The Great Malaysian Timber and Palm Oil Swindle

Investigation reveals alarming deforestation in Malaysia's Pahang caused by a large, poorly-managed palm oil plantation puts tigers at risk! Boycott Palm Oil!

Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

The Common Hippopotamus, or Hippo, is a powerful and enduring symbol of Africa’s rivers and wetlands. Once common throughout all of Africa and the revered subjects of African folklore —their populations are now in peril.

Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus

Sun bears are playful and energetic small bear species from South East Asia who are increasingly becoming marginalised by deforestation and trade for their body parts. With their glistening golden …

Palm oil clearing advances in Bornean orangutan habitat despite red flags

JAKARTA — A palm oil company is ramping up its destruction of forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of Borneo, according to satellite imagery and government sources.

Palm Oil Free Sunscreens & Insect Repellent

Protect yourself from the #sun 🌞⛱️🌻 while protecting 1000's of #animals 🦧🦜🪲🦏🐘 from #palmoil #ecocide. Reject #beauty brands like #Loreal and Avon and find #PalmOilFree #Sunscreen. Fight back now! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

Imitator Goshawk Accipiter imitator

Protect the magnificent Imitator Goshawk an elusive bird of prey from Papua New Guinea is vulnerable. Just 250-999 individuals remain. Boycott palm oil!

Waigeo Cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis 

Cryptic and solitary marsupials, Waigeo Cuscuses cling to tree canopies on a Waigeo Island, West Papua. They are classified as vulnerable on IUCN Red List due to palm oil deforestation and mining on the tiny island where they live.

Lia Yewen: 'Our lives don't matter to the Indonesian government'

Indigenous land defender Lia Yewen speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about living under the shadow of Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua.

West Papuan Indigenous Women Fight Land Seizures

Indigenous Melanesian women in West Papua fight land seizures for palm oil and sugar plantations, protecting their ancestral rights. Join #BoycottPalmOil

Mondelēz

Mondelez destroys rainforests, sending animals extinct and release mega-tonnes of carbon into air for so-called "sustainable" palm oil. Boycott them!

African Palm Civet Nandinia binotata

African palm civets were once common seed dispersers. Now they face pressure from palm oil-driven deforestation, mining, and hunting for bushmeat - boycott!

So-called 'Net Zero' Flights Flush Rainforest Carbon Into the Sky

Virgin Atlantic airlines now uses ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ however experts call it greenwashing and industry spin causing climate change. Boycott palm oil!

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Barasingha Cervus duvauceli

Barasinghas Cervus duvauceli also known as Swamp Deers, are instantly recognisable for their enormous handsome antlers. They can have as many as 12 antlers and their namesake Barasinghas means '12 antlered deer' in Hindi.

King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah

Known as the serpentine king of the jungle in South East Asia, and inspiration for the villain Kaa in the Jungle Book, the King Cobra lives in many different environments, including pristine forests, degraded forests, mangroves, swamps and woodlands …

Colgate-Palmolive

Despite global retail giant Colgate-Palmolive forming a coalition with other brands in 2020, virtue-signalling that they will stop all deforestation, they continue to do this – destroying rai…

Pygmy Marmoset Cebuella niveiventris and Cebuella pygmaea

The petite pygmy #marmoset, the world's tiniest true #monkey, boasts a mix of brownish-gold, grey, and tawny fur.

Research: Climate Change Collapsing Insect Numbers by 63%

The world may be facing a devastating “hidden” collapse in insect species due to the twin threats of climate change and habitat loss. #Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #c…

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Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus - Palm Oil Detectives

Where the forest rises steeply from the rivers and the mist hangs low over the green spires of the Foja Mountains and the Torricelli Range, the Grizzled Tree Kangaroo moves like a living memory.

Margay Leopardus wiedii - Palm Oil Detectives

Graceful, athletic and beautiful feline of the Amazon jungle, margays are small wild cats endemic to South and Central America. Every margay has a unique spotted pattern on their coat.

Finnish palm oil fraud; Neste under investigation - Scandasia

Finnish sustainable aviation fuel producer Neste has been named among European companies that received shipments from Indonesian firms under investigation in a palm oil fraud case, according to an AFP …

Palm Oil Greenwashing Poised to Destroy Protected Biosphere in Chiapas, Mexico - Palm Oil Detectives

Situated on Mexico’s lush and biodiverse Pacific coast is La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve - One of Mexico's most spectacular natural treasures.

PZ Cussons - Palm Oil Detectives

PZ Cussons is a British-owned global retail giant. They own well-known supermarket brands in personal care, cleaning, household goods and toiletries categories, such as Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Carex, Radiant laundry powder and more.

Indian Rhinoceros (Greater One-horned Rhino) Rhinoceros unicornis - Palm Oil Detectives

The largest of the three rhino species in Asia, the Indian Rhino has a distinctive and unique armour-plated look which lends them a fairytale quality that has captivated admirers for aeons.

Tufted Ground Squirrel Rheithrosciurus macrotis - Palm Oil Detectives

The tufted ground squirrel, or groove-toothed squirrel, is a striking nut-cracking rodent native to the island of Borneo. Sporting a voluminous, club-shaped tail, the tufted ground squirrel carries the largest tail-to-body size ratio of any mammal.

How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses - Palm Oil Detectives

As the global population has doubled to 7.8 billion in about 50 years, industrial agriculture has increased the output from fields and farms to feed humanity.

PepsiCo

Despite decades of promises to end deforestation for palm oil PepsiCo (owner of crisp brands Frito-Lay, Cheetos and Doritos along with hundreds of other snack food brands) have continued sourcing p…

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea decora - Palm Oil Detectives

The Goldie's Bird of Paradise is a rustling rainbow 🦜🌈 They are #vulnerable in #rainforests of #WestPapua from #mining and #palmoil #deforestation. Fight for them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥👎⛔ @palmoildetect.bsky.

African Golden Cat Caracal aurata - Palm Oil Detectives

The African golden cat's striking coat varies from radiant red to elegant gray. They are a symbol of wild grace in the African jungle. This feline enchants a cacophony of sounds, from gentle meows to assertive growls.

‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentation

Palm Oil Free Soap - Palm Oil Detectives

Here are some palm oil free soaps that do not contain rainforest-destroying palm oil. If you are ever in doubt look for the prefixes: LAUR, STEAR, GYLC and PALM in the ingredients list on packaging - this is most likely palm oil.

Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata

Imagine a creature straight out of a fantastical computer game – this could be the Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata , also affectionately known as the monkey-tailed skink. Their silhouet…

Bearded Pig Sus barbatus - Palm Oil Detectives

Bearded Pigs have hair which grows along their lower jaws that resembles a beard – giving them their distinctive whiskery appearance and their name.

Logged Forests Thrive, While Palm Oil Leaves Little Alive - Palm Oil Detectives

Research finds selective logging alters forest structure, but palm oil conversion causes more severe damage to biodiversity. Take action boycott palm oil!

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…

Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus

Maned Wolves are captivating “foxes on stilts” roaming South America’s grasslands, but their survival is threatened by habitat loss and human conflict.

Bald-headed Uacari Cacajao calvus - Palm Oil Detectives

With their long shaggy coats and striking bright red faces, Bald-headed Uacaris are true icons of the Amazon rainforest and are found in #Brazil, #Peru and #Colombia. When a #Uacari has a bright red face this indicates they are in good health.

Cameroon lost nearly 783,000 ha of forest since 2020, cocoa areas heavily affected - Business in Cameroon

Cameroon has lost nearly 783,000 hectares of forest since 2020, with a significant share of the losses occurring in cocoa-producing areas, according