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> Cheerios maker linked to rainforest destruction 29 Jan 10
> Leif Cocks Interviewed on Perth radio station 6PR 27 Jan 10
> Sumatran Orangutan Rehabilitation Camp aims to protect the endangered species 17 Dec 09
> Forest Management Threatens to Undermine Climate Agreement 12 Dec 09
> Transmitters implanted in orangutans for tracking after release into the wild 29 Nov 09
> Premier Foods accelerates palm oil target 29 Nov 09
> Responsible palm oil producers pledge not to develop endangered Sumatra rainforest 29 Nov 09
> Take 5 Magazine joins forces with AOP! 23 Nov 09
> Perth Zoo baby orangutan brings hope for habitat protection 22 Nov 09
> Orangutan solidarity event to be held in Jakarta 18 Nov 09
> Sahara Bloom chooses to help the Orangutans 28 Oct 09
> Saving forests five times better than carbon capture for climate action 12 Oct 09
> Major US illegal logging law enters new enforcement phase 12 Oct 09
> Food industry facing fat flak 12 Oct 09
> orests fight back as Indonesia tackles illegal palm oil 12 Oct 09
> Failure to counter new anti-palm oil tactics will be costly to Malaysia 12 Oct 09
> No conversion of peat swamp forest for oil palm plantation 12 Oct 09
> Destruction of Orangutan Sanctuary Highlights Risks of REDD 30 Sep 09
> Global letters of support for the protection of Bukit Tigapuluh Forest Landscape, Sumatra, Indonesia 28 Sep 09
> No Time Left - Leif Cocks featured in International Lifestyle magazine 15 Sep 09
> Bid to make Green palm oil advances 11 Sep 09
> World bank proves Fonterra claims a sham 11 Sep 09
> Indonesia proposes ambitious emissions target 11 Sep 09
> Sustainable palm oil campaign banned by ASA 11 Sep 09
> Cadbury removes palm oil 7 Sep 09
> Report reveals fear of toxins in milk 7 Sep 09
> Australia goes soft on timber ban 7 Sep 09
> Our destructive ways - Special investigation 7 Sep 09
> Malaysian Penan tribe ups antilogging campaign 7 Sep 09
> Limit palm oil development to lands that store less than 40 tons of carbon/ha - study 12 Aug 09
> Melbourne Zoo goes ape to preserve precious forests 12 Aug 09
> Indonesian Officials Visit Australia seeking fire fighting, conservation support 5 Aug 09
> New rule to add Indonesian timber revenues to Government coffers 5 Aug 09
> To create healthy forests, put them in the hands of people who need them 5 Aug 09
> Leif Cocks speaks to BayFM about Sumatra 1 Aug 09
> Saving forests in Sumatra 29 Jul 09
> EU offers incentives to eco-friendly palm oil producers 29 Jul 09
> EU pledges incentives for CPO producers 29 Jul 09
> Three countries to protect Kalimantan through hob program 29 Jul 09
> EU could provide billions for forests - report 29 Jul 09
> Sinar Mas blamed for Riau haze 29 Jul 09
> Controversial palm-oil plan may save the orangutan 25 Jul 09
> Lush supports jungle tribe under threat 25 Jul 09
> Malaysia Seeks new palm oil buyers, warns on El Nino share 25 Jul 09
> Sustainable palm oil gets boost in China 25 Jul 09
> Planters prefer Sarawak and Sabah than Indonesia 25 Jul 09
> Zoo bars Cadbury products 25 Jul 09
> Blaze and haze in national forests must be stamped out for good 25 Jul 09
> Paper Plan Threatens Orangutan Survival 7 Jul 09
> Fight for Orangutan Habitat "Far from Over" 7 Jul 09
> Indonesian Environment Director General to Visit Australia 26 Jun 09
> Around Melbourne TV Interview with Leif Cocks & Hardi Bakiantoro 23 Jun 09
> Greenpeace calls for action on forests 20 Jun 09
> Ministry blames Budget for poor forest oversight 20 Jun 09
> Could the orangutan be our closest relative? 20 Jun 09
> AOP Letter to Asia Pulp & Paper 19 Jun 09
