Big Wins for Forest and Communities
The most effective and efficient way to protect forest ecosystems is to protect the land rights of the Indigenous and frontline communities who depend on them. Science and history have…
Unilever Discloses Impact of Palm Oil Supply Chain on Forests and Communities
Rainforest Action Network calls on Ferrero, Procter & Gamble, and Mondeléz to follow suit in urgent response to climate, human rights crises Today international consumer goods giant Unilever — maker…
Monga Bay: Aceh’s priceless Leuser Ecosystem still shrinking as oil palm spreads
“Lowland forests and carbon-rich peat bogs, the most vital landscapes in Southeast Asia’s last great swath of intact rainforest, are the most at risk of clearing by oil palm firms….
Oil Palm: An illegal threat too
Reuters ran a story this week on illegal palm oil development in Aceh, Indonesia. The story takes an interesting angle, completely ignoring the massive scale of legal oil palm development…