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Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?

Sapariah Saturi 1 Sep 2015

Sarawak pledges to protect its last remaining orangutans

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Sep 2015
Lowland rainforest in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Rainforests doomed unless world adopts ‘development without destruction’, warn scientists

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2015

400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist

Julian Smith 28 Aug 2015

The many paths towards sustainable palm oil in India

Sarah Hucal 28 Aug 2015

Indonesian village opts to protect mangroves, preserve livelihoods

Themmy Doaly 28 Aug 2015

Hundreds of new Amazon dams an “ecological experiment” on global scale

Julian Smith 27 Aug 2015

India poised to drive a shift towards sustainable palm oil

Sarah Hucal 25 Aug 2015

Arrest warrant issued for journalist for reporting on corruption in Malaysia

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Aug 2015

Migration between Peruvian Andes and Amazon impacts both environments

Saul Elbein 21 Aug 2015

Amazon paradox: drop in large-scale deforestation makes enforcement more difficult

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Aug 2015

Norway’s wealth fund expels POSCO, Daewoo Int’l over palm oil holdings

Philip Jacobson 18 Aug 2015

Bolivia’s Morales pushes controversial TIPNIS highway forward

Alexandra Ellerbeck, Benjamin Soloway 18 Aug 2015

Cambodian dam proceeds despite opposition over fish, ousted villagers

Rod Harbinson 17 Aug 2015

Will palm oil help Liberia? Industry expansion has critics crying foul

Sara Jerving 11 Aug 2015

‘We want our land back’: Liberian communities speak out about big palm oil

Sara Jerving 10 Aug 2015

Poor enticed by gold and better life, leave behind environmental ruin

Saul Elbein 7 Aug 2015

Mining the heart of the Mother of God: Peru’s gold rush claims more forest

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 4 Aug 2015

Palm oil a mixed blessing in Indonesia’s peat peninsula

Zamzami 4 Aug 2015

A “singing swinging” lesser ape: the Siamang

Jeremy Hance 3 Aug 2015

Not just any Wilmar supplier caught violating no-deforestation policy

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2015

Peru boasts green credentials, slashes deforestation protections

Bill Hinchberger 29 Jul 2015

Govt asked to guard Aceh wildlife corridor’s slow recovery

Chik Rini 29 Jul 2015

How do Sumatra’s wild cats coexist?

John-Rob Pool 29 Jul 2015

Avon the latest major palm oil user to make zero-deforestation pledge

Mongabay.com 27 Jul 2015

David & Goliath: Locals resist multinational dams, mines—sometimes win

Saul Elbein 27 Jul 2015

Big Palm Oil’s financiers

Pek Shibao 27 Jul 2015

Palm oil company denies capitalizing on Ebola to advance Liberia operations

Greg Norman 23 Jul 2015

Nine months in, how has Jokowi fared on the environment?

Mongabay.com 23 Jul 2015

Wilmar accused of Nigerian ‘land grab’ for palm oil

Greg Norman 21 Jul 2015

Peatland emissions from oil palm conversion highly understated: report

Mike Gaworecki 16 Jul 2015

Minister flies over Kalimantan as forest fires surge in Indonesia

Aseanty Pahlevi 15 Jul 2015

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