> 3 rare elephants poisoned in Indonesia 15 Jun 09
> Working Towards Removing Palm Oil From Girl Scout Cookies 9 Jun 09
> AOP Protests Against APP Proposal to Log Sanctuary 2 Jun 09
> Orangutan guerillas fight palm oil in Borneo 31 May 09
> Palm oil could scuttle forest carbon plan: experts 31 May 09
> Palm oil producers contribute for orangutan conservation 31 May 09
> APP denies further accusations over Indonesian logging operations 29 May 09
> Getting a grip on oil palm issues 29 May 09
> Fire on Elephant Conservation Forest 29 May 09
> Orangutans cannibalise own babies 29 May 09
> Indonesia to turn ape rescue forest to pulp 29 May 09
> Pulp giant APP set to assault Sumatra orangutan sanctuary 29 May 09
> A renewable force meets an irreplaceable object 29 May 09
> Orangutan population in Kalimantan decreases significantly: COP 29 May 09
> Asia Pulp Paper/Sinar Mas Set to Destroy Orangutan & Tiger Forest 26 May 09
> Rainforest Clearing by Asia Pulp and Paper Threatens Species, Contributes to Climate Change 16 May 09
> Neste Oil - plans for global leadership in palm oil diesel 15 May 09
> WWF to grade all palm oil buyers 15 May 09
> Green power plants may burn palm oil 15 May 09
> Sainsburys and palm oil 10 May 09
> Company sets new policy After PETA appeal 6 May 09
> NZ Palm oil use could help to wipe out orangutan 4 May 09
> Palm oil and climate change 4 May 09
> Part 3 Can sustainable palm oil slow deforestation? 3 May 09
> Part 2 Oil palm industry takes land, promises livelihood 3 May 09
> Part 1 Global palm oil demand fueling deforestation 3 May 09
> Economic woes may damage moves to slow deforestation 3 May 09
> Simunjan natives ink deal to turn land into oil palm plantation 3 May 09
> Study: SE Asia will be hit hard by climate change 3 May 09
> Timber industry facing stringent EU import rules 3 May 09
> Protected forests facing underground mining threat 3 May 09
> Greener palm oil: pricey and not green enough? 3 May 09
> Green palm oil in high street shops 3 May 09
> Protecting RI ecosystems 3 May 09
> Finding a home for orangutan refugees 3 May 09
> Indonesian illegal orangutan trade on the rise 3 May 09
> Rainforests key to carbon trading 3 May 09
> Onward with Oil Palm, but in due balance 3 May 09
> Rescued baby orangutan finds a new home 29 Apr 09
> Ending Orangutans in entertainment 23 Apr 09
> Sarawak gangsters returning to illegal logging 23 Apr 09
> Indonesia tops graft list in Asia, says Ssrvey 23 Apr 09
> Consumers should not take palm oil for granted 23 Apr 09
> NGO activists are not unlike employees in other professions 23 Apr 09
> Palm oil offers no green solution 23 Apr 09
> Drop carbon credit plan: Greenpeace 22 Apr 09
> Adelaide Zoo's beloved orangutan Pusung dies 17 Apr 09
> Hanging in the balance 15 Apr 09
> Riau police confiscate 200 tons of illegal logs 11 Apr 09
> Prince Charles calls for emergency rainforest funding 11 Apr 09
> Indonesian elephants shot dead in national park 11 Apr 09
> Villains in the forest 11 Apr 09
> North Americans consuming more palm oil 10 Apr 09
> Green dams hasten rape of Borneo forests 10 Apr 09
> Indonesia flushes target down carbon sink 15 Mar 09
> Indonesia applies for World Bank forest CO2 scheme 15 Mar 09
> Indonesia expected to increase CPO exports to Pakistan 15 Mar 09
> Asian biofuel dreams shelved as crude oil tumbles 15 Mar 09
> Days are limited for king of forest 15 Mar 09
> Malaysian government says forest reserve plundered for oil palm development 15 Feb 09
> Plan to develop Kalimantan border proposed 15 Feb 09
> CPO industry expects stricter EU import rules 15 Feb 09
