SAVE River’s on-going campaign tour in Europe has seen a lot of successful discussions and meetings with government representatives including civil societies, non-government organizations, and the corporate sector. Read more below to find out the results of these meetings and where the team of activists is headed next. Read more...
Indonesia is one of the most wonderful places on Earth but it has such a poor record of conservation and environmental management that environmentalists can’t help but complain. But no matter how upset environmentalists get at the devastation, fighting to save the wildlife is worth every second. Read more on...
Researchers at Oxford University have found that large dams cost so much money and take so long to build that they may not be economically viable. Add the environmental and social impacts in the surrounding areas and it is easy to see that dams are not worth the trouble. Read...
Yet another company has committed to greener palm oil, this time a major agriculture company called Archer Daniels Midland. Read more below to find out how they plan to enforce these new standards and why some believe this new policy still needs to be strengthened. Read more on Mongabay. Read...
At the 2014 Forest Asia Summit, the current Indonesian President has expressed his hope that his successor would be able to prolong the ban on new logging and plantation concessions he introduced in 2011. Read more below to find out how this ban has helped reduce deforestation and what he said still needs...
A new study that evaluated six countries found that carbon emissions from selective logging operations in tropical rainforests are roughly a sixth of those from outright forest clearing. Read more to find out how scientists figured out this data and why this study is one of the most accurate estimates of...
Girl Scout cookies still aren’t necessarily free of rainforest destruction and social conflict despite a high-profile campaign that caused the company to adopt a comprehensive zero deforestation policy. Read more below to find why many environmental groups are saying that the RSPO “Green Palm Certificate” is not enough. Read more on...
Palm oil has long been a source of conflict in areas with tropical rainforests. This is especially true in Indonesia where thousands of acres of vital rainforests and other habitats have been degraded and destroyed. Read more below to find out why Indonesia’s land has been managed so poorly. Read...
The Malaysian Palm Oil NGO Coalition (MPONGOC) has urged Malaysian banks, palm oil associations, and other government-backed institutions to commit to standards in the palm oil industry or risk falling behind a broader movement that exclude deforestation and social conflict from their supply chains. Read more below to find out who...
Timber, logging, palm oil, and mining industry areas have accounted for nearly 45 percent of deforestation in Indonesia between 2000 and 2010, finds a new study. Read more below to find out just how much forest has been lost and which industry is the worst offender. Read more at Mongabay....
