Betapa luas perkebunan sawit di indonesia dan di dunia, namun seberapa besar kesejahteraan rakyat yang diberikan oleh sektor ini? Sangat sedikit kalau tak boleh dikatakan sebaliknya, bisnis industri minyak sawit kerap memperparah kemiskinan yang ada.
Silas Sikor of the Sustainable Development Institute responds to Sir Jonathon Porritt's suggestion that oil palm plantations are a solution to poverty.
La empresa Wilmar Internacional, uno de los mayores operadores del mundo de aceite de palma y azúcar, continúa con sus prácticas abusivas de deforestación y acaparamiento de tierras.
A 35 year-old resident of Gbar in Klay District, Bomi County has threatened to set himself ablaze for being terminated from the employ of the Sime Darby Company without benefits.
Liberia's Jogbahn Clan is at the forefront of efforts to resist the grab of land and forests for palm oil plantations. But the country's President says they are only 'harrassing and extorting' international investors.
Members of the Jogbahn Clan will deliver a petition with over 90,000 signatures reminding company that it does not have community consent to expand onto their lands.
La empresa EPO pretende talar el bosque del clan Jogbahn en Liberia. El clan se opone. Por favor, súmate a la petición en su apoyo.
Byron Browne, Member of Parliament from Grand Bassa County, Liberia, has lambasted the government for protecting investors rather than the rights of its own people.
From May 26th-28th Liberian communities impacted by palm oil came together to share their experiences and discuss their hopes for the future.
Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.
Equatorial Palm Oil Ltd risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.
Interview with Silas Siakor about how the determined people of the Jogbahn Clan, together with the pressure of national and international organisations, are trying to stop a UK palm oil company from grabbing their lands.
