Experts Blame Poor Law Enforcement, Dismal Funds for Indonesia Forest Fires
Poor law enforcement, corruption and scant government funding contributed to recurrent agricultural fires that have ravaged large swathes of forest in Indonesia and engulfed parts of the country and its neighbors with noxious smoke and ash, experts said Friday.Benar News, 20 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire France supports Malaysia's sustainable palm oil, says Minister of State
The French Government will help Malaysia promote the country’s sustainable palm oil products by providing scientific findings of the products to its people.The Edge Market, 20 September 2019
Malaysia, France, Palm Oil, eu palm oil ban Media workshop on natural resources governance underway in Accra
The participants were taken through topics such as "introduction to the natural resource sector" "legal overview of the forestry sector in Ghana" "the definition of illegal logging" and the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT), Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between Ghana and the European Union (EU).Ghana News Agency, 20 September 2019
Ghana, Timber, FLEGT Labour seeks FG’s intervention in farm workers’ plights
Efforts by the Federal Government to diversify Nigeria’s revenue generation source from oil with agriculture being at the forefront has been applauded by all Nigerians. But this can only be achieved if those in agric sector including farm workers, who are currently nursing secret pains, are given a sense of belonging and recognition. Regina Otokpa reportsCorrespondents, 20 September 2019
Nigeria, Palm Oil, modern slavery Indonesia blasts its own planters for forest fires as hotspots soar to 5,086
With no relief in sight from a noxious layer of smoke and ash that’s engulfed parts of Southeast Asia, Indonesia accused the nation’s timber and plantation industries of failing to prevent the emergence of wildfires.New Straits Times, 20 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Land Destroyed by Forest Fires Marked for Plantations: Disaster Mitigation Agency
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said eighty percent of the land destroyed by forest fires in Indonesia this year will be converted into plantations, pointing the blame for the fires to unsustainable practices in the country's agriculture industry.Jakarta Globe, 20 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Wildfires in Indonesia have ravaged 800,000 acres. Palm oil farmers are mostly to blame.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who this week visited one of the now-barren forest sites, said Tuesday he’d sent 5,600 more personnel to assist in controlling the fires, along with 52 aircraft to dump water on the affected areas.Washington Post, 19 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Palm oil body investigating fires on Malaysian-owned estates, says report
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is investigating some of the fires that started on plantation lands in Indonesia of companies that have been certified by the body, Malaysiakini reports.The Malaysian Insight , 19 September 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, forest fire Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter
Korindo, a major palm oil operator in Indonesia’s Papua region, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to delay the publication of a report highlighting its various violations there.Mongabay, 19 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, deforestation 5 reasons McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC must speak up about the Amazon fires
The Amazon rainforest is on fire. But what does this have to do with McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King? Here are the top five reasons why these fast food giants must take a stand against Amazon destructionGreenpeace, 17 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire Is the EU's import of Brazilian beef and soy contaminated with illegal deforestation?
A new study by Britaldo Silveira Soares Filho reveals the interlinkages between illegal deforestation, meat production and forest fires for land clearing after 2008.Center for Development Research University of Bonn, 15 September 2019
Brazil, Europe, Beef, deforestation, forest fire Europe can help save the Amazon by changing itself
Europe did not light the fires ravaging the Amazon, but it did provide some of the matches.Ecologist, 10 September 2019
Brazil, Europe, Beef, Soy, forest fire, amazon fire Fires consume more than 4.2 million acres of Bolivia’s forests
Massive fires in the eastern region of Bolivia continue to expand, threatening to destroy thousands of hectares of crops and pollute the air breathed by villagers with smoke and ash.World Socialist Web Site, 10 September 2019
Bolivia, Beef, forest fire In Brazil’s rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come
The number of fires this year in the Amazon is the highest since 2010, reaching more than 90,000 active fires. Farmers and ranchers routinely use fires to clear the forest. But this year’s number reflects a worrisome uptick in the rate of deforestation, which had started to drop around 2005 before rebounding earlier this decade.Salon, 10 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire, amazon fire Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires
Protesters around the world are singling out the bad actors profiting off deforestation.Common Dreams, 10 September 2019
Brazil, Soy, Beef, forest fire, Supply chain The World’s Largest Protein Companies Are Failing To Address Their Environmental Impacts
Many of world’s largest animal protein producers are failing to address their environmental, animal welfare and human health impacts, a new report suggests. Now in its second year, the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index analyzes companies like Hormel and the Brazilian meat firm JBS, finding that many of the 60 largest in the sector aren’t taking the necessary steps to reduce their environmental impacts.Forbes, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, Supply chain WildAid: Our Diets Fuel the Amazon’s Charring
“It's easy to blame others – whether ranchers or politicians – for these fires, while overlooking our own culpability,” says WildAid Climate Director Jen Leung. “For a long time now, the global hunger for beef and animal feed has led to the destruction of the Amazon as well as to the current tragedy unfolding before our eyes.”Taiwan News, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, Timber, Soy, forest fire H&M suspends purchases for Brazilian leather as Amazon burns
On Friday, H&M announced it would temporarily suspend Brazilian leather purchases after mounting concerns that cattle ranching was a leading factor causing deforestation in the Amazon.The Rising, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire How much beef consumption can our planet sustain?
The Amazon is burning, and it isn’t an accident. The 40,000 rainforest fires in Brazil alone this summer began mostly as intentional burns to clear land for cattle ranching.Christian Century, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire South America Calling
Agribusiness Giant Caught in Debate Over Agriculture's Role in DeforestationProgressive Farmer, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire How companies are trying to de-rain-forest their supply chains as the Amazon burns
Beef and leather and soy markets are the root cause of the destruction of the Amazon. Can companies make changes to their supply chains that will save what’s left?Fast Company, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, leather As Bolivian forests burn, Evo’s bet on Big Farming comes under fire
In the tropical Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a wealthy farming hub on the edge on the Amazon rainforest, President Evo Morales gathered with ranchers late last month to celebrate a maiden shipment of beef to China.Daily Times, 09 September 2019
Bolivia, Beef, forest fire, agriculture intensification The World’s Largest Protein Companies Are Failing To Address Their Environmental Impacts
Many of world’s largest animal protein producers are failing to address their environmental, animal welfare and human health impacts, a new report suggests. Now in its second year, the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index analyzes companies like Hormel and the Brazilian meat firm JBS, finding that many of the 60 largest in the sector aren’t taking the necessary steps to reduce their environmental impacts.Forbes, 09 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, Supply chain National Green Tribunal directs Arunachal to take action against illegal logging
The direction came after the tribunal heard a case of illegal logging being carried out in Papum forest under the Khellong forest division, filed by Jorjo Tana Tara, a resident of Seijosa in Pakke-Kessang district.Norteast Today, 03 September 2019
, Soy, Illegal logging, illegal felling, Papum forest As the Amazon Burns, Brazil’s Political Nightmare Rages On
International outrage continues to grow over the massive destruction caused by forest fires currently burning across the vast Amazon rainforest. But much of the commentary in the West has failed to link the fires to Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, and his collaborationist allies among the Brazilian business and political elite who are encouraging illegal miners, farmers and ranchers to slash and burn whatever land they deem fit for industry.Cornell Sun, 03 September 2019
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