PRESS RELEASE: Report Shows Widespread Human Rights violations in Wilmar’s Palm oil operations in West Sumatra
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Bangkok, 4 November 2019.
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Amazonian community takes land rights struggle against oil palm expansion to Peru’s highest court
On Wednesday 25 September, Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal will hold a hearing with implications for the future of the Amazon rainforest, indigenous peoples’ rights, and the fight against climate change.
Press Release: Indigenous Community Urges European Banks to Hold Commodities Giant to Account Over Forest Destruction in the Peruvian Amazon
Press release: The indigenous community of Santa Clara de Uchunya has called upon major Scandinavian banks to use their influence as shareholders to insist that Alicorp removes Ocho Sur P from its palm oil supply chain.
MEDIA RELEASE: RSPO unwilling to stop human rights abuses and deforestation in Alicorp's supply chain in the Peruvian Amazon
The global sustainable palm oil body, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), has definitively rejected a formal complaint brought against one of its members, Peru’s largest consumer goods company, Alicorp S.A.A., for sourcing palm oil produced on a plantation which the RSPO itself has previously condemned.
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: la Mesa Redonda sobre el Aceite de Palma Sostenible se niega a frenar violaciones de derechos humanos y deforestación en cadena de suministro de Alicorp en la Amazonía peruana
La Mesa Redonda sobre el Aceite de Palma Sostenible ha rechazado definitivamente una queja formal en contra de Alicorp S.A.A., la empresa de bienes de consumo más grande del Perú y miembro de esa organización, por obtener aceite de palma de una plantación que ya fue condenada por la misma RSPO.
Northern Cauca, Colombia - FPP partners targets of attempted massacre
On the 4th of May, 2019, gunshots were fired and grenades were hurled into the midst of a community gathering in which some of the most renowned Afro-Descendant leaders from Northern Cauca, Colombia were meeting.
RSPO complaint filed as Amazonian community fights on over lands destroyed by ‘sustainable’ palm oil
In the Peruvian Amazon, the battle between ‘sustainable’ palm oil and industrial-scale deforestation continues.
Comunidad amazónica sigue luchando frente a la destrucción de sus tierras por el aceite de palma “sostenible”
En la Amazonía peruana continúa la lucha entre el aceite de palma “sostenible” y la deforestación a escala industrial.
Press Release: Unsustainable Sime Darby, Buyers and Financiers Must Stop Their Business Relations
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PRESS RELEASE: Palm Oil Giant Golden Agri-Resources Removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Index after Bribery and Corruption Scandal – so what next for ‘sustainable’ palm oil?
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index has removed the world’s second largest palm oil company, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), from its list of sustainable companies, reported Friends of the Earth (FoE) this week.
Borneo’s forests under threat from road-building and infra-structure projects, claims new report
Tropical forests in Borneo are under major threat from deforestation from planned infra-structure development, says a new report published today.
Press Release: Victory at last for Long Isun
After a decade of struggles against the threat of forest destruction, the indigenous community of Long Isun has won a small victory.
Enfin une victoire pour Long Isun
Après une décennie de luttes contre la menace de la destruction des forêts, la communauté autochtone de Long Isun a remporté une petite victoire.
Long Isun canta por fin victoria
Tras una década de luchas contra la amenaza de la destrucción de sus bosques, la comunidad indígena de Long Isun ha conseguido una pequeña victoria.
Akhirnya Long Isun meraih kemenangan
Setelah satu dekade berjuang melawan ancaman kehancuran hutan, masyarakat adat Long Isun telah memenangkan sebuah kemenangan kecil.
Press Statement: The appeal of the Kichwa community of Nuevo Lamas for the respect of their right to ancestral territory
Where there are peoples with rights there will always be forests for everyone
Press: South East Asian Human Rights Commissions calls for concrete action to secure land rights
7th Regional Conference on Human Rights and Agribusiness in South East Asia issues resolution calling for change in land tenure recognition and security.
Las comisiones de derechos humanos del sudeste asiático piden acciones concretas para garantizar los derechos territoriales
7th Regional Conference on Human Rights and Agribusiness in South East Asia issues resolution calling for change in land tenure recognition and security.
La Commission des Droits de l’Homme d’Asie du Sud-Est appelle à la prise d’actions concrètes pour garantir les droits fonciers
7th Regional Conference on Human Rights and Agribusiness in South East Asia issues resolution calling for change in land tenure recognition and security.