The Palm Scribe

New RSPO Principles and Criteria Carries Stricter Measures on Peatlands

A new proposed Principles and Criteria for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) carries more…

Is Greenpeace Outrageous?

Recently environmental activist organization Greenpeace has aggressively thrown accusations against private palm oil giant Wilmar and…

Companies Dismiss Latest Greenpeace Accusations as a Hollow Distraction

Wilmar, accused by Greenpeace in the report as having continued to buy palm oil from companies…

Indonesian Solidarity Party Stirs Up a Hornet’s Nest

The good intentions of a new political party, the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) to defend the…

Palm Oil Needs a Good Media Communication Strategy

"NGOs are smarter in carrying out communication activities than palm oil producers," said communication expert Ong…

Maybe It Is Time for the Palm Oil Industry to Talk?

It may now be time for our palm oil industry to realize the importance of good…

Expert: Deforestation Estimation Needs Spatial Data Uniformity and Definition

Deforestation-related debates in Indonesia have been going on for quite some time, and some experts point…

GAPKI Says Palm Oil’s Productivity Is What Draws Enemies

Palm Oil's high productivity and efficiency as a crop are what is making it the continuous…

Palm Oil Premium for Plasma Farmers

A major Indonesian palm oil company shares the premium it gets from selling its sustainable palm…

Greenpeace Denies Interfering in Papua Forest Management

Greenpeace has denied accusations from an indigenous Papuan community in a Jayapura district that it had…