News - Palm Oil, Habitat Loss, Illegal Pet Trade

Why we are failing orangutans
(10 March 2010)

Environmentally-friendly biofuels cause more harm
(2 March 2010)

Unilever drops major palm-oil producer
(22 February 2010)

Palm oil plantations now 'forests,' says EU
(5 February 2010)

Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants
(26 January 2010)

Good governance vital to success of REDD
(25 January 2010)

Stop converting peatlands, govt study recommends
(21 January 2010)

Forest policy undercuts SBY's emission pledge
(15 January 2010)

Bridge development in Kalimantan threatens rainforest, mangroves and coral reef
(4 January 2010)

Blackwashing: do NGO tactics risk long term public trust
(3 January 2010)

Time running out for the orangutans
(21 December 2009)

Greenpeace takes shot at Sinar Mas Pulp and Paper
(21 December 2009)

Stop importing illegal timber, US tells Rudd
(15 December 2009)

Illegal palm oil from forests taints household brands
(11 December 2009)

Two films on REDD in Indonesia
(7 December 2009)

"Time is running out" for Sumatra's rainforest
(7 December 2009)

Can REDD keep Indonesia's forests green?
(6 December 2009)

Protecting jungles: one way to combat global warming
(3 December 2009)

Jakarta halts deforestation in Sumatra's Kampar Peninsula
(2 December 2009)

Indonesian environment groups say REDD project misses point
(1 December 2009)

Dark side of palm oil report wins journalism prize
(27 November 2009)

Baby orangutan brings hope for habitat protection
(20 November 2009)

"Responsible" palm oil producers pledge not to develop endangered Sumatra rainforest
(14 November 2009)

Another 50 orangutans ready for release
(13 November 2009)

New study on deforestation in Indonesia
(12 November 2009)

Defining 'sustainable' palm oil production
(7 November 2009)

Indonesia activist hunts poachers of endangered wildlife
(2 November 2009)

Degraded land to be restored to orangutans
(28 October 2009)

International palm oil strategy falters
(28 October 2009)

Nestle and M&S commit to sustainable palm oil
(28 October 2009)

Rainforest treaty "fatally flawed"
(26 October 2009)

Illegal logging responsible for loss of 10 million ha in Indonesia
(26 October 2009)

Emotional call for palm oil industry to address environmental problems
(21 October 2009)

Lifeline for orangutans
(11 October 2009)

Palm Oil Action Group commends Woolworths' interest in the palm oil issue
(8 October 2009)

Global demand for tropical crop could worsen air quality
(7 October 2009)

Lust for oil is driving Borneo orangutans to the brink
(30 September 2009)

Food industry facing fat flak
(29 September 2009)

Researcher sheds light on 'forgotten species'
(24 September 2009)

Q&A: How can illegal oil palm be weeded out of the supply chain?
(23 September 2009)

Forests fight back as Indonesia tackles illegal palm oil
(23 September 2009)

Orangutan under threat
(20 September 2009)

Bid to make "green" palm oil advances
(9 September 2009)

FSANZ outlines position on palm oil
(2 September 2009)

Indonesia looks at costly plan to slash carbon emissions
(1 September 2009)

Government backs down on banning illegal logged timber
(25 August 2009)

Our destructive ways
(23 August 2009)

Cadbury takes palm oil out
(17 August 2009)

Zoo goes ape to preserve precious forests
(10 August 2009)

The search for sanctuary: orphan apes
(2 August 2009)

ABC Interview - Logging in Indonesia threatens orangutans
(24 July 2009)

Controversial palm oil plan may save the orangutan
(23 July 2009)

Buyers aren't backing environment-friendly palm oil
(15 July 2009)

Zoo bars Cadbury products
(12 July 2009)

Paper plan threatens orangutan survival
(4 July 2009)

Going green to get out of debt
(1 July 2009)

Smuggled orangutans rescued
(30 June 2009)

With the clearing of forests, baby orangutans are marooned
(26 June 2009)

Uphill battle to save the orangutan
(26 June 2009)

Oil boom threatens the last orangutans
(23 June 2009)

Finally, KFC opts for the good oil
(16 June 2009)

Study finds potential profits in conservation
(6 June 2009)

Palm oil could scuttle forest carbon plan: experts
(29 May 2009)

Indonesia to double palm oil production by 2020
(28 May 2009)

