Rainforest Mafias: How Violence and Impunity Fuel Deforestation in
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Last updated 15 março 2025

This report documents how illegal logging by criminal networks and resulting forest fires are connected to acts of violence and intimidation against forest defenders and the state’s failure to investigate and prosecute these crimes.

deforestation is driven by criminal networks, report finds

02 Principal challenges and solutions

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