Palm Oil Greenwashing Poised to Destroy Protected Biosphere in Chiapas, Mexico

Situated on Mexico’s lush and biodiverse Pacific coast is La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve – One of Mexico’s most spectacular natural treasures. Now the government and palm oil business…

Mondelēz

Despite the virtue-signalling of the palm oil certification body the RSPO, Mondelez’s so-called “sustainable” palm oil is linked to 37.000ha of palm oil deforestation since 2016 (…

Eyewitness Story: The Last Village by Dr Setia Budhi

A lone Dayak village in Borneo surrounded by palm oil plantations has held out for 14 years and resisted corporate infiltration by global palm oil giants. My name is Dr Setia Budhi, I am a Dayak et…

How Brands Exploit “Green” Certification

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit “green” certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

BP Scraps Target of Reducing Oil Production by 2030

Oil major BP has scrapped its goal of reducing oil and gas production by the end of the decade, angering environmental groups.

Terrifying Tale of Halloween: Palm Oil Ecocide in Your Treats!

This #Halloween, as you revel in the spooky tales and creepy costumes, remember that the most terrifying tale of all isn’t enjoyable folklore—it’s the horrifying truth about #palmoil. T…

Southeast Asia’s highly anticipated environmental rights declaration ‘watered down’, say critics | Dialogue Earth

Civil society groups express concern over the draft declaration’s failure to adequately acknowledge “Indigenous peoples”, among other shortcomings

Zoologist and TV Presenter Dr George McGavin: In His Own Words

Dr George McGavin FLS FRGS Hon. FSB Hon. FRES studied Zoology at Edinburgh University, followed by a PhD in entomology at Imperial College and the Natural History Museum in London. After 25 years a…

Palm Oil Greenwashing Poised to Destroy Protected Biosphere in Chiapas, Mexico

Situated on Mexico’s lush and biodiverse Pacific coast is La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve – One of Mexico’s most spectacular natural treasures. Now the government and palm oil business…

The New Merchants of Doubt: How Big Meat and Dairy Avoid Climate Action • Changing Markets

Tree planting offset project in Sierra Leone: USD 2.5 million from BP but no community consent | World Rainforest Movement

A report documents how a tree planting carbon project in Port Loko, Sierra Leone is violating the country’s community rights laws and risks locking families into 50-year contracts. The British oil company BP has already paid USD 2.

Certification Ecolabels’ Dubious “Sustainability”: 30 Years of Deceit and Violence

Ecolabels like RSPO and FSC are involved in networks of extensive greenwashing. They exist to conceal corporations’ environmental damage rather than fighting it. With three decades dubious pr…

Eyewitness Story by Dr Setia Budhi: The Last Village

A lone Dayak village in Borneo surrounded by palm oil plantations has held out for 14 years and resisted corporate infiltration by global palm oil giants. My name is Dr Setia Budhi, I am a Dayak et…

Palm Oil Greenwashing Poised to Destroy Protected Biosphere in Chiapas, Mexico

Situated on Mexico’s lush and biodiverse Pacific coast is La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve – One of Mexico’s most spectacular natural treasures. Now the government and palm oil business…

Africa: Species Endangered by Palm Oil Deforestation

Côte d’IvoireNigeriaLiberiaDemocratic Republic of CongoGhana As parts of Asia’s rainforests are almost completely destroyed by palm oil, attention of palm oil companies has shifted towa…

Papua New Guinea & West Papua: Species Endangered by Palm Oil Deforestation

As the rainforest habitats are destroyed in Indonesia, Indonesian and Chinese oil palm processing companies are switching focus towards Papua New Guinea, Africa and South America to keep up with de…

World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’

Institutions alleged to have given billions of dollars to oil and gas companies involved in projects that are harming the rainforests

South America: Species Endangered by Palm Oil Deforestation

As the lush equatorial rainforests of South East Asia are exhausted, increasingly focus is being placed on parts of Central and South America. Oil Palm is a growing commodity there and is found in …

PalmWatch Shines A Light on #PalmOil Corruption, #Greenwashing and #Deforestation

A groundbreaking open-source tool by the University of Chicago called PalmWatch, shines a light on the darkest parts of the palm oil industry.PalmWatch is a ...

✂️ Dr Salvador Aznar Benitah - Palmitic Acid - Palm Oil - Processed Foods - CD36 - Metastasis - Cancers

59 seconds · Clipped by Rajan Naidu · Original video "Five short stories about stem cells and cancer" by Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)

How meat and milk companies are racing to ease your climate guilt

A climate-friendly hamburger? A carbon-neutral glass of milk? As companies make bold claims, a heated debate erupts.

Behind The Green Lie of Sustainable Aviation Biofuel (SAF)

“Sustainable” Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a biofuel alternative to using fossil fuels for powering planes and cars. SAF is being aggressively marketed by multiple industries as a greener alt…

What is Halloween’s most terrifying tale? Palm oil greenwashing and ecocide contained in your favourite treats!

This #Halloween, as you revel in the spooky tales and creepy costumes, remember that the most terrifying tale of all isn’t enjoyable folklore—it’s the horrifying truth about #palmoil. T…