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https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2023/10/haze-returns-singapore-2023/index.html
#indonesia #palmoil #deforestation #fire #fires #elnino #climatechange
Why the haze has reached Singapore’s shores again
With drier weather conditions and an increase in fire hot spots in Sumatra over the past few days, the haze is back again. So, how bad will it get?The Straits Times
Carbon-rich peatlands continue to be cleared and drained in an Indonesian protected wildlife reserve known as the “orangutan capital of the world,” with 26 kilometers (16 miles) of new canals dug so far in 2023, up from 9 km (5.6 mi) in 2022, according to an investigation by the advocacy group Rainforest Action Network (RAN).
by Hans Nicholas Jong
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/deforestation-for-palm-oil-continues-in-indonesias-orangutan-capital/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Indonesia #Deforestation #PalmOil
Deforestation for palm oil continues in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’
JAKARTA — Despite various commitments from global brands and the government to protect Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, home to some of the rarest species on Earth, development of new palm oil plantations and drainage of carbon-rich peatlands continue i…karencoates (Conservation news)
Kellogg’s latest to freeze Indonesian supplier over palm oil violations
JAKARTA — U.S. food giant Kellogg’s is the latest major consumer brand to suspend its purchases of palm oil from Indonesian plantation giant Astra Agro Lestari, following reports of environmental and social violations.hayat (Conservation news)
This was probably the most difficult article I've ever done - supported by a #PulitzerCenter grant, and took 5-6 months and a lot of data research and fact-checking. Collaborated with a local journalist, Tonggo Simangunsong, from Medan.
It links #humanrights abuses in both #Indonesia and #China, including #Uyghur #ForcedLabor to Sumatran deforestation, and global garment supply chains.
How China’s Xinjiang fuels Indonesia’s deforestation scourge
Chinese demand for Indonesian wood pulp is propping up industry ostracised elsewhere over sustainability concerns.Nithin Coca (Al Jazeera)
Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica
Sunda pangolins, also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolins, possess quirky traits that make them truly intriguing. They are capable swimmers and have a remarkable defense mechanism of curling in…Palm Oil Detectives
Prosecutors in Indonesia have still not charged the majority of men implicated in a slave-labor scandal at a local official’s oil palm plantation.
The New York Times reported that only 13 of some 60 men, including military and police officers, remain free despite dozens of victims and witnesses accusing them of human trafficking and torture.
by Mongabay.com
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/alleged-torturers-roam-free-as-indonesia-struggles-to-bring-charges-in-palm-oil-slavery-case/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Indonesia #PalmOil
Alleged torturers roam free as Indonesia struggles to bring charges in palm oil slavery case
Only 13 of some 60 men implicated in a human trafficking case in which Indonesian drug users were imprisoned under the guise of a rehabilitation program and forced to work on a palm oil plantation have been charged, with the local district attorney c…Philip Jacobson (Conservation news)
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/04/09/just-the-beginning-dawn-of-greenwash-era-for-journalism-in-asia/
‘Just the beginning’: dawn of greenwash era for journalism in Asia?
Curtailed press freedom in Asia makes the job of calling out greenwashing increasingly difficult – at a time when corporate accountability is critical in the fight against climate change. Experts t…Palm Oil Detectives