Asia Pacific Resources International Limited, an Indonesian logging company, may be kicked out of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development for failing to end clearing Indonesian rainforest and peatland. Read more below to find out what some organizations think APRIL should do and why. Read more at Mongabay. Read more...
A palm oil company that destroyed valuable land and habitats has been fined millions of dollars in compensation as well has millions to restore the forest that was destroyed. Read more below to find out what this company destroyed and how they plan on dealing with this ruling. Read more...
Paleoecologists have found sparse but strong evidence showing that humans in Southeast Asia have been actively managing forests for over ten thousand years. Read more below to find out how these findings may help indigenous people fight against evictions from their native lands by major companies. Read more on Mongabay....
WikiLeaks has released a draft text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership that strips away many key environmental safeguards and has angered several environmental groups. Read more below to find out what is being negotiated and how environmental groups have to say on this issue. Read more on Mongabay. Read more about...
A new investigation by environmental groups shows that palm oil producers misled local farmers resulting in disputed community land contract agreements between the two groups. Read more below to find out the surprising way that the palm oil companies and the Indonesian government are addressing these grievances. Read more at...
An environmental group has accused a logging company of clearing natural forests and is asking that the company’s certification for logging be revoked. Read more below to find out what abuses the company is accused of as well as the numerous responses to these accusations. Read more at Mongabay. Read...
Indonesian police have arrested wildlife trafficking suspects and thousands of dollars worth of animal parts after a long undercover investigation. Read more below about what their sentence may be and what this means for poachers and the Indonesian government. Read more at Mongabay. Read about wildlife conservation efforts, and then...
Indonesian courts have found a palm oil company guilty of destroying forest meant for orangutan habitat justly resulting in millions of dollars of fines. Read more below about the ruling and what it means for the future of the rainforests and its inhabitants in Indonesia and Borneo. Read more at...
2013 was full of major developments in efforts to understand and protect the world’s tropical rainforests. We hope that in 2014 we can sustainably learn even more. Read more below to find out last years top stories. Read more at Mongabay. Read more about the rainforests, particularly in Borneo, and...
For the first time in almost two decades, palm oil exports are expected to decrease. Read more below about why the demand is falling and what this means for the future of palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia. Read more on Mongabay. Read more about palm oil, the join...
