Small-holder deforestation, like this seen in Suriname (left), is being replaced by large-scale deforestation for commercial commodity production, like cattle (right). A new report highlights the increasing role commodity production…
The Dutch food and feed industry has bought the first soy produced under the principles of the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS), a body that aims to bring more…
by 27 May 2011
Artikel ini adalah versi asli editorial Tempo. Kalimantan Barat Pada akhir 1980 di pedalaman hutan Malaysia, peneliti menemukan sejenis tanaman yang hidup dirawa gambut yang mengandung serum anti HIV. Selang…
The following is the original version of an editorial, titled Will Indonesia lose the next oil palm?, that appeared today in the Jakarta Post. Deep in the rainforests of Malaysian…
Google Earth view of location of Little Buffalo, Alberta near site of oil spill. Yellow line is the Canadian border with the US. The Canadian province of Alberta has suffered…
Destruction of rainforest for oil palm plantations in Sarawak, Malaysia. Courtesy of Google Earth. The beauty products giant Avon will purchase enough GreenPalm certificates to meet 100 percent of its…
World Growth International, a group that advocates on behalf of industrial forestry interests, has criticized Golden Agri Resources (GAR), Indonesia's largest palm oil producer, for signing a forest policy that…
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) announced a far-reaching sourcing policy that could significantly reduce the fast-food giant's impact on the environment, including global forests. Yesterday McDonald's unveiled its Sustainable Land Management Commitment (SLMC),…
Kellogg Company will support greener palm oil production through the purchase of 'sustainable' palm oil certificates until it can obtain a segregated, sustainable supply, said the food giant in a…
Ever wonder how 'green' one pair of shoes was over another? Or how much energy, water, and chemicals went into making your pair of jeans? A new effort by over…
Oil palm and logged over rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler 2008. One of the world's highest profile and most controversial palm oil companies, Golden Agri-Resources Limited…
Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD), which asks international companies to reveal their impact on forests around the world, has released their second review. From biofuels to travel to media, FFD named…
This article—written in April 2010, updated in August 2010, and posted for the first time today—is part of larger "Fate of Forests" series. The commercial shows a typical office setting.…
Sales of palm oil certified under the leading sustainability standard surged 225 percent in 2010, suggesting growing consumer interest in more responsibly-sourced palm oil. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil…
A new project sponsored by Nokia uses KAPing - kite aerial photography - to get an innovative look at whale behavior. The project will be taking place in Hawaii and…
The palm oil industry's sustainability initiative is making considerable progress toward improving its environmental performance, but needs to do more to accelerate the adoption of responsible practices, argue researchers writing…
Global leaders at the Avoided Deforestation Partners Side Event in Cancun Gathering at a side event hosted by Avoided Deforestation Partners, global leaders called on delegates meeting at U.N. climate…
Banco do Brasil, Brazil's largest state-owned bank, announced it has joined a zero deforestation pact for soy grown in the Amazon. The bank will now require farmers applying for credit…
While governments continue to stall on action to cut greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, global corporations are promising big changes to tackle their responsibilities. The Board of Consumer Goods Forum (BCGF)…
U.S. companies should take a leadership role in helping ensure that palm oil production is sustainable and does not come at the cost of forests, climate, and communities, argues a…
General Mills berjanji untuk hanya memasok minyak kelapa yang berkesinambungan mulai 2015. Satu dari pembuat makanan terbesar dunia, General Mills, berjanji untuk hanya memasok dari minyak kelapa yang berkesinambungan dan…
The rise of industrial deforestation and its implications for conservation. The image of rainforests being torn down by giant bulldozers, felled by chainsaw-wielding loggers, and torched by large-scale developers has…
Walmart mandates zero deforestation in beef, palm oil sourcing The world's largest retailer last week announced new sourcing criteria for commodities closely associated with deforestation: palm oil and beef from…
As nations from around the world meet at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan to discuss ways to stem the loss of biodiversity worldwide, two prominent researchers argue…
An interview with Katherine Ponte, founder of Ecostasy. Most companies talk green, but few—almost none in fact—actually walk the walk. Sustainable design company, Ecostasy, not only walks the walk, but…
An interview with Scott Poynton of The Forest Trust. The NGO, The Forest Trust (TFT), made international headlines this year after food giant Nestlé chose them to monitor their sustainability…
General Mills pledges to source only sustainable palm oil by 2015. One of the world's biggest food makers, General Mills, has pledged to source only sustainable and responsible palm oil…
Climate and Forests Initiative Norwegia, yang telah menyisihkan milyaran dolar untuk usaha pengurangan penggundulan hutan, sebaiknya bekerja dengan Menteri Keuangan negara tersebut untuk mencabut Dana Pensiun Pemerintah dari perusahaan yang…
Burger King announced it would no longer source palm oil from Sinar Mas, an Indonesian conglomerate, after an independent audit showed one of the company's subsidiaries had destroyed rainforests and…
Cargill will engage one of its major palm oil suppliers after an independent audit confirmed that the Indonesian company has been destroying rainforests and peatlands in Borneo to establish oil…