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Concerns over deforestation – much of it illegal – could see palm oil demand drop for first time in 20 years
24.06.2019 Palm oil demand depressed as EU buyers resist long-term deals while awaiting greater regulatory action
Indofood loses Citigroup investment following labour abuse revelations
20.06.2019 US bank pulls $140 million financing after RSPO dropped Indonesian palm oil giant for widespread labour violations
Global brands’ zero-deforestation pledges prove hollow as 50 million hectares of forest vanish
12.06.2019 An area twice the size of the UK has been cleared for agribusiness globally since 2010 as illegal cultivation practices of multinational firms add to forest destruction
EU needs new laws to ban global deforestation in product supply chains
23.05.2019 Respondents surveyed in 25 countries believe EU should introduce laws to outlaw goods being sold that harm the environment and the result of deforestation
What we learned from two years investigating corrupt land deals in Indonesia
08.05.2019
And what it says about how to fix the nation’s deforestation and land rights crisis
How land grabbers weaponise indigenous ritual against Papuans
28.03.2019 An interview with anthropologist Sophie Chao discussing how plantation firms influence and exploit indigenous communities
Not a single company on track to meet 2020 zero-deforestation deadline
27.03.2019 Forest 500 report shows no palm oil, soy, cattle or timber firm that committed to eliminate deforestation from supply chains by 2020 will meet that goal
Indonesian palm oil company embroiled in lawsuit for burning forest in Kalimantan
07.03.2019 PT Arjuna Utama Sawit, a Musim Mas supplier, has also been connected to land conflicts and the illegal clearing of peatland
Indonesian anti-corruption body denounces deforestation license for oil palm giant guilty of wrongdoing
18.02.2019 Ministry of Environment and Forestry asked to review its decision to authorise the conversion of 10,000 hectares of forest in Central Sulawesi into oil palm plantations
