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Companies and officials flout forest-clearing moratorium in Papua, report finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Apr 2021

Indonesia’s bid to control deforestation wildly off-target, experts say

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Apr 2021
Deforestation for oil palm in Malaysian Borneo.

Despite flaws, commodity eco-labels contribute to sustainability (commentary)

Matthias Diemer 14 Apr 2021
Deforestation for palm oil production in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Belgium bans biofuels made from palm oil, soy

Mongabay.com 13 Apr 2021
Deforestation in Indonesian Borneo in 2019. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

JPMorgan Chase expanding deforestation policies under shareholder pressure

Liz Kimbrough 13 Apr 2021

New palm oil frontier sparks scramble for land in the Brazilian Amazon

Ana Ionova 12 Apr 2021

Palm oil waste is latest item declared non-hazardous by Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Apr 2021

Drinking coffee in the U.S.? Worry about forests in Vietnam, study says

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2021

Can palm oil be grown sustainably? Agroforestry research suggests it can, and without chemicals

Erik Hoffner 31 Mar 2021

Deforestation surge threatens endangered species in Tanintharyi, Myanmar

Morgan Erickson-Davis 30 Mar 2021

Brazil prosecutors cite Mongabay probe in new legal battle against palm oil firms

Karla Mendes 26 Mar 2021

Palm oil firm Digoel Agri said to clear Papuan forest without Indigenous consent

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Mar 2021

Palm oil plantations and their impacts have arrived in the Amazon

Mike Gaworecki 24 Mar 2021
Indonesian New Guinea is home to species like this Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Oil palm growers’ misdeeds allow an opportunity to save West Papua’s forests

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Mar 2021

81 Indigenous leaders, environmental defenders slam BlackRock in open letter

Ashoka Mukpo 24 Mar 2021

Secretive group found to have cleared orangutan habitat in Indonesia: Report

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Mar 2021
Banner image of an artisanal palm oil production in Yalifombo village. Image © Oskar Epelde courtesy of Oakland Institute.

Pension and endowment funds linked to conflict-plagued oil palm in DRC

John Cannon 22 Mar 2021

Communities struggle against palm oil plantations spreading in Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2021

Peatland on fire again as burning season starts in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 16 Mar 2021

Palm oil conflicts persist amid lack of resolution in Indonesian Borneo

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Mar 2021

Pig nest-building promotes tree diversity in tropical forest: Study

John Cannon 15 Mar 2021

The Hungry Mills: How palm oil mills drive deforestation (commentary)

Rob McWilliam 12 Mar 2021

Déjà vu as palm oil industry brings deforestation, pollution to Amazon

Karla Mendes 12 Mar 2021

Deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, but experts fear a rebound

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Mar 2021

A million hectares of Papuan forest licensed for clearing, report shows

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Mar 2021

Amid pollution and COVID-19, a quilombolas’ Amazon sanctuary turns hostile

Sam Schramski | Cícero Pedrosa Neto | Adriana Abreu 5 Mar 2021
Liberian tropical forest. Image via USAID

Review finds palm oil firm Golden Veroleum cleared carbon-rich Liberian forests

Ashoka Mukpo 3 Mar 2021

‘We attack,’ Indonesia declares in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil

Hans Nicholas Jong 2 Mar 2021

Papua deforestation highlights eastward shift of Indonesia forest clearing

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Mar 2021
A Bornean orangutan. Image by John C. Cannon/Mongabay.

Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study

John Cannon 26 Feb 2021

‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Feb 2021

Indonesia’s top palm oil deforesters are the usual shady suspects: Report

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Feb 2021

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