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How rogue palm oil producers are getting away with forest destruction
2013-04-25 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: It always amazes me how the actions or rather inaction of high-level meetings in far-off cities can so seriously impact forests in my own country. Today, an organisation with the declared aim of ensuring environmentally responsible palm oil production the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will be voting on new rules for its members mostly palm oil producers, traders and consumers. Its a big day for the organisation, because for the first time, members will be deciding whether...
Indonesian palm oil giant clearing peat forest despite RSPO membership, alleges Greenpeace
2013-04-25 06:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A major Indonesian palm oil producer continues to clear rainforests in Sumatra despite being a prominent member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), casting doubts on the body's effectiveness in limiting deforestation, alleges a new report from Greenpeace. The report, titled A Dirty Business, is based on a field investigation itno the Darmex Agro group's operations in Riau province. Greenpeace says the palm oil producer, better known as Duta Palma, has been clearing "hundreds of hectares...
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Greenpeace demands RSPO strengthen standards, expel rogue forest destroyers
2013-04-25 05:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: Hundreds of hectares of rainforest and tiger habitat protected under the Indonesian governments moratorium have been destroyed, revealed Greenpeace International, following an investigation into Duta Palma, a notorious Indonesian palm oil producer and member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Oil (RSPO). Duta Palma has a long history of deforestation, community conflict, illegality, and non-compliance with RSPO regulations. As recently as 7 April 2013, the district parliament condemned ongoing conflict...
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Wednesday Sector Leaders: Paper & Forest Products, Precious Metals
2013-04-25 00:42:31| Paper - Topix.net
In trading on Wednesday, paper & forest products shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.2%. Leading the group were shares of Buckeye Technologies , up about 25.5% and shares of Louisiana Pacific up about 2.2% on the day.
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Sri Lanka: Clearing Forest Reserves To Rob Timber Army Refutes Allegations
2013-04-23 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sunday Leader: Accusations have been levelled against Sri Lanka Army for clearing forestlands in Vavuniya for an alleged re-settlement drive. Environmentalists are up in arms against clearing of nearly 1,500 acres of thick forestlands in Karunkalikulam Forest Reserve in the Vavuniya District. Director Environment Conservation Trust Sajeewa Chamikara said that in order to settle over 1,200 Sinhala Buddhist families nearly 1,500 acres from the Karunkalikulam Forest Reserve have been cleared over the past 1 2...
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