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⚠️Polish authorities have detained people accused of importing Russian & Belarusian plywood in violation of EU sanctions, and they are now facing charges of up to 30 years. Read more: 24brussels.online/top-storie… Image: @KAS_GOV_PL
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Blood-stained Birch showed how illegal plywood worth billions of €s was flooding into Europe, with Poland a top destination. This response is welcome, but our research shows how traders adapt to new entry points. Strong enforcement is needed everywhere! earthsight.org.uk/blood-stai…

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JOB ALERT📢 We’re hiring 2 researchers/campaigners in our Latin America & Southeast Asia/Africa teams to work on cutting-edge investigations exposing environmental & social crime. Apply if you have research experience, strong analysis & writing skills ⬇️ charityjob.co.uk/organisatio…
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Our new research has revealed illegal logging of protected virgin forests in a mountainous area within the concession of an Indonesian pulp giant. The activity, we found, contributed to the deadly landslides and floods in Sumatra late last year. earthsight.org.uk/news/sumat…

New research reveals large-scale illegal logging linked to deadly Sumatra floods

Earthsight and Auriga have found evidence pointing to a specific company as having contributed to the deadly floods in Sumatra in November 2025

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On Monday, Marcos Antônio Pereira da Cruz, a vaqueiro (cowboy) contracted by Brazil's environment agency, was killed during an operation to remove illegal cattle from the Apyterewa Indigenous Territory in Pará state. cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/no…

“Crime bárbaro”, diz Marina Silva sobre assassinato de funcionário do Ibama | CNN Brasil

Vítima sofreu emboscada e foi morta a tiros durante operação de desintrusão na Terra Indígena Apyterewa, no sudeste do Pará.

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Apyterewa is one of the most heavily deforested ITs in Brazil & has been the target of invasions from cattle ranchers for decades. Our investigation in June traced leather made from cows raised inside Apyterewa to luxury fashion supply chains in the EU. earthsight.org.uk/news/hidde…
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Monday's attack occurred during an ongoing operation to remove 1,300 cattle across 45 locations in Apyterewa. It's a stark reminder of the danger illegal ranching poses to enforcement agents & Indigenous people, and the urgent need to strengthen enforcement of Brazilian law.
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🎄As Europeans decorate their Christmas trees, the EU Parliament has passed amendments to delay and weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation, threatening thousands of hectares of forests.
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The amendments delay the law’s start date by yet another year and grant exemptions that weaken the traceability of goods linked to deforestation or human rights abuses 🔗 bit.ly/3XZnZCY

Deforestation law: Parliament adopts changes to postpone and simplify measures | News | European...

The EU’s deforestation law, adopted in 2023, seeks to fight climate change and biodiversity loss by ensuring products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.

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We can and should expect commodities to be deforestation-free, legal and traceable. Lawmakers must focus on implementing the EUDR in 2026 – the world’s forests have no time to wait.
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Our research into one of Indonesia’s worst deforesters becoming PEFC certified - despite years of documented environmental harm - was covered this week by @MongabayOrg. Read the full article here 🔗 news.mongabay.com/2025/12/gr…

Green labeler PEFC under fire for certifying Indonesian firm clearing orangutan habitat

JAKARTA — A major global forestry certification body is under scrutiny for endorsing one of Indonesia’s largest recent deforesters, raising concerns that consumers may be misled about the origins of...

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Today, the EU parliament passed the first Omnibus Package, weakening the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: delaying it to 2029, covering fewer companies, diluting supply chain monitoring and making justice harder to access. #CSDDD
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⚠️ This outcome reflects the deliberate political choices made by EU policymakers and must be a wake-up call. The future of EU policymaking must not be dominated by far-right politics and powerful corporate interests.
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Delaying the #EUDR means deforestation-linked products can continue to enter EU markets, harming Indigenous lands and livelihoods. Our team explains why strong implementation is vital.
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Read the company responses in full: earthsight.org.uk/risky-busi… Note: PT Indosubur Sukses Makmur and PT Bina Sarana Sawit Utama did not respond to our repeated requests for comment.

Risky Business - Company Responses

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Indonesia’s #2 deforester has been granted a ‘sustainable’ label under @PEFC despite clearing almost 22,000 hectares of rainforest between 2016 and 2022, including orangutan habitat. This isn’t forest protection. It’s greenwashing. ♻️ earthsight.org.uk/news/pefc-…

One of Indonesia's worst deforesters certified as ‘sustainable’

Voluntary certification has time and again failed to protect the world’s forests; only legislation can force companies to prioritise sustainability

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Our undercover investigation featured on ARD last night, showing how Russian timber reaches the EU – despite sanctions. EU policymakers need to do more to stamp out this trade, including getting serious about implementing the #EUDR. tagesschau.de/investigativ/s…

Wie sanktioniertes russisches Holz über China in die EU gelangt

Trotz internationaler Sanktionen gelangt weiterhin russisches Birkenholz im großen Stil auf den europäischen Markt - über Umwege über China. Das zeigen SWR-Recherchen. Eine Spur führt zu einem...

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📺 Watch the ARD news segment here: bit.ly/3XCwRON

Weltspiegel - Europa: Illegaler Holzimport aus Russland - hier anschauen

Russland ist einer der größten Holzproduzenten der Welt. Nach Beginn des Angriffskrieges gegen die Ukraine hat die EU-Sanktionen gegen das Land verhängt. Doch Recherchen zeigen, dass das Importverbot...

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EU Parliament, Council and the Commission have concluded negotiations, agreeing to weaken and delay the #EUDR Despite record tropical forest loss in 2024, they agreed to expand exemptions for EU farmers and foresters, remove most retailer obligations and exclude printed books
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The law’s start will be delayed for another year Worst of all, the @EU_Commission will carry out a ‘simplification review’ by April 2026 – this could reopen the law in just five months’ time EU policymakers: stop playing politics with our forests! bit.ly/48UGe2A
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