August 2017 News Updates

Kingfisher, Sabah, Malaysia Picture by Rhett Butler of Mongabay https://travel.mongabay.com/malaysia/images/sabah_tawau_0149.html

29/08/2017  Only 16.7% of Indonesia’s Oil Palm Plantations ISPO Certified

25/08/2017 Samsung Note 8 Linked to Deforestation, Says NGO

24/08/2017 Taronga Zoo champions sustainable palm oil … Read More

Only 16.7% of Indonesia’s Oil Palm Plantations ISPO Certified

indonesia-investments.com Only 16.7% of Indonesia’s Oil Palm Plantations ISPO Certified Indonesia Investments 2-3 minutes

The Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) scheme, a policy that was initiated by the Indonesian government, aims to boost the competitiveness of Indonesian palm oil on … Read More

Samsung Note 8 Linked to Deforestation, Says NGO

triplepundit.com Samsung Note 8 Linked to Deforestation, Says NGO by Leon Kaye on Friday, Aug 25th, 2017 Climate & Environment 5-6 minutes Samsung, Mighty Earth, palm oil, sustainable palm oil, electronics, deforestation, Leon Kaye, Indonesia, Korea, RSPO Palm oil fruit … Read More

Taronga Zoo champions sustainable palm oil

eco-business.com Taronga Zoo champions sustainable palm oil | News | Eco-Business Eco-Business 6-8 minutes

Sydney’s Taronga Zoo has unveiled new a Sumatran Tiger exhibit featuring an advocacy programme to educate the public about the importance of supporting sustainable palm oil. … Read More

Palm oil is the planet′s most widely consumed vegetable oil | Global Ideas

dw.com Palm oil is the planet′s most widely consumed vegetable oil | Global Ideas | DW Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) 5-7 minutes

Palm oil is found in everything from food to cosmetics. Its rise to the status of the most widely … Read More

Indonesia: global trade unions and NGOs back PepsiCo-linked palm oil workers in their fight for labour rights

equaltimes.org Indonesia: global trade unions and NGOs back PepsiCo-linked palm oil workers in their fight for labour rights By Nithin Coca 7-9 minutes

Research into palm oil plantations in Indonesia reveals that workers and their families are paid illegally low … Read More

Gov’t’s commitment for Sabah-wide certification could halt declining Orang Utan

nst.com.my Gov’t’s commitment for Sabah-wide certification could halt declining Orang Utan | New Straits Times By Bernama 2 minutes

SANDAKAN: Sabah’s commitment to jurisdictional certification of its palm oil could be the answer for landscape level conservation of high conservation … Read More

The long and winding road to sustainable palm oil

forestsnews.cifor.org The long and winding road to sustainable palm oil Pablo Pacheco 17-21 minutes

Finding a way forward for profits, people and the planet

The polemic around the expansion of oil palm plantations in the tropics continues, and increasingly involves … Read More

PepsiCo Reports Continued Progress Towards Goal of 100 Percent Sustainable Palm Oil

thedailymeal.com PepsiCo Reports Continued Progress Towards Goal of 100 Percent Sustainable Palm Oil 7-9 minutes

In its annual Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report, the global food and beverage company disclosed that 89 percent of the palm oil it expects … Read More

Five instances in which Peru won the battle against deforestation

news.mongabay.com Five instances in which Peru won the battle against deforestation Morgan Erickson-Davis 8-10 minutes

The main activities that have threatened forests in these areas include illegal gold mining and the advancement of industrial agriculture. Satellite images show deforestation … Read More