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https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/park-rangers-armed-guards-indonesia-takes-risky-approach-forest-protection?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
From park rangers to armed guards: Indonesia takes a risky approach to forest protection
A militarised approach to conservation risks creating a climate of fear rather than fostering genuine collaboration.www.lowyinstitute.org
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https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/05/28/quince-monitor-banggai-island-monitor-varanus-melinus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Quince Monitor (Banggai Island Monitor) Varanus melinus
The Quince Monitor Varanus melinus get their name from the spectacular bright yellow of their skin. This is a rare and elusive species of #monitor #lizard that lives in only one location in #Indone…Palm Oil Detectives
Judges charged in Indonesian bribery scandal after clearing palm oil giants of corruption https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/judges-charged-in-indonesian-bribery-scandal-after-clearing-palm-oil-giants-of-corruption/
#Indonesia #environment #corruption #PalmOil #PermataHijau #Wilmar #MusimMas
Judges charged in Indonesian bribery scandal after clearing palm oil giants of corruption
JAKARTA — Prosecutors in Indonesia have charged four judges and two lawyers accused of bribery in a recently concluded trial involving palm oil giants Permata Hijau, Wilmar and Musim Mas.Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
#Palmoil 🌴 #nickel 🧺 and #paper 📰 #deforestation in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 has accelerated the frequency and severity of extreme weather: #floods and #landslides as seen in #Sumatra. Fight back and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
Deforestation-driven Climate Change Intensifies Natural Disasters in Indonesia
Deforestation in Indonesia is worsening the impact of severe weather events such as floods and landslides, as seen in West Sumatra in March 2024. Environmental groups cite deforestation and environ…Palm Oil Detectives
Penalising foreign co's for #palmoil and #timber #deforestation in #Indonesia and #Malaysia has been hampered by #cronyism and #corruption at the highest levels of government. #TheAirWeShare #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Air Pollution from Palm Oil: A Human Rights Issue
Forest-fire haze drifting from Indonesia to neighbouring countries every dry season has eluded efforts to curb it. Land clearing by burning is prohibited in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, penalis…Palm Oil Detectives
Sulawesi Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis
The Sulawesi Babirusa also known as the North Sulawesi Babirusa are wild pigs are found on Sulawesi Island along with nearby islands Lembeh, Buton, and Muna in #Indonesia. They have a mottled grey-…Palm Oil Detectives
New #research #study 🧐 reveals "sustainable" #palmoil isn't any better for workers. RSPO-certified and non-certified co's in #Indonesia use violence and intimidation for #landgrabbing. Take action and #BoycottPalmOil ✊ #humanrights🌴🚫
New Research Reveals: “Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
New research published in the journal Political Geography reveals that there is no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” palm oil companies and non-certified ones …Palm Oil Detectives
Penalising foreign co's for #palmoil and #timber #deforestation in #Indonesia and #Malaysia has been hampered by #cronyism and #corruption at the highest levels of government. #TheAirWeShare #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Air Pollution from Palm Oil: A Human Rights Issue
Forest-fire haze drifting from Indonesia to neighbouring countries every dry season has eluded efforts to curb it. Land clearing by burning is prohibited in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, penalis…Palm Oil Detectives
Illegal #wildlife #crime is rampant in #Indonesia, from #birds to #orangutans, to coral. Trafficking online is worth $852.6mil USD per year. Indonesia is falling short on its response. Story via @360info_global #Boycott4Wildlife #extinction @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-78G
Lax Laws in Indonesia Turn Blind Eye To Animal Trafficking
When Indonesian prosecutors went after the leader of an illegal wildlife syndicate operating near the Malacca Strait, they relied on the country’s then relatively new 2019 Quarantine Act to seek a …Palm Oil Detectives
How does Indonesia’s palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?
Booming global demand for the vegetable oil is spurring deforestation in Indonesia. Indonesia accounts for more than half of the global palm oil supply, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil t…Palm Oil Detectives
Sumatran elephants: Surrounded by palm oil and nobody knows how many are left alive!
