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Fate of Indonesian rainforest the size of Belgium hangs in the balance
17.03.2022 Crucial battle lies ahead in 2022 following shock New Year announcement by government
Covid-19 compounds local ire against palm oil firms in West Africa
16.07.2020 A new wave of alleged abuses by Wilmar, Socfin and others sees renewed calls for action
New ISPO regulation underpinning Indonesian palm oil diplomacy branded as 'regressive'
30.04.2020 Recent “reform” of palm oil sustainability scheme criticised for threatening forests and human rights
Cameroon women denounce "destruction" of forests and community by agribusiness giants
01.04.2020 Local women fight back against controversial palm oil, rubber firms accused of destroying community way of life and responsible for widespread deforestation
The decline of monarch butterflies in Mexico shows need for greater forest protections
01.04.2020 Deforestation is a possible contributing factor to the drop
Indirect supply chains pose major deforestation risk for global cocoa industry
26.03.2020 Study emphasises threats major firms face in not having a full picture of suppliers
Norwegian wealth fund divests from Alicorp over palm oil-linked destruction in Peruvian Amazon
10.03.2020 Alicorp purchased palm oil from the Ocho Sur plantation where a reported 7,000ha of forest was destroyed and indigenous communities displaced
Indonesian timber auditors to probe allegations of faked permits for $6bn of wood
27.02.2020 In a test for its EU-backed timber legality scheme, auditors investigate allegations that a vast logging and timber operation in Papua is underpinned by fake oil palm permits
