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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
Glenealy Plantations expanding landbank (Palm Oil) 19 Nov 07
Forestry minister denies backing illegal logger 19 Nov 07
Few forestry firms seek certification 9 Nov 07
RI now world`s biggest palm oil producer : Minister 9 Nov 07
Big food companies accused of risking climate catastrophe 9 Nov 07
Timber baron acquitted over illegal logging 9 Nov 07
Gazetting transboundary forest depends on resolving environmental issues 9 Nov 07
Swedish OKQ8 not using palm oil 9 Nov 07
Indonesia: RI drafting regulation on peatland use 28 Oct 07
Self regulate, to counter anti-palm oil lobby, says Malaysian State Minister 16 Oct 07
Indonesia pledges sustainability in palm production 7 Oct 07
Indonesia: The biofuel blowback 7 Oct 07
Agriculture minister to go to London to meet NGOs over oil palm plantations 2 Oct 07
Palm oil for biofuels devastating rainforests 2 Oct 07
Palm oil and the imminent extinction of the orangutan 2 Oct 07
Kaban and illegal logging 16 Sep 07
Southeast Asia gears up for palm oil boom 16 Sep 07
Investigation finds destruction of orangutan habitat for oil palm in Borneo 9 Sep 07
Palm oil boycott by supermart discriminatory 9 Sep 07
Felda acquires US bio-diesel firm-Malaysiakini.com 3 Sep 07
Forestry minister: developed nations indisposed to give incentives 3 Sep 07
Peat bog destruction highlights major flaw in Kyoto Protocol 3 Sep 07
Indonesia: Government deforestation programs get shot in arm from overseas 3 Sep 07
NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation 3 Sep 07
China issues rules for logging companies overseas 3 Sep 07
Palm oil not the cause for shrinking number of orangutans, says GAPKI 3 Sep 07
Pygmy elephants threatened by logging, oil palm plantations 25 Aug 07
Agusdin: Protector of east Kalimantan forests 25 Aug 07
Local Indonesian plantation workers not profiting from palm oil 25 Aug 07
Graft allegations in East Kalimantan palm oil developments 25 Aug 07
Land use conflicts in West Kalimantan 20 Aug 07
Palm oil deals at a boil 16 Aug 07
Land conflicts increase with demand for palm oil 4 Aug 07
Indonesia sees slower palm oil expansion from 2010 1 Aug 07
Indonesia smokes out the lungs of the world 26 Jul 07
Activists: Palm oil workers killing endangered orangutans 26 Jul 07
Major UK supermarket chain, Asda, bans palm oil from unsustainable sources 23 Jul 07
Indonesia's forests could go up in smoke 19 Jul 07
Peatland versus forests 19 Jul 07
Mining giant BHP Billiton to raze orangutans' forest home 18 Jul 07
Body Shop announces new initiative on sustainable palm oil 18 Jul 07
SBS Dateline program 11 July 2007: Palm oil - Green Gold? by Ginny Stein 14 Jul 07
Palm oil firms burning Indonesian forests: Greenpeace 14 Jul 07
Paris meeting: Biofuel production impacts on biodiversity of major concern 12 Jul 07
Indonesia leads the world in oil palm area expansion 6 Jul 07
Wilmar, the world's biggest palm oil trader shamed 6 Jul 07
Key facts on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation (RED) 4 Jul 07
Indonesia’s peatlands emit 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually 4 Jul 07
Why peat could be the new 'black gold' 4 Jul 07
Malaysian Minister Chin: Don't blame oil palm 27 Jun 07
30 hectares per day being cleared by one company 25 Jun 07
Malaysian palm oil takes its battle to the airwaves 23 Jun 07
Countering oil palm critics 23 Jun 07
World Bank to raise $250M for avoided deforestation in tropics 15 Jun 07
Illegal Loggers Threatening the Last Orang-Utans 13 Jun 07
Indonesia palm body urges clearer forest mapping 10 Jun 07
BP in talks to enter biofuel business 9 Jun 07
A palmoil charm offensive in Europe 8 Jun 07
Indonesia criticized over climate change response 7 Jun 07
Fidel Castro and the economist agree. Beware of Biofuels 25 Apr 07
Daryl Hannah campaigns for Palm Oil 24 Apr 07
Palm Oil: The Biofuel of the Future Driving an Ecological Disaster Now 7 Apr 07
Oil from palms: scientists weigh the downside of a once-popular alternative 5 Apr 07
Indonesia poised for World Record as fastest destroyer of forests 17 Mar 07
Finance Ministry eyes incentives to support biofuel development 13 Mar 07
Once a Dream Fuel, Palm Oil May Be an Eco-Nightmare 1 Feb 07
Move blow to biofuels promotion . Sustainability of supplies questioned 3 Jan 07
Indonesia the 3rd largest carbon emitter? 7 Nov 06
The New Oil Barons 6 Nov 06
Frankenstein fuels 6 Aug 06
Government set to build eight biofuel factories 24 Jul 06
Indonesia, Malaysia launch joint move to defend palm oil industry 21 Jul 06
Indonesia to boost palm, sugar cane output to promote biofuel 4 Jul 06
Borneos Palm Oil Politics 21 May 06
Palm oil industry killing orangutans 21 May 06
Bakrie Sumatera builds biodiesel plant Jakarta 30 Apr 06
joint letter from NGO alliance re Palm Oil 27 Apr 06
DPD rejects Kalimantan border plantation plan 29 Mar 06
Better seeds may halt huge land clearance 29 Mar 06
Biofuel to Drive Indonesian Palm Oil Expansion 7 Feb 06
The palm-oil business is pressuring wildlife 21 Dec 05
Govt to proceed with huge plantation plan 18 Dec 05
The most destructive crop on earth is no solution to the energy crisis 6 Dec 05
Govt to lose Rp 237.8t on planned plantatio 2 Dec 05
Criteria set for palm oil production, WWF says 29 Nov 05
Govt to proceed with oil palm project 21 Nov 05
Eat that ice cream, kill an orangutan 28 Oct 05
Planned giant plantations threatens Borneo forests 24 Oct 05
One in ten products in supermarkets driving orang-utan towards extinction 24 Sep 05
Haze fears return as air fouled in two Malaysian districts 15 Sep 05
Billions at stake in palm oil battle 6 Sep 05
Prosecutors arrest North Sumatra plantation tycoon 5 Sep 05
Malaysia develops its own bio-fuel policy 4 Sep 05
AOP backs report on Palm Oil 4 Sep 05
World's largest oil palm plantation 4 Sep 05
Indonesia Pushes Palm to Capture Green Fuel Pie 27 Aug 05
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palm oil : the single biggest threatPalm Oil is the greatest current threat to Orangutans. Vast areas of habitat are cleared for Palm Oil plantations every day. Protecting this land is critical to the Orangutans survival. This issue affects all of us with over 1 million kilogrammes of Palm Oil is imported into Australian each year.
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