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    Exclusive New Video from Greenpeace Reveals Massive Deforestation in Indonesia

    Exclusive New Video from Greenpeace Reveals Massive Deforestation in Indonesia

    A palm oil supplier to Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever is destroying rainforests in Papua, Indonesia, a new investigation by Greenpeace International has revealed. Satellite analysis suggests that around 4,000 hectare of rainforest were cleared in PT Megakarya Jaya Raya concession between May 2015 and April 2017—an area almost half the size of Paris. Photos […]

    Palm Oil Banned by Major UK Supermarket

    Palm Oil Banned by Major UK Supermarket

    The UK supermarket Iceland has announced it will remove palm oil from all its own brand products by the end of the year due to the belief there is no such thing as “sustainable” palm oil. Increasing demand for palm oil is still having devastating effects on wildlife, habitats and people where it is grown, […]

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    By Mikaela Weisse and Katie Fletcher This edition of Places to Watch examines forest clearing detected between Nov. 9, 2017, and Jan. 31, 2018 in Indonesian Papua, Cameroon and Brazil. Due to occasional cloud cover that can obscure satellite recognition, some loss may have occurred earlier. Oil Palm Plantation Encroaching on Primary Forest in Indonesian […]

    7 Must-See Films at the 42nd Cleveland International Film Fest

    7 Must-See Films at the 42nd Cleveland International Film Fest

    It’s that time, again! EcoWatch is proud to be a media partner of the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), now celebrating its 42nd year. This year, EcoWatch is honored to be sponsoring Anote’s Ark. This documentary spotlights Kiribati, a small remote island facing devastating effects due to climate change. From April 4 through April 15, […]

    The Palm Oil Industry Promises Reform, But There’s Still No Sign of Change

    The Palm Oil Industry Promises Reform, But There’s Still No Sign of Change

    It was 10 years ago that Greenpeace first published an investigation into Indonesia’s palm oil industry. We showed that the world’s biggest brands got their palm oil from companies destroying Indonesia’s rainforests—threatening local people as well as tigers and orangutans. As people learned the truth about their shampoo, cosmetics and chocolate bars, brands and their […]

    Palm Oil Producer Destroying Critical Elephant Habitat With Impunity

    Palm Oil Producer Destroying Critical Elephant Habitat With Impunity

    Between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5, conflict palm oil grower PT. Tualang Raya cleared another 18 hectares of critical lowland rainforests inside the Leuser Ecosystem. This rogue actor has continued razing forests with impunity despite Rainforest Action Network exposing its ongoing destruction since September 2015. PT. Tualang Raya is clearing in disregard of a government […]