The Last of the Leuser Lowlands: Field Investigation Exposes Big Brands Buying Illegal Palm Oil From the Singkil-Bengkung Peatlands
Our undercover investigations expose rainforest destruction for palm oil, grown illegally in a protected wildlife reserve within the Leuser Ecosystem, and used to manufacture snack foods sold around the world.
Investigation underway into forest loss for palm oil in Leuser Ecosystem
The Indonesian government’s palm oil company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) I has responded to recent revelations published by Rainforest Action Network that lowland rainforests have been cleared within its plantation, PTPN I Blang Tualang, with a statement of commitment to being a guardian of the forests of the Leuser Ecosystem.
SOUTHEAST ASIAN PALM OIL FREE OF DEFORESTATION, PEATLAND USE OR EXPLOITATION HITS THE MARKET
Musim Mas Group is the first Southeast Asian producer to complete verification and demonstrate its proof of concept of responsible palm oil, says Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) Singapore –…
Indonesian Food Giant Indofood’s Palm Oil Arm Terminated From Sustainability Certification Over Labor Abuses
Global banks and investors on the hook for fueling illegal and exploitative acts, NGOs say CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, emma@ran.org, +1 425-281-1989 San Francisco, CA – The leading palm oil…
Salim Ivomas, subsidiary of palm oil giant Indofood, withdraws from RSPO over labor abuses
Today the Indofood subsidiary Salim Ivomas announced its plans to withdraw its membership from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). This move from Salim Ivomas follows the same action taken by its…
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Subsidiary Loses Sustainability Certification Over Labor Abuses; Suspension of RSPO Membership Looms
San Francisco, CA – Today the world’s largest palm oil certification scheme, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), ordered the suspension of the “sustainability” certificates of Indonesian palm oil…
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Plans to Withdraws from RSPO Over Labor Abuses; RSPO Threatens to Suspend Membership
PepsiCo, Wilmar, and Banks remain connected, must terminate partnerships, NGOs say San Francisco, CA – Indonesian palm oil giant Indofood has announced its plans to withdraw from the world’s largest…
Mother Jones: We Need To Talk About Palm Oil
“Emma Lierley, forest policy director at the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), echoed this sentiment. “The same problems are still happening in this industry,” she said. “Deforestation is continuing, threatened species…
Elephants are Dying for Palm Oil in the Leuser Ecosystem
New satellite data obtained by RAN has revealed steady, continued deforestation taking place within one of the most critical lowland rainforest habitat corridors left in Indonesia. Located inside the globally important Leuser Ecosystem on the island of Sumatra, the active forest clearance is taking place in a palm oil concession operated by a plantation company called PT Nia Yulded (PT NY) and is occurring despite a presidential moratorium banning any further forest clearance for palm oil, which has included a special emphasis on the need to protect the biologically diverse forests of the Leuser.
