Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | March 26, 2024 US imports linked to deforestation the size of Los Angeles An area of tropical forest the size of Los Angeles has been lost in just two years thanks to imports of palm oil, beef, coffee and other products flooding the US market, according to new research by provided by Trase to Global Witness. Press release | March 26, 2024 Ministers cannot continue to ignore blueprint to end UK's role in global deforestation The UK government has rejected recommendations by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) to improve much-delayed deforestation trade regulations. Press release | Feb. 21, 2024 Deforestation footprint of Brazil’s three biggest meat companies five times larger in fragile Cerrado than in Amazon Brazil’s three largest meat companies have been linked to the destruction of an area of forest in Mato Grosso state bigger than Chicago, with the forest lost in the state’s Cerrado savannah nearly five times higher than in the Amazon. Statement | Jan. 10, 2024 US must urgently implement FOREST Act to halt import of deforestation commodities Global Witness has endorsed the FOREST Act, which aims to prevent the import of commodities that cause deforestation from entering the US market. Press release | Jan. 4, 2024 UK urgently needs new law to stop financial sector bankrolling deforestation and rights abuses, say MPs A new report by the UK’s Environmental Audit Committee finds the UK’s 2021 deforestation legislation is deeply flawed – and should be extended to cover financial actors and human rights. Press release | Dec. 9, 2023 UK government announces list of banned deforestation commodities after two-year delay More than two years after the passage of the Environment Act, the UK government today announced which forest-risk commodities can no longer be imported to the UK if they were produced on illegally deforested land. Press release | Dec. 1, 2023 New Emirates' Leaders Declaration on net zero food set to fail to consider agri-deforestation emissions The Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action has been announced today at COP28. Press release | Nov. 22, 2023 Protecting our planet’s climate-critical rainforests with support from Arcadia Global Witness is delighted to announce a new grant of £3.3 million from Arcadia. Press release | Nov. 15, 2023 UK consumption linked to estimated loss of more than 70 species UK consumption of crops such as oil palm and soy has been linked to the estimated regional loss of 71 species, according to new figures for 2021 released today by the UK Government, with some species at risk of extinction worldwide. Press release | Nov. 6, 2023 UK imports linked to deforestation twice the size of Paris since passage of Environment Act Former minister slams government as analysis by Trase for Global Witness reveals the legislation has failed to prevent deforestation Show Next 10