> Unilever blocking deforestation for palm oil 15 Feb 09
> RI told to use own budget for climate 31 Jan 09
> Imported biofuel a risk to wildlife 31 Jan 09
> Indonesia Musim Mas gets green palm oil certificate 31 Jan 09
> The cost of the biofuel boom on Indonesian forests 31 Jan 09
> Villagers say forest-protection program having the opposite effect 31 Jan 09
> EU palm oil demand hit 31 Jan 09
> Feeding time at the zoo - Whats on the menu 31 Jan 09
> Palm oil frenzy threatens to wipe out orangutans 31 Jan 09
> Price on carbon not enough to save rainforests 31 Jan 09
> Indonesian ex-MP gets 8 yrs jail for forest bribe 31 Jan 09
> Palm oil round table a farce 2 Dec 08
> The power of a bedtime chat in conservation 2 Dec 08
> Nations see REDD in rush for carbon credits 2 Dec 08
> CSR programs in East Kutai ineffective in helping environment 2 Dec 08
> Indonesian setback on climate change 2 Dec 08
> First sustainable palm oil shipment beset by controversy 2 Dec 08
> Seven years on - but still no sustainable palm oil 13 Nov 08
> Greenpeace prevents palm oil shipment leaving Indonesia 13 Nov 08
> RI, Malaysia cut CPO production 13 Nov 08
> What is destroying our rainforests? Greed, palm oil 13 Nov 08
> Palm oil agreement could lead to logging moratorium 13 Nov 08
> Borneo - moment of truth 13 Nov 08
> Big bucks, trust needed in orangutan trade 30 Oct 08
> EU move against illegal timber toothless 30 Oct 08
> Biofuel boom endangers orangutan habitat 30 Oct 08
> Malaysian palm oil claims challenged 30 Oct 08
> New Friends of the Earth report 16 Oct 08
> Greenpeace ship tour in Indonesia 16 Oct 08
> Malaysian palm oil claims challenged 16 Oct 08
> RI workers, children enslaved in Malaysia, commission says 18 Sep 08
> Oil palm plantations are no substitute for tropical rainforests 18 Sep 08
> EU accused over failure to tackle illegal logging 18 Sep 08
> Palm oil firms urged to adopt sustainable practices 18 Sep 08
> Palm oil firms moratorium rejection threatens orangutans 18 Sep 08
> Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for palm oil expansion 18 Sep 08
> Zoo defence of orangutans comes at a cost 31 Aug 08
> Do animals have emotions 31 Aug 08
> Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for palm oil expansion 31 Aug 08
> Saving Sumatran endangered peoples 12 Aug 08
> Indonesia warns over forest fires on Borneo 12 Aug 08
> Indonesians threaten to poison elephants 12 Aug 08
> Stop Deforestation 12 Aug 08
> Saving the endangered orangutan must be a national priority 12 Aug 08
> RSPO accreditation for four firms 12 Aug 08
> Forestry firms poor performance in Papua 12 Aug 08
> Woolworths greenwashes rainforest destruction in Indonesia 12 Aug 08
> Forest funding could put billions in wrong hands 12 Aug 08
> Is there hope for the worlds vanishing forests 7 Jul 08
> Felda to expand plantation ops overseas 7 Jul 08
> TDM to increase investment in oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan 7 Jul 08
> Regents seek approval for plantation expansion 7 Jul 08
> Malaysian indigenous people face arrest at logging blockade 7 Jul 08
> Private plantation company to import oil palm seedlings from Costa Rica 7 Jul 08
> Regent abused power, court hears 7 Jul 08
> Interview Indonesian urges G8 to deliver, as Jakarta floods 7 Jul 08
> Corruption still rampant in RI Report 7 Jul 08
> Orangutans could face extinction over next 10 years 7 Jul 08
> INTERVIEW-Indonesian urges G8 to deliver, as Jakarta floods 6 Jun 08
> Illegal logging trade forces jungle brothel in Indonesia 6 Jun 08
> Sainsbury first with sustainable palm oil 6 Jun 08
> Indonesia to boost palm oil production 6 Jun 08
