There is neither an economic nor an environmental case for the substitution of palm with vegetable oils or exotic oils on a large scale. This leaves t

There are very important qualities to palm oil which food manufacturers think about, but consumers don’t necessarily know about. It’s extremely ve

Having identified suppliers associated with deforestation, a minority of trailblazing companies are sending clear signals on how they will deal wi

Borneo’s forest (Fig 1) is disappearing at a rate of 0.25 Mha per year [6]. It has lost more than 18 Mha of forest since 1973 [1]. Consequently, mor

According to Mighty Earth’s analysis, in 2011, before Posco International’s subsidiary PT Bio Inti Agrindo began developing its concession in Papu

Nelson et al. analyzed green microalgae from different locations around the United Arab Emirates and found that one microalga, known as Chloroidium, i

While all forests are vulnerable to illegal activity, the study suggests that illicit forest loss is more likely once a timber concession is no longer

But activists are skeptical about the proposed switch, raising concerns that large-scale deforestation for palm plantations will simply be replaced by