This independent review is a publication that reveals social impacts of Golden Agri Resources’ forest conservation programme based on High Carbon Stock in its subsidiary PT KPC oil palm plantations impacting local Malay and Dayak people. The forest conservation programme meant to minimise the conversions of forest and peatland in Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan, […]
Forest Peoples Programme, Sawit Watch & TUK Indonesia report: “Conflict or consent? The oil palm sector at crossroads” In November 2013, Forest Peoples Programme, Sawit Watch and TUK Indonesia released a report raising concerns about environmental and social impacts of large-scale expansion of oil palm plantations across Southeast Asia and Africa. Business & Human Rights […]
Kim Lewis Last updated on: November 14, 2013 9:53 AM As the world’s demand for palm oil increases, deforestation and the resulting release of carbon dioxide emissions continue to be a concern. However, The Forest Peoples Programme, a human rights advocacy organization dedicated to securing the rights of people who live in forests, recently released […]
by Kristina Chew November 11, 2013 8:30 am The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was created in 2004 by the palm oil industry and civil society groups (including conservation groups like the WWF) to set guidelines for greener oil production and to encourage industry expansion without social conflict. 15 percent of palm oil produced is now certified as “sustainable” […]
Friday, November 8th, 2013 By Ilaria Bertini Many palm oil companies that promise to act sustainably have failed to do so, and so continue to destroy rainforests and displace local communities, according to a new study. Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads, by various human rights and environmental charities, says 16 palm oil […]
Medan, 8-10th November 2013. At the occasion of the Workshop Conflict or Consent, held prior to RSPO RT11, the participants brought together 16 case studies from two continents, bearing witness to serious land conflicts and associated human rights violations caused by irresponsible oil palm plantation development.1 We observe some advances in procedures and improvements in […]
Diana Parker, Mongabay-Indonesia correspondent November 07, 2013 Some of the largest palm oil companies are clearing forests and peatlands without seeking consent of local communities, leading to a spate of unresolved conflicts in plantation concessions around the world, warns a coalition of NGOs and researchers. Members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are […]
Large plantations are destroying forests, damaging wildlife and causing social conflict in Asia and Africa, a new report finds. By John Vidal /The Guardian November 6, 2013 Large palm oil companies that have promised to act ethically have been accused of land grabbing, ignoring human rights and exploiting labour in their African and Asian plantations. In a […]
6 November, 2013 PRESS INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 7 NOVEMBER, 2013 EDITOR’S NOTE: For the full publication, “Conflict or consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads”, and supporting materials, please visit:http://www.forestpeoples.org/press-room 16 Case Studies Suggest Some of the Largest Palm Oil Companies Disregard UN-Mandated Consent of Indigenous People & Local Communities Before Clearing Forests, […]
September 7, 2013 by Jill Ettinger Chew News , Green Living , Health , Organic , Organic Food France and Germany join Belgium, UK and the Netherlands in a commitment to source only sustainable palm oil. The announcements came at the European Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) summit held in Berlin earlier this week. The commitments by France and Germany unite all national […]