Sumatran elephants in Indonesia’s North Aceh district are being increasingly encircled by shrinking patches of forest. Their home is being destroyed primarily for oil palm plantations. Ongoing atte…Palm Oil Detectives
The Thomas's #Langur has striking stripes 🐵🐒🤎 They're #vulnerable due to forest clearance for #palmoil and #timber in #Sumatra #Indonesia 🇮🇩 Protect this rare #monkey when you shop and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️🩸🤮🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/24/thomass-langur-presbytis-thomasi/
Thomas’s Langur Presbytis thomasi
Thomas’s Langur, also known as the North Sumatran Leaf #Monkey is famous for their bold facial stripes giving them a handsome profile. These monkeys are endemic to the lush forests of northern Suma…Palm Oil Detectives
Quince Monitor #Lizards are named for their bright yellow skin and muscular bodies💛🍋🦎. They are #endangered 😿😭 by #palmoil #deforestation in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 Help them when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🩸☠️🚜🔥🧐🙊⛔️
http://palmoildetectives.com/2023/05/28/quince-monitor-banggai-island-monitor-varanus-melinus/
Quince Monitor (Banggai Island Monitor) Varanus melinus
The Quince Monitor Varanus melinus get their name from the spectacular bright yellow of their skin. This is a rare and elusive species of #monitor #lizard that lives in only one location in #Indone…Palm Oil Detectives
Sulawesi Babirusa are wild #pigs 🐷🐖🩷 with big tusks in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 They are #vulnerable from #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting in Sulawesi. Fight for their survival, be #vegan 🥦🍅 and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🩸☠️🚫
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/04/14/sulawesi-babirusa-babyrousa-celebensis/
Sulawesi Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis
The Sulawesi Babirusa also known as the North Sulawesi Babirusa are wild pigs are found on Sulawesi Island along with nearby islands Lembeh, Buton, and Muna in #Indonesia. They have a mottled grey-…Palm Oil Detectives
Today is #WorldWaterDay. A New report by Thomson Reuters shows just how devastating ramping up #palmoil production in #Indonesia would be for global #climatechange 🔥🌱 #animal and #plant extinction and air #pollution. Take action when you shop and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8Vs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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How does Indonesia’s palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?
Booming global demand for the vegetable oil is spurring deforestation in Indonesia. Indonesia accounts for more than half of the global palm oil supply, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil t…Palm Oil Detectives
Sumatran elephants: Surrounded by palm oil and nobody knows how many are left alive!
Sumatran elephants in Indonesia’s North Aceh district are being increasingly encircled by shrinking patches of forest. Their home is being destroyed primarily for oil palm plantations. Ongoing atte…Palm Oil Detectives
Sulawesi Barbarusa are #pigs 🐷🐖🩷 with big tusks living in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 They are #vulnerable from #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting in Sulawesi. Fight for their survival, be #vegan 🥦🍅 and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🩸☠️🚫
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/04/14/sulawesi-babirusa-babyrousa-celebensis/
Sulawesi Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis
The Sulawesi Babirusa also known as the North Sulawesi Babirusa are wild pigs are found on Sulawesi Island along with nearby islands Lembeh, Buton, and Muna in #Indonesia. They have a mottled grey-…Palm Oil Detectives
Save the magnificent Sambar #deer, threatened in multiple countries like #India #Malaysia #Indonesia by #palmoil #deforestation and hunting. Fight for them by being #vegan and use your wallet as a weapon #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/09/01/sambar-deer-rusa-unicolor/
Sambar deer Rusa unicolor
The majestic Sambar deer, cloaked in hues ranging from light brown to dark gray, are distinguished by their rugged antlers and uniquely long tails. Adorned with a coat of coarse hair and marked by …Palm Oil Detectives
Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo
JAKARTA — The Indonesian Supreme Court has upheld a government decision to curb the expansion of a multibillion-dollar oil palm plantation project in the country’s easternmost region of Papua. In its Dec.Hayat Indriyatno (Conservation news)
Already #extinct in #Malaysia 🇲🇾 #India 🇮🇳 #Indonesia 🇮🇩 the Masked Finfoot is a unique #bird 🪿🩷 with unusual feet. #PalmOil #deforestation is a major threat. Help them when you #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️🤢🔥🧐🙊⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/05/masked-finfoot-heliopais-personatus/
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus
