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Govt Denies Legal-Washing On Problematic Palm Plantations

JAKARTA – Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar  has stated that oil palm plantation companies an…

KLHK To Reforest 200k Ha Palm Plantations Found In Forests

JAKARTA – Oil palm plantation companies are obliged to submit all required legal documents no later than 02 Nove…

Global South Seeking Amendment of EUDR

Seventeen countries from the so-called Global South have expressed their exasperation at the European Union…

OPINION: Despite EUDR, Companies Raise Investments In Palm Oil

Something strange is happening in the palm oil sector. Despite the impending enforcement of the EU Deforestation…

Why Certain Groups Keep Attacking Palm Oil?

JAKARTA – The Indonesian palm oil has been very often defamed by certain groups of people at home and abroad as…

FEATURE: EUDR One Size Fits All, Ignoring Rightful Particularities

The European Union needs to pursue dialogs with all countries affected by its implementation of European Union D…

NTU To Produce Palm Oil Alternative in Seram Island

SINGAPORE – A palm-oil alternative from microalgae developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be p…

Palm Oil Sees Growing Trend In Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

The global vegetable oil market is thriving, and it is projected to reach a staggering value of US$ 420.47 billi…

RI Becomes Key Factor In Setting Prices of Global Vegetable Oils

JAKARTA – Indonesia is the central point of the factors that determine the price of world vegetable oil. T…

“Tree Island” Could Be Game-Changer In Dealing With EUDR

Islands of trees in oil palm plantations can significantly increase biodiversity within five years without reduc…