Leather suppliers to BMW, Jaguar and others linked to illegal deforestation

BMW and Jaguar Land Rover’s leather suppliers are linked to illegal deforestation in the territory of one of the world’s most threatened uncontacted tribes, according to an official complaint launched by Survival International. Two Italian companies, Pasubio and Gruppo Mastrotto, source leather from tanneries that are supplied by cattle ranches guilty of occupying and illegally deforesting the land… Continue reading Leather suppliers to BMW, Jaguar and others linked to illegal deforestation

Paraguay Government defies order to protect un-contacted tribe

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The Paraguayan government has failed to act to protect a group of uncontacted tribal people, despite having been ordered to do so in February of this year. Six months ago the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demanded that the government stop the deforestation of the Chaco, which suffers the highest rate of deforestation in the… Continue reading Paraguay Government defies order to protect un-contacted tribe