The masked finfoot is vanishing before our eyes. Once widespread across South and #SoutheastAsia, fewer than 300 individuals remain alivw. Their numbers are in freefall due to habitat destruction, …Palm Oil Detectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/01/29/palm-oil-a-recipe-for-disaster-in-india/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Palm Oil: A Recipe for Disaster in India
Given the widespread destruction of rainforests and native biodiversity caused by oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, environmental experts and politicians are warning that the move to promote …Palm Oil Detectives
Painted Terrapin Batagur borneoensis
The painted terrapin, or painted river terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), is one of the most beautiful and critically endangered freshwater turtles in the world. Known for the vibrant markings display…Palm Oil Detectives
Hairy-nosed Otter Lutra sumatrana
The Hairy-nosed Otter is one of the world’s rarest and least understood otter species, native to Southeast Asia. Distinguished by the unique fur covering its rhinarium (nose), this elusive mammal i…Palm Oil Detectives
Yellow-handed Mitered Langur Presbytis melalophos
Yellow-handed Mitered Langur Presbytis melalophos Endangered The vividly colourful and cheeky yellow-handed mitered langur Presbytis melalophos are native to Sumatra, Indonesia. They are severely t…Palm Oil Detectives
Palmoil has been a disaster for #wildlife in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 Now #India's 🇮🇳 endangered animals: elephants 🐘 leopards 🐆 ungulates, monkeys 🐒 edge closer to extinction. Indians you must resist #palmoil #ecocide! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/01/29/palm-oil-a-recipe-for-disaster-in-india/
http://palmoildetectives.com/2023/01/29/palm-oil-a-recipe-for-disaster-in-india/
Palm Oil: A Recipe for Disaster in India
Given the widespread destruction of rainforests and native biodiversity caused by oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, environmental experts and politicians are warning that the move to promote …Palm Oil Detectives
Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina
The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina) is one of Southeast Asia’s most enigmatic birds. Once widespread throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, they have been marginalised to far-flung islands where the…Palm Oil Detectives
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The 🐒 Bangka #Slowloris is a rare fluffy #primate with a toxic bite 🤯 Rampant #ecocide of #palmoil #deforestation is a major threat along with #poaching in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 Fight for them and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🔥🩸☠️🧐⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2022/12/11/bangka-slow-loris-nycticebus-bancanus/
Bangka Slow Loris Nycticebus bancanus
Shy and elusive tiny #primates, Bangka Slow Lorises were last reported from the wild in 1937. If the Bangka Slow Loris is still alive then the burning of their habitat and conversion to agriculture…Palm Oil Detectives
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/tesso-nilo-national-park-deforestation-satellite-images/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Satellite imagery identifies disturbing problem in national park — here's why experts are concerned
Recent satellite images reveal the shocking extent of deforestation in Indonesia's Tesso Nilo National Park.Juliana Marino (The Cool Down)
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/coming-to-a-retailer-near-you-illegal-palm-oil-from-an-orangutan-haven/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven
JAKARTA — Illegal deforestation has reportedly surged to record levels in a wildlife reserve at the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that’s known as the “orangutan capital of the world.” A newly published report by U.S.Hayat Indriyatno (Conservation news)
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/21/sumatran-ground-cuckoo-carpococcyx-viridis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Sumatran Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis
The Sumatran Ground Cuckoo, a reclusive bird endemic to Sumatra’s dense forests who captivate with their distinctive iridescent plumage. They lived peacefully in the rainforest until its decimation…Palm Oil Detectives
Lax Laws in Indonesia Turn Blind Eye To Animal Trafficking
When Indonesian prosecutors went after the leader of an illegal wildlife syndicate operating near the Malacca Strait, they relied on the country’s then relatively new 2019 Quarantine Act to seek a …Palm Oil Detectives
The Southeast Asian Box #Turtle 🐢💚🫶 is rare and disappearing #reptile, they're #endangered due to #palmoil deforestation in #India 🇮🇳 #Indonesia 🇮🇩 and the #pet trade. Fight for them and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🤮🔥🧐⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/05/southeast-asian-box-turtle-cuora-amboinensis/
Southeast Asian Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis
The Southeast Asian Box #Turtle Cuora amboinensis, also known as the Amboina Box Turtle, Malayan Box Turtle, or Indonesian Box Turtle, is a freshwater #reptile species found across much of Southeas…Palm Oil Detectives