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UNTIL RSPO'S 8TH ANNUAL MEETING PALM OIL'S BLOODY BUSINESS CONTINUES The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established in 2004 in order to meet a…
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New report: Food, Fuel, or Forests? Charting A Responsible U.S. Role in Global Palm Oil Expansion
8 November 2010
New report: Food, Fuel, or Forests? Charting A Responsible U.S. Role in Global Palm Oil Expansion Download the full report here (PDF 10MB) NWF's new…
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Deforestation falls, but rainforest damage surges in Brazil in Sept Despite the worst drought on record in the region, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during…
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Illegal logging rampant in Vietnam
1 November 2010
Illegal logging rampant in VietnamIllegal logging is rampant in Vietnam, according to a new report from the the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's General…
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Embattled palm oil company seeks redemption from certification body Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) and its subsidiaries, Indonesia-based PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources & Technology (SMART) and…
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Brazil's national development bank found guilty of driving Amazon deforestation BNDES, Brazil's national development bank, contributed to Amazon deforestation by lending billions of dollars to…
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Forest logging zones in Malaysia to be converted for oil palm
25 October 2010
Forest logging zones in Malaysia to be converted for oil palm The government of Terengganu, a state in peninsular Malaysia, will clear forests along its…
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Oil palm plantation fires driving air pollution in Singapore
24 October 2010
Oil palm plantation fires driving air pollution in Singapore Oil palm plantation fires in Sumatra are contributing to air pollution in Singapore, according to Indonesia's…
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