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Category: Oil Palm
Oil palm plantations in Chiapas, Mexico: Women fight against territorial control and violence
WRM Bulletin 264 16 January 2023 Oil palm plantations are a central cause of deforestation in southeast Mexico. A network of women in Chiapas have organized to denounce the tactics of coercion and deception employed by the State and companies to…
Read MoreInternational companies have taken possession of more than 36 thousand hectares of land in Chiapas
Thousands of acres planted with oil palm Photo: Aldo Santiago López. By: Yessica Morales MAYAN COMMUNITIES in CHIAPAS DENOUNCE THAT OIL PALM TAKES WATER and LAND FROM THEM Slowly but surely, international oil companies have taken possession of more than…
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