“George Monbiot is an award-winning columnist who is not afraid to challenge vested interests. His 30 October column, headlined “Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?”, has…
PepsiCo’s new palm oil policy and ‘action plan’ has a loophole the size of Indonesia. Throughout the month of October, forest fires, intentionally lit to clear land for palm oil…
A new report by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) tracks the progress of protecting the Leuser Ecosystem. The verdict is that there is failure to protect it as rainforests are continually…
“Many blame big business. According to a recent analysis of World Resources Institute data in September, more than one third (37%) of the fires in Sumatra are occurring on pulpwood…
International coalition of NGOs says murder, intimidation and the devastation of community livelihoods tied to rampant palm oil plantation expansion must be stopped FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Friends of the…
UNTUK DISIARKAN SEGERASelasa, 10 November , 2015 KONTAK: Sebelum 11 November, hubungi Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, U.S. 425.281.1989Setelah 11 November, hubungi Laurel Sutherlin Laurel@ran.org, U.S. 415.246.0161 Pembersihan Lahan yang Masih…
Rampant Plantation Expansion Devastates Deep Peatlands and Major Sumatran Elephant Habitat; Fate of Region Depends on Collective Action by Industry Giants and Local, National Governments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Emma Rae…
Right now, bulldozers are destroying the heart of the rainforests and peatlands of the Leuser Ecosystem for Conflict Palm Oil. At 6.5 million acres, Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem is like nowhere…
International coalition finds audit “troubling” and calls for improvements to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil system and for FELDA customers and financiers to independently investigate forced labor and human…
