Officials questioned over tycoon’s logging
Five senior officials in Mondulkiri were questioned by the National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention on Saturday over a large-scale illegal logging operation allegedly run by well-known timber tycoon Soeng Sam Ol, who was arrested last week.Khmer Times , 15 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging
Oknha Sam Ol and three others charged and jailed
Tycoon Soeng Sam Ol and three alleged accomplices have been placed in pre-trial detention after being charged with illegal logging, while more than 40 vehicles reportedly used to carry out the offences were handed over to Mondulkiri provincial authorities on Sunday.Phnom Penh Post, 15 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging
Man detained for allegedly using Indian nationals for forced labour
The police have detained a man who allegedly trafficking in three Indian nationals for forced labour at an oil palm plantation in Kuala Lipis near here.Malay Mail, 14 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, forced labour
Features: ILLEGAL LOGGING: STEALING MORE THAN JUST WOOD
Recently, the wife of the Governor of Cross River State, while flagging off a tree-planting campaign at an event organized by the Anti-Deforestation Taskforce in the state, offered a reward of N500,000.00 to anyone who provides information that leads to the successful arrest and prosecution of any vehicle conveying woods stolen from our forests.The State Online , 14 July 2019
Nigeria, Timber, Illegal logging, deforestation
BẮC KẠN RANGERS DISCOVER ILLEGAL LOGGING
Bạch Thông District rangers in the northern mountainous province of Bắc Kạn have seized a truck carrying precious timber, according to Hà Ngọc Bảo, head of the district’s Forest Protection Department.Vientam News, 14 July 2019
Viet Nam, Timber, Illegal logging
Indonesia moratorium on new forest clearance now permanent
Indonesia's moratorium on new forest clearing for palm plantations or logging operations, which has been regularly extended since 2011, will become permanent, the Environment Minister said yesterday.The Newpaper, 13 July 2019
, Palm Oil, forest moratorium
The real victims of the palm oil industry are orangutans
Many people are lured to Indonesia and Malaysia because of the palm oil industry. But orangutans like Hope are the real victims, says Hannah Beech.Independent, 12 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation
Making peace with oil palm
Oil palm is one of the most controversial crops today, because the plantations often replace tropical rainforests rich in biodiversity. Vast swaths of Indonesia and Malaysia are given over to the crop. But a growing number of scientists say it's time to work with oil palm companies to make the best of a bad situation.Science Mag, 12 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, sustainable palm oil
Ukraine to continue buying palm oil from M’sia, not tied down by EU rules says ambassador
Ukraine has been steadily increasing the amount of palm oil purchased from Malaysia for the past three years. ..Ukraine is not a full member of the European Union (EU) and they do not have to implement all the rules and regulation set by them.The Borneo Post, 11 July 2019
Ukraine, Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil trade
Can jurisdictional certification curb palm oil deforestation in Indonesia? (commentary)
The authors say the jurisdictional certification pilots of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) represent a promising new approach to these issues. The RSPO pilot in Seruyan — a district that has experienced many of these problems — has led to several innovations, including an agricultural facility that provides technical support to smallholders while managing funds received from companies, implementation of the “jurisdiction-wide environmental protection plan” regulation, a mechanism for resolving land conflicts, and a method for mapping and registering independent smallholders.Mongabay, 10 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, jursidictional certification, deforestation
The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier
Palm oil’s next frontier is likely to be the rainforests of the Congo Basin, in Central Africa – where a quarter of the world’s tropical forest carbon stocks are stored. Will history repeat? Does palm oil expansion necessarily lead to rampant deforestation? A team of researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research set out to discover what Africa can learn from Southeast Asia’s mistakes and solutions – and what is different about the Congo Basin.Forests News, 09 July 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo, Palm Oil, palm oil expansion, Congo Basin
The Smallholders Insisted the Sustainable Palm Oil Commitment from the Buyers in European Union
Manager Group of Petani Sawit Awadaya, Asosiasi Amanah, H. Narno in the Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue in Utrech, Netherland that RSPO, EPOA, and IDH proposed, told that the smallholders in Indonesia are really committed to implement the sustainable palm oil.Palm Oil Magazine, 09 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban, sustainable palm oil, RSPO
