“These are all discussions that we have had within the EC [executive committee] since 2018, and which we have raised throughout when we were still m
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EI | A brief history of ecolabels and sustainability standards
The history of sustainability standards can be traced back to early public demand for ethical production in the late nineteenth century. After decades
MB | Indonesian lawmakers push to pass deregulation bills as COVID-19 grips country
Activists say parliament’s move to push through the omnibus and mining bills shows poor awareness of, and high insensitivity to the COVID-19 crisis
EB | Palm oil giant Wilmar quits High Carbon Stock Approach citing governance issues
The firm complained that the review of the objection has still not been resolved, and claimed that the challenge to its status has been expanded to i
30G | Unravelling the Socfin/Bolloré plantations, thanks to Profundo
What Profundo did in their report is explain the relationships behind Socfin's operations in a very clear and pedagogical manner. We see better than i
LS | What is palm oil?
If palm oil use were restricted, it would need to be replaced by other types of vegetable oils in order to meet the global demand for it. However, the
NST | Price we pay for not preserving forests
The act of rapid forest clearing, even without the hunting and poaching of wildlife that usually accompanies encroachment into forests, is enough to t
IUCN | Primary forests: a priority nature-based solution
We are quickly running out of time on climate change and biodiversity. It is critical that we prioritise the most useful nature-based solutions: prote
MB | Smaller fragments of forest at risk of greater levels of deforestation, study finds
Smaller chunks of forest experienced proportionally higher losses, with the 36,282 smallest fragments (under 675 square kilometers, or 260 square mile
PHYS | The viability and desirability of replacing palm oil, published in Nature Sustainability, finds that despite the strong case to reduce farming of oil palm, in the short term efforts must focus on making the process more sustainable, rather than replacing it
The viability and desirability of replacing palm oil, published in Nature Sustainability, finds that despite the strong case to reduce farming of oil