Operating plantations in protected peat areas ... a campaigner at Kaoem Telapak. Palm oil planted on peatland in PT Citra Agro Abadi’s concession in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Oil palm plantations have long been known to cause ... than what’s considered the ideal amount of fertilizer for peatland soil, which is 148 kg/hectare (132 lbs/acre). The research found that ...

The $40 billion palm oil industry ... Clearing land for plantations involves burning rainforest—in the process, endangering rare species and, on peatland, releasing 100 times the greenhouse ...

In 2014, of Sumatra’s 8.8 million hectares of peatland (Map 2): 1.7 million ha (19%) were covered by natural forest. 2.2 million ha (25%) were planted with oil palm plantations. 1.0 million ha (12%) ...

And many of these fires were in peatland, which can trigger huge emissions ... Riau has long been a centre of controversy over forest clearance and plantation establishment for pulp and palm oil. Zero ...

A German supermarket and its supplier are under fire for alleged human right violations against Indigenous communities in ...

Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests.

Little did Fauconnier know, Malaysia’s oil palm industry would go through a boom leading to plantations occupying ... planting on peatland; fire; haze; greenhouse gases (GHG); employment and ...

Using satellite imagery, they measured oil palm coverage across 144 plantations on the northern tip of Borneo. They analyzed data from 2017 to 2023 spanning the period before, during, and after ...

In a note submitted to the apex court on January 12, the committee said any permission for diversion of forest land for red oil palm plantation in the archipelago in violation of the Forest ...