Case Study
Paraguay
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Associated crime
Associated crime
Source
Complicit in Deforestation: Paraguayan Authorities and EU-Linked Agribusiness

The article titled "Paraguayan authorities complicit in illegal razing of country's forests by EU-linked agribusiness" published on Earthsight, reveals the complicity of Paraguayan authorities in the illegal deforestation of the country's forests by EU-linked agribusiness. The article is part of Earthsight's "Grand Theft Chaco" series, which exposes the links between illegal deforestation for cattle ranching in the Paraguayan Chaco and leather used by car giants in Europe. The investigation focuses on PNCAT, the protected land belonging to the Ayoreo Totobiegosode people, including some of the last uncontacted groups in the world. The entire Chaco ecosystem is under intense attack by ranchers and soy growers, leading to the loss of its native forests and rich biodiversity. Two ranches within PNCAT, Caucasian SA and Cooperativa Chortitzer, illegally cleared over 2,700 and 500 hectares of forests respectively between 2018 and 2019 in contravention of government resolutions. Another farm, Yaguareté Porã, has a long history of illegal land dealings and pasture development within PNCAT dating back nearly 20 years._Earthsight was able to link hides from PNCAT to Italian automotive leather giant Conceria Pasubio and on to BMW and Jaguar Land Rover.

Keywords
Paraguay, Illegal Deforestation, Cattle Ranching, Leather, Gran Chaco, Illegal Land Dealings
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