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Plantation firms defy moratorium to continue clearing Sumatran rainforest
27.09.2017 Oil palm plantation firms are continuing to clear rainforest in the Leuser ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in defiance of a moratorium on deforestation
Firms filmed exploiting peatland forest in West Kalimantan
29.08.2017 An Indonesian company and its Chinese partner pushed ahead with an industrial wood plantation, flouting a moratorium on the drainage and exploitation of lands
Indonesian government failing to collect $1bn in deforestation fines
25.08.2017 The Indonesian government is failing to make firms convicted of illegal deforestation pay more than US$1 billion in fines, hampering efforts to restore peat and forest habitats
Corporate giants exposed to palm oil sourced from illegal clearances of Sumatran rainforest
25.07.2017 Some of world’s biggest companies including Pepsico, Mars, Unilever and Nestlé may have sourced palm oil from illegally deforested land
Indonesian government finances palm oil companies ignoring its laws
29.06.2017 Banks owned by the Indonesian government are funding illegal activities by large-scale palm oil companies that are undermining high-profile policy commitments
Illegal palm oil concession generates flood of timber, greenwashed by Indonesia’s flagship certification scheme
26.06.2017 A new report reveals how company previously exposed has continued operating illegally, by clearing after permits expired and beyond the boundaries of its concession
Major US pension fund invested in illegal deforestation
16.05.2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, which manages funds for more than five million people, held $172m in Southeast Asian palm oil firms as of March
Swiss banks bankrolling illegal deforestation in Africa and East Asia
24.03.2017 Report exposed links between country's banks and some of world’s largest palm oil firms
