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oil auctions in DRC

Locals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report

Researchers visited fourteen villages in four of the proposed oil blocks, finding that most residents didn’t know about the government’s plans.

climate change threatens forests

Even without human-driven deforestation, climate change threatens some forests

In a study published in Science, researchers analyzed a set of climate and ecosystem models to predict the risks that climate change poses to forests.

human rights environmental activists killed in 2021

More than half of activists killed in 2021 were land, environment defenders

An analysis recorded at least 358 murders of human rights activists globally in 2021 of which nearly 60% were land, environment or Indigenous rights defenders.

African palm oil investors buckle under community pressure

In West and Central Africa, palm oil investors buckle under community pressure

In the late 2000s, a commodity boom spurred a rush of land deals in West and Central Africa for palm oil development, raising fears of deforestation and land grabbing.

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