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Palm Oil Threatens Ancient Noken Weaving in West Papua
Colonial palm oil and sugarcane causing the loss of West Papuansā cultural identity. Land grabs force communities from forests, threatening Noken weavingPalm Oil Detectives
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How āconservationā became a cover for land grabbing from Cebuās Cantipla farmers
By Salome Lapiten The land knows no master. Yet it recognizes a farmerās calloused hands, worn with the same cracks that run through the barren land. ItAninaw Productions (Altermidya - People's Alternative Media Network)
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Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand
MAE CHAM/OMKOI, Thailand āĀ Rain lashed down in the northern Thai village of Nong Krating as Sawattiphon Wongkasettakon described the worsening air pollution that sweeps in through the mountains here each year.Philip Jacobson (Mongabay)
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Hello Resisters! Here we are in December, a month of celebrations and reflection. We have been through NO KINGS, Good Trouble Lives On, NO KINGS 2.0, and more during 2025.Mobilize
Violence for Palm Oil Against Peasant Communities in Honduras Meets Resistance
In the AguĆ”n Valley of northern Honduras, peasant communities reclaiming ancestral lands face increasing violence and intimidation from armed groups linked to organised crime. The Dinant Corporatioā¦Palm Oil Detectives
Papuaās āEmpty Landsā: A Dangerous Myth Displacing Indigenous Peoples
Challenge a dangerous colonial myth that West Papua is an āempty landā. This only serves the colonial domination of Indonesia not ancient tribes living there!Palm Oil Detectives
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Intāl mission urges cancellation of HAPI Incās IFMA, links palm oil expansion to climate injustice and militarization in Candoni,Ā Negros
The Negros Island contingent of the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ILSM) has urged the government to revoke the Integrated ForestPaghimutad (Altermidya - People's Alternative Media Network)
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In the Shadow of COP30, Brazil is Stripping Rainforest of Protections
While the city of BelƩm steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of ParƔ state, a federal government agency is planning to hand over a large area of the Amazon rainforest to illegal cattle ranches.Human Rights Watch
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What is the government afraid of? - Amazon Frontlines
What is the government afraid of? Ecuadorās government is freezing the bank accounts of Indigenous...Amazon Frontlines
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UN Special Rapporteur documents complaints and regional threats against environmental defenders under the Aarhus convention - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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āOur goal is by 2020 to have none of our products linked to deforestation.ā LāOrealās website statement on palm oil This target has been and gone. Still, enormous environmenā¦Palm Oil Detectives
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Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in ParĆ”, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.Human Rights Watch
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NestlĆ© is destroying rainforests, releasing mega-tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, and killing hundreds of endangered species. Once these animals are gone ā they are gone for good. See Neā¦Palm Oil Detectives
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Despite the virtue-signalling of the palm oil certification body the RSPO, Mondelezās so-called āsustainableā palm oil is linked to 37.000ha of palm oil deforestation since 2016 (ā¦Palm Oil Detectives
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Intāl mission urges cancellation of HAPI Incās IFMA, links palm oil expansion to climate injustice and militarization in Candoni,Ā Negros
The Negros Island contingent of the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ILSM) has urged the government to revoke the Integrated ForestPaghimutad (Altermidya - People's Alternative Media Network)
āSustainableā Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
Research reveals no significant difference between RSPO-certified āsustainableā palm oil and non-certified palm in Indonesian land conflicts. Boycott palm oil!Palm Oil Detectives
Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in ParĆ”, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.Human Rights Watch
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The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of
New report alleges British links to human rights and environmental crises in West Papua, Indonesia.The Conversation
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must halt Liberian palm oil companyās abuses (commentary)
In the forests of southeastern Liberia, fear is resounding over what the future may hold. For more than a decade, communities in Sinoe county have struggled against palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), which has razed more than 1,000 hectaā¦Erik Hoffner (Conservation news)
Indonesian islandās traditional residents face relocation for āsustainableā project | Dialogue Earth
With government-mandated relocation looming, a Riau Islands community has been fighting to prevent their ancestral villages and coast from being harmedMohammad Yunus (åƹčÆå°ē)
74 countries have now ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas. Why hasnāt NZ?
The High Seas Treaty comes into force in January. New Zealand lags behind on several fronts, including marine protection and recognition of MÄori customary rights.The Conversation
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Guatemala becomes the deadliest country for environmental defenders | Dialogue Earth
New Global Witness report shows over 80% of all environment-related killings last year occurred in Latin AmericaFermĆn Koop (åƹčÆå°ē)
UN accuses Indonesiaās No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses
JAKARTA ā The United Nations has called out Indonesiaās No. 2 palm oil company for alleged human rights and environmental abuses, the first time it has singled out a company rather than the industry. Various U.N.Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
Guaranteeing Ecocide: The Green Lie of Palm Oil Certification
For decades, the palm oil industry, backed by the RSPO, has misled consumers with the false promise of āsustainableā palm oil. Behind this green faƧade lies a brutal reality of deforestā¦Palm Oil Detectives
#News: Villagers in #Cameroon are fighting back as #palmoil giant #Socapalm invades and takes their ancestral land š“š«. Police used tear gas on protesters, and the government is silent. @palmoildetect.bsky.social #BoycottPalmOil #HumanRights #WorkersRights news.mongabay.com/short-articlā¦
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Palm oil giant Socapalm still planting on disputed land in Cameroon as villagers seek redress
A land dispute between residents of a Cameroonian village and a major palm oil company remains unresolved despite protests and requests for meetings with authorities, NGOs and community members say.Conservation news
Forest 500 report finds only 9% of companies assessed have a public commitment to not tolerate attacks on defenders - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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Colonial Palm Oil Threatens Ancient Noken Weaving in West Papua
A powerful new indigenous art exhibition has highlighted the tragic loss of #WestPapuaās cultural identity due to #deforestation for #palmoil and #sugarcane monoculture plantations. A situation perā¦Palm Oil Detectives
Deforestation is killing people by raising local temperatures
Deforestation doesnāt just fuel climate changeāit makes people hotter. A new study finds tropical forest loss raises local temperatures, and is linked to 28,000 heat-related deaths annually.Conservation news
Where have all the flowers gone?
One of my most memorable interspecies encounters was many years ago with an orangutan in a nature reserve in Sabah on the island of Borneo.johnmenadue.com
#News: In #Indonesia, hashtags have become weapons to wield against #humanrights and #environmental activists who face government censorship and criminalisation. Fight #corruption @palmoildetect.bsky.social #WorkersRights 360info.org/hashtags-hurt-hashā¦
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Hashtags hurt, hashtags heal too - 360
The arrests of activists, the influence of algorithms, and the surge of publicĀ frustration are revealing how social media is actively fueling Indonesiaās ongoing democratic reckoning.ria.ernunsari@360info.org (360)
Palm oil giant Socapalm still planting on disputed land in Cameroon as villagers seek redress
A land dispute between residents of a Cameroonian village and a major palm oil company remains unresolved despite protests and requests for meetings with authorities, NGOs and community members say.Conservation news