meta. According to Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz, a Colombian...
Mapiripán: Between Water and Oil Palm
In collaboration with the Colombian human rights non-profit La Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz, EIA invites you to learn about the devastating impact that the growing palm oil sector in Colombia has had on the local communities of Mapiripan...
- Oil Palm Plantations in Colombia Expand into Indigenous Territory
Oil Palm Plantations in Colombia Expand into Indigenous Territory
A new video released this weekend from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) to commemorate the UN’s Day of the World’s Indigenous People, shows the devastating effects of the growing palm oil