working across the world’s tropical forest margins to raise the productivity and income of poor rural households without increasing deforestation or undermining essential environmental services

Greenpeace report exposes McDonald's complicity in Amazon rainforest destruction through their use of illegally produced soya produced on deforested lands to raise their meat (pdf)

dedicated to the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity, and to the socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies

a report from Friends of the Earth that discusses the affects of changing land use patterns due to the pressure for more land for biofuels (pdf)

report on the impacts on African tropical rainforests caused by one of the World's largest producers of cocoa, a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database

a discussion of deforestation due expressly to cattle ranching with special attention paid to Costa Rica, a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database

a network that supports habitat and resources management for the Orang Rimba (Kubu) in Indonesia, whose habitat has been reduced for conversion of forest for oil palm plantations and transmigration

provides information about the direct impacts of large scale monocultures, specifically soy, on people's lives and the environment in Paraguay

an assessment on how sugar has exacted a heavy environmental toll in the Philippines, a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database

report by WWF which explores the impacts of agricultural practices on the environment and biodiversity conservation (pdf)

the Rainforest Action Network show how demand for palm oil is on the rise and pristine rainforests are being clear-cut and burned to make way for palm oil plantations

a report that identifies the latest solutions for mitigating the impacts of land use practices on climate change and that provides best-practice guidance for project activities (pdf)