Indonesian forestry authorities have completed various performance evaluations, including of PT Alam Bukit Tigapuluh (ABT), a WWF Indonesia-controlled company granted an ecosystem restoration permit in July 2015 covering an area equivalent to more than […]
The Norwegian Parliament has voted to make Norway the first country in the world to ban biofuels based on palm oil linked to deforestation. The decision will be enforced from 2020. In a statement […]
A new government report released on Friday said the demolition of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, driven by illegal logging and the expansion of agriculture in the area, has reached its highest level in a decade, […]
Palm oil has emerged as a major source of controversy after a Christmas advert by supermarket chain Iceland was deemed too political by regulators. The advert, originally created by Greenpeace, features an orangutan mourning […]
Iceland had planned to make a splash this year in the hotly contested battle for the title of most memorable Christmas advert with a hard-hitting animated offering spotlighting the role of palm oil in […]
Dive Brief: – Nestlé has vowed to reach 100% “responsibly sourced” palm oil by 2020 and is using satellite technology to monitor suppliers and blacklist violators. It will make the list of compliant and […]
Jakarta. Environmentalists abseiled down storage tanks and unfurled banners at a palm oil refinery in Indonesia on Tuesday in protest at deforestation of the country’s tropical forests. They draped banners saying “drop dirty palm […]
Knowing where deforestation is happening is critical for efforts aimed at stopping or slowing it. Major breakthroughs toward this goal have been made over the previous few years, with NGOs harnessing the power of […]
An environmental NGO says the Forestry Stewardship Council’s reputation is at stake over a case of deforestation in Indonesia’s Papua province. The international forest protection agency has been considering a complaint laid by the […]
A searchable database of initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is now available through the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Launched in 2015 by the French Agricultural […]
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