Aviation's palm oil problem

As airlines worldwide scramble to source scarce SAF and polish their environmental credentials through carbon offsetting measures, criminals are seizing the opportunity to cash in. GRAHAM GREIG digs deeper.

Oil companies are burning off more gas from wells, polluting the air and heating the planet

A World Bank report found global flaring rose for a third straight year in 2025, spewing air pollution linked to preterm births and respiratory diseases.

Green fuel compromised by dirty trade – a look at Indonesia’s palm oil export scandal - EIA

We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse

Deforestation is just a symptom. The disease is de-governance (commentary)

For decades, deforestation has been treated as the central problem. It’s measured in hectares lost, monitored through satellites, and addressed through conservation programs, carbon mechanisms, and development interventions.

Greenhouse Gases Yield a Palm Oil Alternative

Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world. The consequences for the environment and climate are catastrophic. A research team has now succeeded in producing a high-quality substitute—from industrial emissions that harm the climate.

UK imports linked to deforestation size of Leeds since law delay

New analysis links UK imports to over 54,000 hectares of deforestation, as UK clarifies Northern Ireland deforestation trade rules after nearly five-year delay

South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino horn trafficking case

‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrest

Be Bold and Expand Kahurangi National Park

You can help protect Te Waikoropupū Springs, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and have some of the clearest water ever measured on Earth.

"Assainir les marécages" : un mensonge historique pour coloniser les Landes avec les monocultures de pin

Les zones humides des Landes ont été traitées de marécages insalubres pour justifier la monoculture de pins au XIXème siècle.

Call for laws that put people and planet before profits

Why we need to put people before profit Right now, there are millions of people all over the world being forced to work to produce goods that we use every single day. But we can help change this by requiring big businesses and governments to act.

It doesn’t have to be us versus nature | Aeon Essays

Human prosperity depends on nature, but no global metric has captured this with precision. Enter the Nature Relationship Index

Bomb the Arctic, dam the Mediterranean and build a second moon: five outlandish plans to remodel our climate

Humans have long sought to geoengineer the Earth’s environment. Tim Flannery outlines a few of the wildest ideas from the 20th century

Palm oil firm fails to act as clearing and evictions re-start in Indigenous lands in Borneo - EIA

We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse

Eight economic myths that are helping destroy our future

Eight persistent economic myths help protect vested interests, deepen inequality and accelerate environmental destruction. The economy must be rebuilt around wellbeing, sustainability and justice.

Consumption of Wealthy Nations Drives Extinction

Learn about how the consumption habits wealthy nations are driving extinction due to deforestation, per a recent Princeton University study

Indonesia Pushes Forests Beyond Timber as Palm Oil Pays 10 Times More

Forest earns Rp4 million per hectare, oil palm Rp40 million. Inside Jakarta's plan to close the gap across 29 million hectares, backed by a new FSC-SVLK joint audit.

Shielding Nature, Land Rights Amid Mining Surge

Biodiversity protection is vital to life on Earth. Healthy oceans and forests provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink

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Fragmented Forests Sequester Less Carbon - Eos

New research has revealed that larger, unified forests store more carbon than the same area of fragmented patches.

Enough Is Enough! More Than 1,500 Orang Asli Mobilization In Malaysia Vs. Land Grabbing And Imperialist Plunder | Scoop News

Widespread dissatisfaction with the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA/ Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli), which communities accused of failing to defend Orang Asli rights and interests.

Mountain lions changed everything in this tiny California preserve

A surprising ecological makeover unfolded when mountain lions began frequenting a small preserve south of San Francisco. Deer activity dropped, plants recovered, and shifts among predators like coyotes, bobcats, and foxes followed.

In East Africa, a Controversial Oil Project Is Poised for Production

Despite years of opposition, a 900-mile crude oil pipeline through East Africa is about to be completed, and its environmental and social risks are coming into focus.

Green fuel compromised by dirty trade – a look at Indonesia’s palm oil export scandal - EIA

We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse

‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers

Tree bark captures and eliminates harmful greenhouse gases

Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming. 

Amazon just deleted my KDP account. You need to pay attention.

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

Viral West Papua documentary forces Indonesia to confront what it tried to hide

A documentary about indigenous land dispossession and military violence in West Papua has been watched more than 13.

Climate Change Driving Mass Bird Deaths in the Amazon Palm Oil Detectives

A recent #study has revealed that even in the most isolated parts of the #Amazon, bird #populations are collapsing due to #climatechange.

BP, Unilever, HSBC: Savage Colonialism in West Papua Palm Oil Detectives

Take action for indigenous rights! Research reveals UK banks, energy giants, and arms exporters are profiting from palm oil and mining ecocide in West Papua.

‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive?

Two fires in 12 years wiped out all but a handful of the mature native pines in Victoria’s Wyperfeld national park, a key breeding ground for endangered pink cockatoos

Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant

We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Becoming a Bizarre Floating Ecosystem

Coastal animals are creating an unexpected new community.

This common pesticide may be quietly wiping out future bumblebees

A next-generation pesticide designed to kill crop pests may also be interfering with the reproductive health of bumblebees.

Peru: Indigenous community reportedly fragmented and facing challenges due to the operations of the palm oil company Ocho Sur - Business and Human Rights Centre

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