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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.

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PepsiCo Palm Oil Detectives

Despite decades of promises to end deforestation for palm oil PepsiCo (owner of crisp brands Frito-Lay, Cheetos and Doritos along with hundreds of other

We fight back: Global solidarity in the fight against Socfin's human rights abuses

Today, we draw attention to new developments in our struggles for justice, as we continue to raise our voices in solidarity until Socfin and its shareholders fulfil their obligations to put an end to ongoing human rights abuses.

Indigenous conflict at Indonesian timber firm prompts rights probe call

Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding investigation into alleged human rights abuses linked to a long-running land conflict between the Dayak Kualan Indigenous community and timber company PT Mayawana Persada.

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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

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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

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. […]

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PepsiCo Palm Oil Detectives

Despite decades of promises to end deforestation for palm oil PepsiCo (owner of crisp brands Frito-Lay, Cheetos and Doritos along with hundreds of other

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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PepsiCo uses "sustainable" palm oil from razed indigenous land Palm Oil Detectives

PepsiCo's supply chain is linked to environmental and human rights violations in Peru, involving Amazon deforestation and Indigenous land invasion. For three years, palm oil from deforested Shipibo-Konibo territory has been used in products like Gatorade and Cheetos. PepsiCo sources oil from Ocho Sur, a company notorious for environmental crimes and forest loss. The palm oil industry in Peru, which doubled production in a decade, is responsible for significant illegal deforestation, violent indi

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PepsiCo uses "sustainable" palm oil from razed indigenous land Palm Oil Detectives

PepsiCo's supply chain is linked to environmental and human rights violations in Peru, involving Amazon deforestation and Indigenous land invasion. For three years, palm oil from deforested Shipibo-Konibo territory has been used in products like Gatorade and Cheetos. PepsiCo sources oil from Ocho Sur, a company notorious for environmental crimes and forest loss. The palm oil industry in Peru, which doubled production in a decade, is responsible for significant illegal deforestation, violent indi

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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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Enough Is Enough! More Than 1,500 Orang Asli Mobilization In Malaysia Vs. Land Grabbing And Imperialist Plunder | Scoop News

Widespread dissatisfaction with the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA/ Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli), which communities accused of failing to defend Orang Asli rights and interests.

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Oil palm in Latin America: monoculture and violence

Oil palm expansion in Latin America is driving deforestation, land grabs and violence against communities. Learn about RSPO greenwashing

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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

Solidarité mondiale dans la lutte contre les violations des droits humains commises par Socfin

Des communautés locales et leur alliés souhaitent attirer l'attention sur de nouveaux développements dans leur lutte pour la justice face aux plantations de Socfin/Bolloré

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.