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APRIL suspends contractor after environmentalists expose ongoing deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Mar 2015

Aceh unveils protected area in beleaguered Tripa peat swamp

Mongabay.com 27 Mar 2015

APRIL violates sustainability policy by clearing peat forest after Jan cut-off

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Mar 2015

Why palm oil expanded, and what keeps it growing

Pek Shibao 26 Mar 2015

Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other

Sandhya Sekar 10 Mar 2015

Jokowi’s environmental commitments in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Feb 2015

Santander Bank cuts off APRIL due to deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Feb 2015

Chinese banks funding rainforest destruction in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Feb 2015

Banco Santander targeted over deforestation link

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Feb 2015

Forestry giant’s zero deforestation commitment put to test

Robert S. Eshelman 5 Feb 2015

Despite green promise, Indonesian forestry giant continues to destroy forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Feb 2015

Indonesia’s moratorium not enough to achieve emissions reduction target

Robert S. Eshelman 20 Jan 2015

Indonesia to weaken peatlands protection to support plantations

Loren Bell 8 Jan 2015

Featured video: new documentary highlights ‘Sumatra Burning’

Jeremy Hance 5 Jan 2015

Amazonian peatlands store mega carbon

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Dec 2014

Palm oil facilitates large-scale illegal logging in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Dec 2014

Indonesia sets reference level for cutting deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Dec 2014

Pulp and paper giant violating its sustainability policy

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Dec 2014

Indonesia to audit licenses of palm oil companies that clear peatlands

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Nov 2014

‘No forests, no cash’: palm oil giants commit to sustainability, but will they follow through?

Ethan Harfenist 21 Oct 2014

Push to undermine Indonesia’s new president could stymie environmental progress, say NGOs

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Oct 2014

Plantation companies in Sumatra failing to meet fire prevention standards

Loren Bell 14 Oct 2014

Rogue palm oil company appeals deforestation case to Indonesia’s supreme court

Loren Bell 14 Oct 2014

Report rates palm oil companies on sustainability commitments

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Oct 2014

Despite high deforestation, Indonesia making progress on forests, says Norwegian official

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Oct 2014

High Court denies appeal by palm oil company that cleared protected peat forest

Loren Bell 30 Sep 2014

Palm oil giants announce deforestation moratorium — effective immediately

Mongabay.com 20 Sep 2014

After 12 years, Indonesia finally ratifies transboundary haze agreement

Loren Bell 19 Sep 2014

Indonesia’s forests so damaged they burn whether or not there’s drought

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Aug 2014

Big palm oil companies move forward on carbon study

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Aug 2014

Half of Riau’s oil palm plantations are illegal

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Aug 2014

Aceh’s largest peat swamp at risk from palm oil

Loren Bell 11 Aug 2014

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