Orangutan

Orangutan is one of Aceh’s protected wildlife. (Pixabay pic) JAKARTA: Poachers who threaten endangered orangutans, tigers and other wildlife could receive up to 100 lashes under new rules in Indonesia’s Aceh province, which usually reserves whipping for mora…

A new investigation by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has alleged some of the world’s largest snack food companies are using illegal palm oil. The list includes Unilever, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Mondelz, General Mills, Kelloggs, Mars and Hersheys.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two Asian palm oil traders that supply to a list of major consumer brands are investigating two mills accused this week of buying from an illegal plantation in Indonesian rainforest that is home to endangered…

Do you love Oreos? How about Pop-Tarts? Instant ramen?  All these snacks have become targets in the Rainforest Action Networks (RAN) latest campaign against palm oil plantations. The organisation published an investigation Monday calling out major snack comp…

Do you love Oreos? How about Pop-Tarts? Instant ramen?  All these snacksoften staples in the American householdhave become targets in the Rainforest Action Networks (RAN) latest campaign against palm oil plantations. The organization published an investigati…

Green activists warn that the orangutan population in Sumatra will shrink further as a result of illegal oil palm plantations. (AFP pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found…

Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consumer brands including Unilever and Nestle, according to a US-based environmental group. A Rainforest Actio…

(Repeats to widen distribution, no changes to text) By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply …

KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consumer brands including Unilever and Nestle, according to a US-based environmental group. A Ra…

KUALA LUMPUR Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consumer brands including Unilever and Nestlé, according to a U.S.-based environmental group. A R…