Promises in Practice
Policies seeking to halt the environmental and social damage of palm oil production are proving to be only a partial success. Major palm oil companies have increasingly adopted ambitious ‘no…
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Vietnam in Violation: Action required on fake CITES permits for rosewood trade
A briefing highlighting serious violations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) by the Government of Vietnam, as evidenced in a formal submission from the Government of…
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The Loss of Our Forest and Peatland
Our latest joint report with the Independent Forest Monitoring Network in Indonesia (aka JPIK) reveals systematic and extensive encroachment into forests as well as illegal logging in Sebangau National Park.…
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Sustainable palm oil and deforestation: Double Standards
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is currently revising the standards it requires oil palm growers to meet to be certified as “sustainable”. The RSPO’s current standards, adopted in…
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In Our Palms
To meet its pledge to halt deforestation, the European Union needs to act to reduce the deforestation footprint of the commodities it imports, including palm oil. Existing methods to alleviate…
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Serial Offender – Vietnam’s continued imports of illegal Cambodian timber
A year after we exposed how corrupt Government officials and military personnel in Vietnam are complicit in smuggling huge quantities of illegal timber from Cambodia, new investigations reveal the industrial-scale…
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A Tale of Two Laws
The US Lacey Act prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any foreign law that protects plants. The European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)…
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Impact Report 2016
We have a proud history of driving real, significant change across our four key programmes of work – Climate, Forests, Ocean and Wildlife. Here you can see for yourself the…
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Still Permitting Crime
A joint report with our partner the Independent Forest Monitoring Network (Jaringan Pemantau Independen Kehutanan, or JPIK) reveals how a palm oil plantation established and developed illegally in 2013 and…
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Repeat Offender: Vietnam’s persistent trade in illegal timber
Corrupt Government officials and military personnel in Vietnam are complicit in smuggling huge quantities of illegal timber from Cambodia. Those involved are pocketing millions of dollars in bribes from timber…
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