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RSPO suspension of Brazil palm oil exporter tied to Mongabay land-grabbing report

Karla Mendes 29 Mar 2023

‘Then they shot me’: Land conflict and murder in Ucayali, Peru

Yvette Sierra Praeli 12 Oct 2017

Poor grade for Malaysia, Singapore brands in palm oil sustainability: WWF

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Sep 2017

Palm oil giant FGV will ‘endeavor to rehabilitate’ peatlands it trashed in Borneo

Basten Gokkon 13 Sep 2017

Philippine palm oil plan ‘equals corruption and land-grabbing,’ critics say

Brad Miller 31 Aug 2017

Doubts cloud Kenya’s renewed palm oil ambitions

David Njagi 21 Aug 2017

A clouded future: Asia’s enigmatic clouded leopard threatened by palm oil

Sean Mowbray 17 Aug 2017

Mammal numbers high in logged tropical forests, study finds

John Cannon 16 Aug 2017

International investment blamed for violence and oppression in Sarawak

Jenny Denton 15 Aug 2017

Big forests, big ag: Are rainforests the right place for industrial agriculture? (commentary)

Glenn Hurowitz 20 Jul 2017

Norway bans government purchasing of palm oil biofuel

Morgan Erickson-Davis 13 Jun 2017

FSC to investigate Korean conglomerate’s palm oil operations in Indonesia

Mike Gaworecki 7 Jun 2017

Philippines’ indigenous Higaonon fight for return of ancestral land

Brad Miller 1 Jun 2017

Industry-NGO coalition releases toolkit for making ‘No Deforestation’ commitments a reality on the ground

Mike Gaworecki 10 May 2017

Processed palm oil in Liberia. Photo by Antoshananarivo via Wikimedia Commons.

In Liberia, a battered palm oil industry adjusts to new rules

Ashoka Mukpo 10 May 2017

‘Killed, forced, afraid’: Philippine palm oil legacy incites new fears

Brad Miller 9 May 2017

RSPO freezes palm oil company’s operations in Papua

Alice Cuddy 7 May 2017

Study finds there are ways to mitigate deforestation risks of palm oil expansion in Africa

Mike Gaworecki 20 Apr 2017

Two Chaco Chachalacas in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Photo by Dario Sanches via Wikimedia Commons.

Jurisdictional certification approach aims to strengthen protections against deforestation

Tara MacIsaac 4 Apr 2017

Almost 1M hectares ‘missing’ from land holdings of major palm oil companies

Benji Jones 29 Mar 2017

As Thailand ramps up its palm oil sector, peat forests feel the pressure

Demelza Stokes 24 Mar 2017

Oil palm plantation in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

HSBC to stop financing deforestation-linked palm oil firms

Alice Cuddy 3 Mar 2017

Forests provide a nutritional boon to some communities, research shows

Mongabay.com 2 Mar 2017

Environmental costs, benefits and possibilities: Q&A with anthropologist Eben Kirksey

John Cannon 28 Feb 2017

Survival of nearly 10,000 orangutans in Borneo oil palm estates at stake

Erik Meijaard, Marc Ancrenaz 27 Feb 2017

What happens when the soy and palm oil boom ends?

Rhett A. Butler 21 Feb 2017

Latin America palm oil production doubled since 2001 without massive uptick in deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 14 Feb 2017

Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights

John Cannon 13 Feb 2017

Will there really be enough sustainable palm oil for the whole market?

Tara MacIsaac 7 Feb 2017

Documenting the consequences of palm oil production beyond Southeast Asia

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2017

Honduran politicians, US aid implicated in killings of environmentalists

Sandra Cuffe 1 Feb 2017

Want to be a responsible palm oil firm? Follow these reporting guidelines

Mongabay.com 25 Jan 2017

Nutella manufacturer: Palm oil in product is ‘safe’, despite cancer concerns

John Cannon 15 Jan 2017

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