Ape rescue forest to be logged
(19 May 2009)

Kalimantan's orangutan population decreases significantly: COP
(15 May 2009)

'Green' power plants may burn palm oil
(11 May 2009)

The guilty secrets of palm oil
(2 May 2009)

Victims of the oil rush
(1 May 2009)

Economic woes may speed Asian deforestation
(29 April 2009)

Pet trade puts orangutans at risk
(16 April 2009)

Onward with oil palm, but in due balance
(16 April 2009)

Sumatran orangutan haven faces chainsaws
(12 April 2009)

Jakarta to be hit by moves on illegal logging
(9 April 2009)

"Green" - a film which needs to be seen
(15 March 2009)

Indonesia applies for World Bank CO2 scheme
(9 March 2009)

Indonesia flushes target down carbon sink
(6 March 2009)

Activists denounce plans to allow palm oil firms in peatlands
(16 February 2009)

Government to allow peatland plantations
(13 February 2009)

Regions seek forest conversions
(2 February 2009)

Unilever blocking deforestation for palm oil
(2 February 2009)

Imported biofuel a risk to wildlife
(28 January 2009)

Palm oil offers no green solution
(3 December 2008)

Palm oil roundtable "a farce"
(28 November 2008)

US and Indonesia link up on forest carbon credits
(22 November 2008)

Minister defends expansion of oil palm plantations
(22 November 2008)

First RSPO certified (eco-friendly) palm oil shipment to arrive in Europe
(10 November 2008)

The slippery business of palm oil
(7 November 2008)

Palm oil agreement could lead to logging moratorium
(5 November 2008)

Forests losing battle against plantations
(30 October 2008)

Big bucks, trust needed in orangutan trade
(28 October 2008) 

Orangutan: From illegal trade to conservation
(28 October 2008)

Urgent action needed over Sumatran peat forest logging
(20 October 2008)

Biofuel boom endangers orangutan habitat
(20 October 2008)

Borneo's moment of truth
(16 October 2008)

Indonesian governors to protect Sumatra's endangered forests
(11 October 2008)

The politics of deforestation
(8 October 2008)

Malaysian palm oil claims challenged
(7 October 2008)

Minister lobbies EU over palm oil
(19 September 2008)

Oil palm plantations are no substitute for tropical rainforests
(16 September 2008)

Palm oil firms urged to adopt sustainable practices
(9 September 2008)

Pressure mounting to save the orangutan
(9 September 2008)

Indonesia challenged by sustainable palm oil demands
(31 August 2008)

Shift biofuel subsidies into REDD
(28 August 2008)

Palm oil firms reject forest moratorium
(27 August 2008)

Australia pays to reduce Asia's emissions
(21 August 2008)

Killing Kwila trade down under
(20 August 2008)

Malua Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank launches in Sabah, Malaysia
(14 August 2008)

Indonesians threaten to poison elephants
(7 August 2008)

Almost half of monkeys, apes under threat
(5 August 2008)

UK568.48pds: the price on the head of an orangutan
(2 August 2008)

Samsung Group to develop biodiesel in Indonesia
(24 July 2008)

Illegal trade in Indonesian markets putting wild animals in danger
(17 July 2008)

Biofuel use to become mandatory in Indonesia
(11 July 2008)

Biofuels and biodiversity don't mix, ecologists warn
(9 July 2008)

Malaysia bans clearing of forest for palm oil
(26 June 2008)

10 March 2010
It is no secret that orangutans are threatened with extinction because their rain forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Ten years ago, Shawn Thompson, a writer, former journalist and university professor, set out to chronicle the threat to orangutans in a book released in March 2010. Read Article »

10 March 2010
Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. Read Article »

2 March 2010
'Environmentally-friendly' biofuels have been found to be more harmful to the planet than normal fossil fuel. Read Article »

22 February 2010
BBC documentary shows Indonesian company clearing protected rainforest.

18 February 2010
Gorillas, orang-utans and a cyanide-eating lemur are among the world’s 25 most critically endangered primates, scientists have said. Read Article »

5 February 2010
The European Commission and some EU member states hope to redefine palm oil plantations as "forests," according to a leaked document from the EU executive. Read Article »

26 January 2010
Project to create sustainable palm oil project undermined by Western firms

25 January 2010
Payments to developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation will only succeed if corruption and lack of financial management capacity are addressed, says new report. Read Article »