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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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Saying No and refusing to use unethical tools and platforms can be a powerful way to protest.
Do not minimize the power you have in refusing to participate.
L’Oreal
‘Our goal is by 2020 to have none of our products linked to deforestation.’ L’Oreal’s website statement on palm oil This target has been and gone. Still, enormous environmen…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 Pará, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.Human Rights Watch
Nestlé
Nestlé is destroying rainforests, releasing mega-tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, and killing hundreds of endangered species. Once these animals are gone – they are gone for good. See Ne…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
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Int’l mission urges cancellation of HAPI Inc’s IFMA, links palm oil expansion to climate injustice and militarization in Candoni, 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)
“Sustainable” Palm Oil No Different in Land Conflicts
Research reveals no significant difference between RSPO-certified “sustainable” 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 Pará, 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 company’s 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 hecta…Erik Hoffner (Conservation news)
Indonesian island’s traditional residents face relocation for ‘sustainable’ 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 (对话地球)
74 countries have now ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas. Why hasn’t NZ?
The High Seas Treaty comes into force in January. New Zealand lags behind on several fronts, including marine protection and recognition of Māori 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 AmericaFermín Koop (对话地球)
UN accuses Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses
JAKARTA — The United Nations has called out Indonesia’s 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 “sustainable” palm oil. Behind this green façade lies a brutal reality of deforest…Palm Oil Detectives
#News: Villagers in #Cameroon are fighting back as #palmoil giant #Socapalm invades and takes their ancestral land 🌴🚫. Police used tear gas on protesters, and the government is silent. @palmoildetect.bsky.social #BoycottPalmOil #HumanRights #WorkersRights news.mongabay.com/short-articl…
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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 #WestPapua’s cultural identity due to #deforestation for #palmoil and #sugarcane monoculture plantations. A situation per…Palm Oil Detectives
Deforestation is killing people by raising local temperatures
Deforestation doesn’t just fuel climate change—it 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-hash…
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Hashtags hurt, hashtags heal too - 360
The arrests of activists, the influence of algorithms, and the surge of public frustration are revealing how social media is actively fueling Indonesia’s 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
Nestlé
Nestlé is destroying rainforests, releasing mega-tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, and killing hundreds of endangered species. Once these animals are gone – they are gone for good. See Ne…Palm Oil Detectives
Stakeholders Urge Action to Ban Toxic Farm Pesticides - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health, agriculture, and environmental sectors have raised an urgent alarm over the widespread use and distribution of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) across the country.Rita Obiora (Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service)
#News: Exhibition highlights vanishing of West Papua’s UNESCO recognised #noken weaving for #palmoil and #sugarcane in #WestPapua. Reject corporate #landgrabbing for palm oil in when you shop! #BoycottPalmOil #HumanRights #IndigenousRights
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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 #WestPapua’s cultural identity due to #deforestation for #palmoil and #sugarcane monoculture plantations. A situation per…Palm Oil Detectives
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)
[News] UK Falling Behind EU on Environmental Regulation, Warns New IEEP UK Report - IEEP UK
The Institute for European Environmental Policy UK (IEEP UK) has today published its 2025 State of Play report on regulatory divergence in environmental policy since the UK’s departure from the EU.IEEP UK
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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)
Violence for Palm Oil Against Peasant Communities in Honduras Meets Resistance
In the Aguán Valley of northern Honduras, peasant communities reclaiming ancestral lands face increasing violence and intimidation from armed groups linked to organised crime. The Dinant Corporatio…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