For decades, Indonesia has been blighted by some of the highest levels of deforestation on earth. It also provides more than half the world’s palm oil. The two things are directly related. Palm oil – ...

Palm oil plantation expansion has led to widespread deforestation in tropical countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. The PALM Risk Tool uses historical tree cover loss data and mill locations to gauge ...

Lack of screening for legality by palm oil mills and refineries drives deforestation. PEKANBARU – An Eyes on the Forest (EoF) report published today demonstrates how crude palm oil tainted by ...

I HAVE long harboured a quiet ambition – not the trumpet-blowing kind of social media, but a stubborn wish to explain palm oil without frightening flow charts or reviving science trauma. For years, I ...

Palm oil is used in a plethora of household products, from food items like packaged pastries and chips to cosmetics and soaps or even biofuels. But most palm oil is produced on mono-crop plantations, ...

Ghana’s palm oil sector stands at a strategic crossroads. Once the heart of West Africa’s palm oil production, Ghana now trails global competitors, despite enjoying some of the most favourable ...