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When deforestation, corruption and rights violations are just another palm oil family affair
We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuseEIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
Norway fund drops Eramet over Indonesia mine threatening forests, Indigenous tribe
JAKARTA — Norway’s $1.6 trillion state pension fund has dropped French miner Eramet from its investment portfolio over its role in a vast Indonesian nickel mine accused of destroying rainforest and threatening one of the world’s few remaining unconta…Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
Coral Cores Pinpoint Onset of Industrial Deforestation
Trace elements in coral reefs provide a timeline of how Borneo's rainforests have been altered by industry.Grace van Deelen (Eos)
Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus
The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), with their distinctive “Y” or “V” shaped chest patch and shaggy fur, are unique bears native to the Indian subcontinent. Once exploited as…Palm Oil Detectives
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising ey…Palm Oil Detectives
Brazilian three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus
The Brazilian three-banded #armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus, known as “tatu-bola” in Portuguese, is a rare and unique species native to #Brazil. With the ability to roll into a near-imp…Palm Oil Detectives
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Can lab-grown oils offer a sustainable alternative to ingredients linked to deforestation?
Traditional palm and cocoa butter supply chains can take months. SMEY’s lab-grown oils cut that down to only 30 days.Indrabati Lahiri (Euronews.com)
The intelligent and lively Brown Spider Monkeys 🐵🐒🤎 of the #Amazon are critically endangered from #beef and #palmoil #deforestation. 80% of their range is under threat. Support their survival and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife
Colgate-Palmolive
Despite global retail giant Colgate-Palmolive forming a coalition with other brands in 2020, virtue-signalling that they will stop all deforestation, they continue to do this – destroying rai…Palm Oil Detectives
Greenwash case hangs over Fonterra's Anchor brand despite sale
Greenpeace's anti-greenwash case against Fonterra set to continue despite sale of Fonterra's consumer brands to French dairy giant Lactalis.Rhiannon Mackie (Greenpeace Aotearoa)
Procter & Gamble
Despite decades of promises to end deforestation for palm oil Procter & Gamble or (P&G as they are also known) have continued sourcing palm oil that causes ecocide, indigenous landgrabbing,…Palm Oil Detectives
Blonde Capuchin Sapajus flavius
The blonde #capuchin (Sapajus flavius) is an enigmatic and critically endangered #primate found in the northeastern forests of Brazil. With their striking golden-yellow fur and intelligent, express…Palm Oil Detectives
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Warming due to tropical deforestation linked to 28,000 ‘excess’ deaths per year - Carbon Brief
Warming driven by deforestation caused an extra 28,000 heat-related deaths per year across Africa, South America and Asia over 2001-20, new research finds.Ayesha Tandon (Carbon Brief)
Without Tropical Forests, The World Would Be 1°c Warmer
#Research reveals the most comprehensive and detailed evidence to date that #forests are more important to the #climate (globally and locally) than we think due to the way in which they physically …Palm Oil Detectives
Uncovering The Glasswing Butterfly’s See-through Wings
Most butterflies sport colourful, eye-catching wings. But some species flit about using mostly transparent wings. Researchers have now uncovered the tricks that one of these — the glasswing butterf…Palm Oil Detectives
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 (…Palm Oil Detectives
Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli
The Rüppell’s Vulture is an enigmatic avian marvel soaring the African and European skies. Their powerful wings carry them aloft on streams of air to altitudes of 11,000 metres. From far abov…Palm Oil Detectives
Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli
The Rüppell’s Vulture is an enigmatic avian marvel soaring the African and European skies. Their powerful wings carry them aloft on streams of air to altitudes of 11,000 metres. From far abov…Palm Oil Detectives