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DRC communities turn up heat on EU lenders funding palm oil giant PHC
On May 24, 2024, clashes broke out between members of a local community and security guards at an oil palm plantation in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the latest such incident in a long-running dispute over some 58,000 hect…Christophe Assogba (Conservation news)
The Republican attack on higher ed pretends to be ideological. But follow the money: it's just grift.
They see a giant pot of taxpayer dollars and have figured out how to take it for themselves and their friends while driving students into debt and diverting resources from the people who actually do the work that makes universities what they're supposed to be.
Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts
In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies.Garrett Shanley (The Independent Florida Alligator)
News: Many #carbon credit ventures in the #Amazon overlap with publicly protected lands, generating millions in profits illegally.
Companies buying these credits include #Netflix #Delta and #AirFrance with projects covering an area six times the size of Maryland.
Brazilian authorities are starting to investigate, uncovering fraud and improper land claims. #landrights #corruption #BoycottPalmOil #Gold #Mining #BoycottGold https://www.ehn.org/carbon-credit-schemes-profit-from-protected-amazon-lands-2668808390.html
Carbon credit schemes profit from protected Amazon lands
A Washington Post investigation reveals that many carbon credit projects in the Brazilian Amazon illegally use protected public lands and fail to share profits with local communities.EHN Curators (EHN)
Monsanto Roundup trial win overturned by Oregon court
The case at the heart of the new ruling is one of more than 100,000 brought in US courts.Carey Gillam (EHN)
Indonesian court acquits former official in grisly palm oil slavery case
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court has acquitted a former government official accused of human trafficking after people were found in cages near his palm oil plantation, a ruling the country’s rights body said on Tuesday signalled impunity for state actors…Reuters (New Straits Times)
@transparency finds #Indonesian #palmoil industry is susceptible to #corruption and murky corporate, government, #financial links. Don't trust palm oil, instead #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/05/14/transparency-international-report-corruption-and-corporate-capture-in-indonesias-top-50-palm-oil-companies/ via
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Transparency International: Corruption of Indonesian Palm Oil
According to a May 2023 report by Transparency International, the top 50 palm oil companies in Indonesia are beset by deep problems: a lack of transparency in company ownership and who are the ulti…Palm Oil Detectives
#Humanrights #Fossilfuels #corruption
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.www.wrm.org.uy
Indonesian palm oil firm clashes with villagers it allegedly shortchanged
JAKARTA — A dispute simmering for years has erupted into conflict between villagers and a palm oil company on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi over the latter’s failure to abide by a profit-sharing scheme.hayat (Conservation news)
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https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/03/air-pollution-from-palm-oil-deforestation-is-a-human-rights-issue-affecting-everyone-in-s-e-asia/
Air pollution from palm oil deforestation is a human rights issue affecting everyone in Asia
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
Latest cartoon on the right's plans to destroy the "administrative state" and replace government workers with cronies under the next Republican president
#authoritarianism #climatechange #climatecrisis #corruption #cartoon #uspol
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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…Palm Oil Detectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/05/14/transparency-international-report-corruption-and-corporate-capture-in-indonesias-top-50-palm-oil-companies/
Transparency International report: corruption and corporate capture in Indonesia’s Top 50 palm oil companies
According to a May 2023 report by Transparency International, the top 50 palm oil companies in Indonesia are beset by deep problems: a lack of transparency in company ownership and who are the ulti…Palm Oil Detectives
Transparency International report: corruption and corporate capture in Indonesia’s Top 50 palm oil companies
According to a May 2023 report by Transparency International, the top 50 palm oil companies in Indonesia are beset by deep problems: a lack of transparency in company ownership and who are the ulti…Palm Oil Detectives