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Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Mar 2025

UN accuses Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Mar 2025
On February 12, activists and riverside residents posted on Guajará Bay in Belém, the host city for this year’s UN climate conference COP30, with banners saying ‘President Lula, don’t trade the Amazon for oil’. Image © Eliseu Pereira / 350.org

Lula pushes oil drilling at mouth of Amazon despite climate risks

Sarah Brown 21 Feb 2025
Liberia is home to three species of pangolin, which are also referred to scaly anteaters. This tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is listed as Endangered while the other two - the giant pangolin (Manis gigantea) and long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla) - are listed as Vulnerable. Image by Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How ‘country palm’ could help pave the way toward a sustainable palm oil future in Liberia

Louise Hunt 18 Feb 2025

Indonesia’s militarized crackdown on illegal forest use sparks human rights concerns

Hans Nicholas Jong 17 Feb 2025

Surge in legal land clearing pushes up Indonesia deforestation rate in 2024

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Feb 2025

One-third of food giants ignore fertilizer risks, report finds

Shanna Hanbury 3 Feb 2025

Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Jan 2025
Oil palm fruits harvested in Kalimantan.

NGOs raise concerns over Borneo pilot of ‘jurisdictional’ certification for palm oil

Rendy Tisna 10 Jan 2025
Forest near Rabia on the island of Waigeo in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo credit: Rhett Ayers Butler.

Indonesian forestry minister proposes 20m hectares of deforestation for crops

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Jan 2025

Indonesian president says palm oil expansion won’t deforest because ‘oil palms have leaves’

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Jan 2025

Conservation and the rise of corporations in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 3 Jan 2025

Companies banking on tech and collaboration to comply with EUDR

Sarah Brown 31 Dec 2024

Even for ‘progressive’ Danone, complying with EUDR is a challenge

Maxwell Radwin 19 Dec 2024

Peru’s modern history of migration and settlement

Timothy J. Killeen 12 Dec 2024

Mongabay series on palm oil wins national journalism prize in Brazil

Mongabay.com 4 Dec 2024

Satellite data show bursts of deforestation continue in Indonesian national park

Spoorthy Raman 30 Nov 2024
Syafi'i catching shellfish in the waters of the Malacca Strait.

As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer

Ayat S. Karokaro 25 Nov 2024

Tree islands help restore biodiversity in oil palm plantations

Bobby Bascomb 21 Nov 2024

Parties gutting EUDR received donations from companies tied to illegal deforestation: Report

Aimee Gabay 15 Nov 2024

Using regenerative agriculture to heal the land and help communities: Q&A with Kaleka founder Silvia Irawan

Louise Hunt 12 Nov 2024
Oil palm plantation

New standard for ethical palm oil faces backlash before it’s even issued

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Nov 2024
Gustina Salim Rambe with a lawyer.

Indonesian mother imprisoned for protesting palm oil factory next to school

Sri Wahyuni 5 Nov 2024
Banner image of Joan Carling, courtesy of Right Livelihood.

‘Treat us as partners, central actors’: Interview with Indigenous activist Joan Carling

Kristine Sabillo 22 Oct 2024

225 NGOs call on EU to reject delay to deforestation law

Mongabay.com 22 Oct 2024
Oil palm plantation and native tropical rainforest on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Photo credit: Rhett Ayers Butler

Indonesia investigates suspected corruption in palm oil amnesty program

Hans Nicholas Jong 17 Oct 2024
Banner image of Talang Parit community members. Image courtesy of AsM Law.

RSPO rules Samsung palm oil subsidiary violated Indigenous rights in Sumatra

Kristine Sabillo 17 Oct 2024

U.S. court approves historic settlement for Honduran farmers’ case against the World Bank’s IFC

Jared Olson 10 Oct 2024
Rinnie and Gary Shapiro in a peat swamp in Central Kalimantan. Photo credit: Rod Brindamour.

Orangutan conservation and communication: Gary Shapiro’s half-century journey from zoos to the wilds of Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Oct 2024

Cost-benefit analysis exposes ‘bogus’ promises of palm oil riches for Papuans

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Oct 2024
Why the EU must stand firm on its plan to help protect the world’s forests

US consumers may be exposed to deforestation-linked palm oil via dairy: Report

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Sep 2024
Commodities such as corn, cattle and soy are major drivers of deforestation yet receive heavy financing from banks. Image © Marizilda Cruppe/Greenpeace.

Investors urge banks to cut commodity-driven deforestation

Shanna Hanbury 16 Sep 2024

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