> Indonesia considering mandatory use of biofuel 6 Jun 08
> North Sumatra again blanketed in haze 6 Jun 08
> Indonesia Astra Agro sees palm ouput above 1 million tonnes 6 Jun 08
> Malaysian palm oil conference focuses on sustainability 6 Jun 08
> Indonesia looks to Papua to expand palm oil plantations 6 Jun 08
> Prince Charles urges forest logging halt 6 Jun 08
> Group - Plantations depriving natives of their livelihood 2 May 08
> Big plans for biodiesel stall in Southeast Asia 2 May 08
> Paradise lost for soap and ice cream 2 May 08
> Asian rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge 2 May 08
> Eco-friendly timber firms want incentives 2 May 08
> Malaysia, Indonesia agree to counter anti-palm oil propaganda 2 May 08
> Sound Familiar- Roundtable for Responsible Soy 2 May 08
> The work of the RSPO is not moving as fast as Unilever would like 2 May 08
> Illegally harvested logs discovered in Riau 2 May 08
> Greenpeace wants moratorium on palm oil expansion in Indonesia 2 May 08
> Riau prosecutors return weak logging report 2 May 08
> Unilever targeted in orangutan protest 2 May 08
> RI to launch green pilot project in June 2 May 08
> Five residents from Kampung Wawasan Suai arrested and detained by police 2 May 08
> Malaysian 2008 palm oil exports heading for record 18 Apr 08
> Indonesia overtakes Malaysia as top palm oil producer: minister 18 Apr 08
> Tesco green fuel adds to climate change 18 Apr 08
> The other global crisis: rush to biofuels is driving up price of food 18 Apr 08
> Indonesia failing to stop forest destruction: Greenpeace 18 Apr 08
> Australian company secures carbon deal for Indonesian forests 18 Apr 08
> Illegal logging causes trafficking 18 Apr 08
> Surfing and crashing in the Indonesian oil palm boom 18 Apr 08
> Surfing and crashing in the Indonesian oil palm boom 1 Apr 08
> Flood hits three regencies in Riau, deforestation blamed 1 Apr 08
> Hands off palm 1 Apr 08
> Call for new laws on stolen logs 24 Feb 08
> A new, global oil quandary: costly fuel means costly calories 11 Feb 08
> Studies conclude that biofuels are not so green 11 Feb 08
> 49,000 ha of illegal palm oil plantations to be slashed in Riau 11 Feb 08
> World launches talks on forest payoffs 11 Feb 08
> The food chain: A new, global oil quandary: costly fuel means costly calories 21 Jan 08
> UK advertising watchdog censures misleading Malaysian palm oil ads 21 Jan 08
> Eco-conscious palm oil 21 Jan 08
> Malaysian minister says Indonesian press too open, insensitive 21 Jan 08
> New global forest agreement depends on local support 21 Jan 08
> Dutch to deny palm subsidies until green levels met 16 Dec 07
> Governors take action to save rainforests 16 Dec 07
> Papua moves to ban all log exports 16 Dec 07
> Dont be fooled - sustainable palm oil is a myth 16 Dec 07
> When biofuel is bad for the environment 16 Dec 07
> Sustainable palm oil system soon 15 Dec 07
> Sarawak Dayak Ibans: Are we the problem, Mr Minister? 15 Dec 07
> The biofuel that spells annihilation for Indonesian wilderness 15 Dec 07
> Sustaining palm oil markets 15 Dec 07
> Astra to increase size of oil palm plantations 1 Dec 07
> Sustainable palm oil system soon 1 Dec 07
> Sarawak Dayak Ibans: Are we the problem, Mr Minister? 1 Dec 07
> The biofuel that spells annihilation for Indonesian wilderness 1 Dec 07
> Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesian climate crusade 1 Dec 07
> Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesian climate crusade 19 Nov 07
> Greenpeace blocks shipment of Indonesian palm oil 19 Nov 07
> Indonesia says it may take until 2014 to end illegal logging 19 Nov 07