[Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives] are not designed or equipped to be effective tools for protecting rights holders against human rights violations, hold
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Social Europe | Pushing Europe’s economic levers for a greener world
The EU should, therefore, shift from an inefficient blanket ban, which is potentially counterproductive and self-defeating even from an environmental
UoCS | Ending Tropical Deforestation: Have We Got Our Priorities Backwards?
Here are the percentage of active companies that have made pledges concerning each of these four drivers: Palm Oil – 59% Wood Products – 5
AAAS | Claim that coconut oil is worse for biodiversity than palm oil sparks furious debate
But Sheherazade says she worries the paper will be used to undermine environmental activism against unsustainable oil palm practice in Indonesia, espe
LT | Borneo Indigenous Peoples Rights Under Threat
The coalition of NGOs - all of whom work with indigenous communities across Kalimantan’s borderlands - have found the government of Indonesia’s fa
TS | Indonesia produces maiden batch of biodiesel made of 100% palm oil
"This trial shows that our refinery and catalysts are ready. Next, we have to think how to make the economic side work too," Pertamina CEO Nicke Widya
SciTotEnv | Certified “sustainable” palm oil took the place of endangered Bornean and Sumatran large mammals habitat and tropical forests in the last 30 years
This study adopted an unprecedented historical perspective over a 30-year time series. Remotely sensed imagery (1984–2020) of Sumatra and Bor
MB | It’s time to rein in the industries devouring the world’s last standing forests (commentary)
As for us? If we want to avoid blackouts and blood-red skies, it’s time we end our addiction to endless consumption and realize our future is tied t
TCE | In Praise of Complexity
And one last thing. Deforestation continues unabated, Soya and Beef are the main drivers, far before Oil Palm cultivation. Read more here.
DTI | Widespread damage to Southeast Asia’s peatlands confirmed in satellite study
Ninety per cent of the peatlands examined are sinking - on average by 2.24cm a year and up to 5cm in some areas. It means these carbon-rich areas are