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Illegal Deforestation Monitor
IDM tracks illegalities relating to conversion of forests for export-oriented agribusiness, the largest driver of global deforestation Continue reading
'Fake' permits underpin world’s biggest palm oil project in Indonesian Papua
20.12.2019 Local officials reported to their superiors as long ago as 2013 that all seven plantation operation permits at the 2,800 square kilometre “Tanah Merah” project were faked, but no action taken
Asian banks gave $19bn to palm oil firms linked to Indonesia fires
12.12.2019 NGOs call out financing awarded by region’s largest financial institutions
Double murder escalates conflict at illegal palm oil site in Indonesia
18.11.2019 Two activists found dead in a North Sumatra palm oil estate were allegedly assassinated by security guards on orders of their manager, while a third target escaped alive
RSPO conference rocked by multiple NGO reports of illegalities in member concessions
08.11.2019 Allegations including widespread illegal fires, human rights abuses, fraudulent certifications and permitting irregularities ignored by global palm oil certification body
Singapore palm oil firm guilty of illegal Indonesia fires fined $18m
31.10.2019 Court ruling finds PT Arjuna Utama Sawit to have burnt almost 1,000 hectares of land illegally in Central Kalimantan
Another government probe uncovers widespread illegality in Indonesia’s palm oil sector
18.10.2019 Investigation has identified widespread illegality underpinning Indonesia’s sprawling oil palm plantation sector
Saving Aru: The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
09.10.2019 The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
Activists face deadly risks in protecting lands from global agribusiness
07.08.2019 Global Witness report documents dangers for world’s land defenders as 164 activists murdered in 2018 with almost 20 per cent of killings linked to commodity-driven cultivation disputes
Korindo sanctioned by FSC for Indonesia palm oil operations
31.07.2019 Certification body upholds Mighty Earth complaint on Korindo’s violations, though questions remain on illegal fires