The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier
But many of the Congo Basin’s most forested countries are dreaming big. Cameroon aims to double palm oil production by 2035, and Gabon has ambitions of becoming a leading exporter. At the same time, edible oil consumption across Africa is projected to triple by 2050 (from 2013 levels.)Forests News, 09 July 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Palm Oil, deforestation, Congo Basin
Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon Deforestation Up 90%
Clear cutting in the rainforest has gone up 88% in June compared to the same time last year. The new government’s push for more logging may, however, scuttle the new EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement.Brazzil, 09 July 2019
Brazil, Soy, deforestation
The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier
Palm oil’s next frontier is likely to be the rainforests of the Congo Basin, in Central Africa – where a quarter of the world’s tropical forest carbon stocks are stored. Will history repeat? Does palm oil expansion necessarily lead to rampant deforestation? A team of researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research set out to discover what Africa can learn from Southeast Asia’s mistakes and solutions – and what is different about the Congo Basin.Forests News, 09 July 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo, Palm Oil, palm oil expansion, Congo Basin
M'sia needs to adopt a fact-based approach in the palm oil battle
The Star, 08 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
Sinn Féin outlines Dáil motion to reject ‘sell-out’ Mercosur deal
A motion rejecting the EU-Mercosur Agreement has been published by Sinn Féin and will be debated in the Dáil this week.Agri Land, 08 July 2019
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Beef, beef trade, deforestation, amazon
Deforestation in Brazil continues to soar as current administration shows lack of interest
Deforestation in Brazil’s part of the Amazon basin has almost doubled in June compared to May — and May also had a higher-than-usual deforestation rate. This is largely attributed to the current administration reducing controls in the area which has emboldened loggers.ZMW Science, 08 July 2019
Brazil, Timber, deforestation
Malaysia to draw up strategies to combat anti-palm oil campaign, says deputy minister
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Datuk Seri Shamsul Inskandar Mohd Akin said the government will review the current situation and implement several measures to fight the anti-palm oil campaign.The World News, 08 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban
What's the beef with the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing European Commission president, received a letter on June 17 from the government leaders of four EU member states, including taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French president Emmanuel Macron. The quartet had “deep concerns” over the implications for agriculture emerging in trade talks with the Mercosur bloc in South America and how it “could threaten this fragile sector in our countries”.The Times, 07 July 2019
Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Beef, Mercosur, beef trade
Palm oil is Nepal’s biggest export, but it’s not produced in the country
Interestingly, Nepal does not produce palm oil on its own. Nepali traders import this as a raw material from countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. They process the oil by using different chemicals and export it to India.Online Khabar, 07 July 2019
, Palm Oil, palm oil export
Putrajaya eyes crop, livestock shift to supplement Felda bailout plan
The government will introduce Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) settlers to fast-yielding crops and livestock to mitigate palm oil woes that forced Putrajaya into a multi-billion bailout of the agency, according to sources.Malay Mail, 07 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, felda
Digitising the palm oil sector
Khor said LintraMax’s research and development team constantly working on improving our product platforms and develop new solutions to address industry challenges and enhance productivity and efficiency. “We release new updates every quarter on our cloud and mobile platform – Quarto. Plantation is a mature business with incremental changes to business processes,” Khor said.The Borneo Post, 07 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil technology
Students’ palm oil performance: School apologised to me, minister says
An international school has apologised over its students’ performance that Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok had criticised as allegedly being “anti-palm oil”, she said today.Malay Mail, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil
Teresa and the school conclude peace over the performance of anti-palm oil
Minister of Basic Industries Teresa Kok and an international school have buried the hatchet due to a performance in which oil palm plantations were presented in a negative light.Newsbeezer, 06 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, anti palm oil, EU ban