Satellite images show deforestation for palm oil plantations has resumed in West Papua
Satellite images acquired by EIA reveal that the clearing of tropical forests for palm oil has resumed in Indonesia’s West Papua after years of inactivity
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Indonesia must act to protect its forests and root out corruption and illegality from palm oil sector
The Government of Indonesia has been urged renew its three-year ban on converting its Forest Estate to new palm oil plantations amid mounting fears that it may abandon it.
Indonesia must act to protect forests and root out corruption and illegality from its palm oil sector
The Government of Indonesia has been urged renew its three-year ban on converting its Forest Estate to new palm oil plantations amid mounting fears that it may abandon it
Deforestation and Deregulation – Indonesia’s policies and implications for its palm oil sector
Here we analyse Indonesia’s key policies related to palm oil sustainability and deregulation, including the potential impacts of the newly passed UUCK.
Burning Questions – Credibility of sustainable palm oil still illusive
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is one of the world’s most well-known certification schemes. Its environmental and social standards are often ranked highly and yet it continues to face criticism, eroding trust in its brand.
EIA response to Palm Oil Monitor article ‘Indonesia picks up allies in WTO palm fight’
An article on Palm Oil Monitor last week made false allegations against the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), claiming we are being funded by UK AID to help further a fictitious European Union policy seeking to undermine Indonesian farmers by stopping them from exporting palm oil to the EU