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Palm Oil

Hackers throw Indonesian palm oil seminar into chaos, fuelling blame game

Hackers throw Indonesian palm oil seminar into chaos, fuelling blame game

As experts debated a controversial proposal to classify palm oil plantations as forest, their event in Jakarta was disrupted by swearing and pornography

Modi's 'gamechanger' palm oil push raises concerns for Indian forests and women

Modi’s ‘gamechanger’ palm oil push raises concerns for Indian forests and women

Prime minister Narendra Modi has big plans for palm oil cultivation. But the experience of farmers in Mizoram does not bode well

Indonesia calls EU palm oil fuel ban 'discriminatory', 'protectionist'

Indonesia calls EU palm oil fuel ban ‘discriminatory’, ‘protectionist’

Indonesia’s foreign ministry has slammed the EU’s proposed ban on palm oil in biofuels

EU palm oil restrictions risk sparking trade spat

EU palm oil restrictions risk sparking trade spat

The European Parliament is set to back a ban on use of palm oil for biofuels, in a bid to protect rainforests, but exporters warn this would violate trade rules

Palm oil: bad news for forests, and your liver

Palm oil: bad news for forests, and your liver

Documentary maker Michael Dorgan ate three muffins made with palm oil each day. Much of the fat he gained was clustered around his vital organs

Palm oil producers blamed as smog chokes Indonesia

Palm oil producers blamed as smog chokes Indonesia

State of emergency called in Riau region of Indonesia, as data shows 52% of fires originated in palm oil and logging land

Unilever to source 100% sustainable palm oil by 2014

Unilever to source 100% sustainable palm oil by 2014

Global food and consumer goods giant currently purchases around 3% of the world’s total production of palm oil

Walmart & Tesco accused of backing 'unsustainable' palm oil trade

Walmart & Tesco accused of backing ‘unsustainable’ palm oil trade

But Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose win praise in latest Rainforest Foundation UK ‘Appetite for Destruction’ analysis

Palm oil lobby lashes out at EU complaints over illegal logging

Palm oil lobby lashes out at EU complaints over illegal logging

Malaysian palm oil lobbyists accuses EU of making “politically motivated” attacks on industry, during attempts to strength SE Asian relations

How sustainable is your Easter egg?

How sustainable is your Easter egg?

New campaign rates top UK chocolate brands on their use of unsustainable palm oil

Palm oil: green fuel or rainforest killer?

Palm oil: green fuel or rainforest killer?

British campaigners are trying to stop Government plans to allow palm oil to be burnt in power stations to generate electricity

Looking across the rainforest canopy

Five facts you may have forgotten about forests

Did you know that over a quarter of modern medicines come from tropical forest plants?

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