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ALBA, Italy — The US$44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella. Italian confectionery firm Ferrero has taken a public...

ALBA, Italy: The US$44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella. Italian confectionery firm Ferrero has taken a public...

Indonesia’s Sesaot where a village committee has ably managed a forest reserve extending 3,600 hectares for over 50 years. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS By Silvia Giannelli JAKARTA, Nov 15 2013 (IPS) Indonesia’s rainforests are facing &ldquo...

Leaders from indigenous and forest communities in Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia, and Peru are in London to call for action on human rights violations and land grabbing linked to the global trade in palm oil. An international delegation of leaders from...

Local reports out of Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo indicate that wild fires which have raged out of control for over two months, are still out of control despite the heroic efforts of local firefighters. The resulting smoke from these fires...