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SOCFIN’s Empire of Palm Oil Oppression in Africa Palm Oil Detectives

Investigation by Bloomberg exposes that despite being RSPO members, #SOCFIN plantations in #WestAfrica are the epicentre of #humanrights abuses, sexual coercion, environmental destruction, and #landgrabbing. Operating in #Liberia, #Ghana, #Nigeria, and beyond, SOCFIN’s #rubber and #palmoil plantations continue historical colonial legacies of exploitation. Despite widespread evidence of abuse and deforestation, SOCFIN and its partners benefit from weak sustainability certifications such as #FSC a

Palm Oil Detectives

SOCFIN’s Empire of Palm Oil Oppression in Africa Palm Oil Detectives

Investigation by Bloomberg exposes that despite being RSPO members, #SOCFIN plantations in #WestAfrica are the epicentre of #humanrights abuses, sexual coercion, environmental destruction, and #landgrabbing. Operating in #Liberia, #Ghana, #Nigeria, and beyond, SOCFIN’s #rubber and #palmoil plantations continue historical colonial legacies of exploitation. Despite widespread evidence of abuse and deforestation, SOCFIN and its partners benefit from weak sustainability certifications such as #FSC a

Transmigration residents and Moi Aresi Clan challenge palmoil company over alleged unlawful land use in Sorong Regency -

Two separate land disputes involving PT Inti Kebun Sejahtera (PT IKS) escalated in June 2026 in the Moisegen District, Sorong Regency.

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Colgate-Palmolive Palm Oil Detectives

Despite global retail giant Colgate-Palmolive forming a coalition with other brands in 2020, virtue-signalling that they will stop all deforestation, they continue to do this - destroying rainforest and releasing mega-tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, and killing hundreds of endangered species. Once these animals are gone - they are gone for good. Learn how you can boycott Colgate-Palmolive.

Deforestation is just a symptom. The disease is de-governance (commentary)

For decades, deforestation has been treated as the central problem. It’s measured in hectares lost, monitored through satellites, and addressed through conservation programs, carbon mechanisms, and development interventions. Yet despite billions of dollars invested, forests continue to decline. What if we have been diagnosing it wrong? Deforestation is not the disease. It is a symptom. […]

Greenhouse Gases Yield a Palm Oil Alternative

Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world. The consequences for the environment and climate are catastrophic. A research team has now succeeded in producing a high-quality substitute—from industrial emissions that harm the climate.

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Indonesia Pushes Forests Beyond Timber as Palm Oil Pays 10 Times More

Forest earns Rp4 million per hectare, oil palm Rp40 million. Inside Jakarta's plan to close the gap across 29 million hectares, backed by a new FSC-SVLK joint audit.

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SIAT leaves Nigerian farmers starving, illegally "lease" land Palm Oil Detectives

A 5-month investigation by Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Kevin Woke of Sahara Reporters reveals how RSPO member SIAT Nigeria Limited is involved in human rights abuses and land-grabbing on host communities' lands. Journalists Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Kevin Woke also discovered that palm oil company SIAT who illegally took their land are leasing it for a mere 600 Naira (N600) per hectare annually - the equivalent of €1.23 Euros per year to lease it. River pollution by pesticides and restriction

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Israel versprüht Glyphosat in Syrien - Bauern stehen vor dem Nichts - Politik - SZ.de

Brazil: Courts Protect Land Rights in the Amazon

Brazilian judicial authorities in two important recent rulings, affirmed the rights of small landholders and Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon and called on federal authorities to remove illegal occupants, a major driver of illegal deforestation in the region.