Brands Must Support Advancement of Customary Rights Recognition in Leuser Ecosystem Indigenous communities in the Sumatran province of Aceh may soon receive formal recognition of their customary rights, an historic…
Read Full StoryAgainst National Trend, Deforestation Crisis Continues in Indonesia’s Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve
Deforestation in peat swamp forests increased in 2022, despite declines reported elsewhere in Indonesia During the last week, there has been international acclaim for a decline in the destruction of primary…
Read Full StoryChinese Food Giant Cofco Exposed for Destruction in Leuser Ecosystem
Illegal deforestation persists in Orangutan Capital of the World despite commitments to restore Rawa Singkil peatlands A recent investigation by investigative outlet Repórter Brasil, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer…
Read Full StoryBunin Community Demand Their Land Back from Rogue Palm Oil Company
After years of struggle. Indonesian community demands brands and banks stop doing business with palm oil company PT. Tegas Nusantara, Indigenous community in Bunin village, reclaim their land through participatory…
Read Full StoryFor the love of Instant Noodles: Nissin Foods decade of ties to the destruction of the “Orangutan Capital of the World”
Deep within the last of the lowland rainforests of the Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia is the “orangutan capital of the world.” This lush tropical forest is also home to Sumatran…
Read Full StoryYears After Convictions, Palm Oil Producers Refuse to Pay Fines or Restore Leuser Rainforest Damage
Rogue palm oil companies PT. SPS and PT. Kallista Alam refuse to obey court orders after illegally clearing critical peatlands Two notorious palm oil producers known to operate in Sumatra’s…
Read Full StoryIndonesia’s Largest Palm Oil Traders Confirm RAN’s Evidence of Illegal Palm Oil Development on peatlands inside Leuser Ecosystem’s Protected Wildlife Reserve
Latest scandal exposes how brands’ ‘No-deforestation’ systems are failing to stop sourcing of deforestation-linked illegal palm oil In September 2022, RAN released the Carbon Bomb Scandals report proving that palm…
Read Full StoryNotorious Rainforest Destroyer Caught Taking Palm Oil To Global Market
Supply chains of major brands found to be tainted with Conflict Palm Oil, Again As Indonesia’s extraordinary Leuser Ecosystem has gained international recognition as a global biodiversity hotspot, the conservation…
Read Full StoryMajor Indonesian Palm Oil Suppliers Falsely Deny Sourcing Illegal Palm Oil
RAN calls for urgent action by brands and investigations on suppliers’ illegal operations Royal Golden Eagle Group and other palm oil traders that supply major brands like Procter & Gamble,…
Read Full StoryCarbon Bomb Scandals: Big Brands Driving Climate Disaster for Palm Oil
New Investigation Exposes Consumer Goods Giants Still Buying Illegal Palm Oil From Protected Wildlife Reserve in Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem *View and download the full report here. Published the first day…
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