It made no sense to accuse large corporations of intentionally setting fires to their own concession…
Author: Bhimanto Suwastoyo
Oil Palm Farmers Wants Rp2.8T Subsidy for Biodiesel Industry Scrapped
A Rp2.78 trillion government subsidy for the biodiesel industry must be dropped because it only benefited…
Collective Actions, the Keyword for the 2020s in Assuring a Deforestation-free Palm Oil Industry: Experts
Although forest loss in Indonesia has been decreasing for the third year running, deforestation was…
Time for Palm Oil Producers to Go on the Offensive: Diplomat
Although proven to be the most effective vegetable oil and the only one with a strict…
Indonesia Must Now Map the Legal Status of All Oil Palm Plantations: Expert
After having reconciled the various data on the extent of land covered by oil palm in…
Peat Still Warrants Attention in This Year’s Forest and Ground Fires: Madani
This article was first published in The Forest Scribe, a sister website. An environmental watchdog is finding that almost…
Oil Palm Farmers Want Regulation on Boosting Productivity extended
The Union of Oil Pam Farmers (SPKS) is hoping for an extension of Presidential Instruction (Inpres)…
GAPKI Issues Guideline for Forest and Ground Fires Prevention and Control
The Indonesian Association of Palm Oil Producers (GAPKI) in anticipation of the upcoming dry season, a…
RSPO Calls for Support of Governments for Sustainable Palm Oil
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is calling on governments, including those of the European…
Oil Palm Top Destroyer of Mangroves in North Sumatra
Oil palm plantations were the top destroyer of mangrove forests in the Indonesian province of North…