Palm oil production is the primary threat to orangutans, pushing these magnificent creatures towards extinction. The demand ...

But the number of orangutans in areas of forest where palm oil is farmed have fallen in the same period. As a result, WWF is warning that the manufacturing of palm oil can have a devastating ...

"Orangutans are a lowland species on Bornean Sumatra and that's where palm oil is grown," the report's lead author Erik Meijaard, from the IUCN, told BBC News. "The two often clash, palm oil ...

Effective orangutan conservation requires effective ... of lowland forests to plantation agriculture, particularly for palm oil production, is well documented. Palm oil is so important to ...

Indonesian President Prabowo's idea of expanding oil palm plantations has drawn criticism because it is considered to trigger ...

Palm oil has been and continues to be a major driver of deforestation of some of the world’s most biodiverse forests, destroying the habitat of already endangered species like the Orangutan, pygmy ...

which ensures that income is filtered down to local people and forests that are deemed to be of ‘high conservation value’ are not cut down to make way for oil palm plantations. Engaging with timber ...

In a controversial speech, Indonesia’s new president argued oil palm plantations are like forests, calling for their ...

In October 2023 in the Indigenous Dayak village of Bangkal, Indonesian police fired on farmers demonstrating against PT ...

Prabowo’s claim that oil palm plantations can replace forests is fundamentally flawed when viewed through ecological, ...

Palm oil is cheap, tasty, extremely versatile, and its an ingredient in about half of everything - but is palm oil vegan?