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70% of rainforest island to be cleared for palm oil

10% of global CO2 emissions result from swamp destruction

REDD will fail if needs of forest communities aren’t addressed

Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels

Tropical forests face huge threat from industrial agriculture

Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC

Could the carbon market save the Amazon rainforest?

Cooking oil, palm oil biodiesel can reduce emissions relative to diesel

Dutch bank arranges carbon-conservation deal in the Amazon rainforest

Palm oil industry announces “eco” standards for production

UN says palm oil destroys forests, indigenous cultures in Indonesia, Malaysia

Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public?

Carbon offset returns beat forest conversion for agriculture in Indonesia

Law enforcement key to saving Borneo’s rainforests

Greenwashing the palm oil industry

Planned logging of Woodlark Island for biofuels opposed by islanders and scientists

Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests

Dutch: no subsidies for biofuels-driven rainforest destruction

Avoided deforestation beats timber, palm oil, in tax revenue for Indonesia

Does palm oil alleviate rural poverty in Malaysia?

2007 Amazon fires among worst ever

Biodiesel demand could destroy world’s forests

Environmentalists and palm oil producers should work together

China urged to join sustainable soy efforts in the Amazon

Investigation finds evidence of Borneo forest clearing for palm oil

How private equity can profit from carbon offsets in Indonesia

NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation

Indonesia’s peatlands may offer U.S. firms global warming offsets

Could peatlands conservation be more profitable than palm oil?

Biofuels driving destruction of Brazilian cerrado

Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations?

Cosmetics retailer announces sustainable palm oil initiative

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