How beef and soy kindle Amazon fires
More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the Amazon this year, and deforestation for growing cows and soy are a major part of the problemChina Dialog, 27 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire Indonesia has not imposed tough enough penalties for plantation fires: Greenpeace
Indonesia has not imposed serious enough penalties on pulpwood and palm oil firms that had large fires on their land from 2015 to 2018 and more fires on some of those farms also polluted the region’s air quality this year, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.EnviroLink, 25 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Greenpeace claims Malaysia’s Genting among palm oil groups with most burnt land in Indonesia but firm disputes findings
Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group is among the top 10 groups listed as having the largest areas of burnt land in Indonesia between 2015 and 2018, the republic’s chapter of environmental group Greenpeace has claimed.Yahoo News , 25 September 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, forest fire Amazon fires and Brazilian beef: how Hong Kong's massive appetite for the meat is driving rainforest's doom
Hong Kong is the world's biggest importer of Brazilian beef, an apetite that is playing a significant role in deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. The city's residents are among the biggest meat eaters in the world, each consuming the equivalent of two 10-ounce pieces of steak a day.South China Morning Post, 25 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire Indonesia has not imposed tough enough penalties for plantation fires – Greenpeace
Indonesia has not imposed serious enough penalties on pulpwood and palm oil firms that had large fires on their land from 2015 to 2018, and more fires on some of those farms also polluted the region’s air quality this year, Greenpeace said yesterday.Reuters, 25 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Yeo shrugs off calls for her resignation
Responding to media questions about an oil palm plantation in Indonesia linked to her husband’s company IOI Corporation, and said to be among companies causing the regional haze, the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister said the matter should be handled by the Indonesian government.The Star Online, 25 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Israeli supermarket accused of selling Argentine beef raised in cleared forest
Greenpeace: Company that supplies meat to Shufersal cut down 300,000 acres of Gran Chaco forest; entire supply chain owned by Argentinian Jewish businessman Eduardo Elsztain.Times of Israel, 25 September 2019
Argentina, Beef, forest fire Malaysian minister Yeo Bee Yin ignores calls to resign for conflict of interest over haze
Ms Yeo Bee Yin has brushed aside calls for her resignation over a supposed conflict of interest in handling the transboundary haze issue. Responding to media questions about an oil palm plantation in Indonesia linked to her husband's company, IOI Corporation, which is said to be among companies causing the regional haze, the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister said the matter should be handled by the Indonesian government.Straits Times, 25 September 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, forest fire RSPO investigating Genting subsidiary over plantation hotspots
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is probing a Genting subsidiary over hotspots at its oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan.Malaysia Kini, 25 September 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, forest fire Bolivia Is Burning. Who Will Stop Its Fires?
Bolivia’s fires are the bitter fruit of policies designed to benefit agribusiness. Mr. Morales has promoted the expansion of cattle ranching and biofuels in Santa Cruz since 2010. In April this year, Mr. Morales signed an agreement to increase beef exports to China, which have — like Brazil’s — been growing in value and volume. Then in July, a decree legalized slash-and-burn fires to turn forests into pasture. Bolivians called Mr. Morales a “murderer of nature.”NY Times, 24 September 2019
Bolivia, Beef, forest fire Haze: Stop pointing fingers at oil palm companies, says Teresa Kok
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok is urging the public to stop blaming oil palm plantation companies for the annual transboundary haze problem.The Rakyat Post, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Brazil’s president attacks Amazon rainforest ‘lies’ and thanks Trump for support
Jair Bolsonaro told the U.N. that the Amazon “remains pristine and virtually untouched.”CNBC, 24 September 2019
Brazil, Beef, forest fire Palm oil, pineapples threaten Southeast Asia's indigenous lands
Palm oil plantations in Indonesia and commercial fruit orchards in the Philippines have uprooted indigenous people and rural communities from their land, despite laws put in place to protect them, human rights groups said.Reuters, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire EVO MORALES’ ECOCIDE IS A GENOCIDE
The bolivian lowlands have been burning for over a month. Over 4 million hectares of biodiverse forests has already burned to ash–an area larger than Switzerland. Uncontrolled, the fires continue to spread across protected areas and Indigenous territories, provoking an incommensurable loss of life.Intercontinental Cry, 24 September 2019
Bolivia, Beef, forest fire WWF-Msia says higher demand for sustainable products can help end haze
World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) would like to see more local companies produce sustainably-sourced goods to help end the haze that keeps blighting the country. “One of the ways that this can be done is by buying products such as those with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labels,“ he said.The Sun Daily, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Orangutans Are Suffering in Indonesian Fires Right Now Due to Palm Oil Deforestation!
The fires have made headline news as they continue to grow. The fires have been caused by burning forests to clear land for palm oil plantations. Over 300,000 acres have already been burned in the region, causing significant habitat damage and excessive smoke in the region.One Green Planet, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Indonesia not tough enough on forest burners, says Greenpeace
Indonesia has not imposed serious enough penalties on pulpwood and palm oil firms that had large fires on their land from 2015 to 2018 and more fires on some of those farms also polluted the region’s air quality this year, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.Free Malaysia Today, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Blood-red haze engulfs Indonesian province as forest fires and smog worsen
The skies over the Indonesian province of Jambi have been turned blood red, as the toxic haze from widespread rainforest fires continues to affect residents across the country. More than 328,000 hectares (about 800,000 acres) of ecologically-rich land have been burned across Indonesia in recent weeks.CNN, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Greenpeace blames Malaysia oil firm for Indonesia’s haze
Arab News, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Indonesia's fires are expanding .. What is their relationship to palm oil forests?
...palm oil imports are significant for the country, and it is necessary to diversify agricultural production and not convert all green areas into palm oil. This is where criticism of environmental activists linking the burning of forests and their cause, and how they later turn to oil palm plantations in a country that is the most productive in the world.Teller Report, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire Adopt sustainable agricultural practice to mitigate haze impact - WWF Malaysia
Malaysia Conservation director Dr Henry Chan said it was crucial to gear agricultural practices towards greater sustainability while conserving forests throughout the supply-chain.New Straits Times, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire To Prevent the Fire, the Members of RSPO are Monitored by GeoRSPO
Until now, the members of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Malaysia still faces the Official Secrets Act 1972 (OSA), and RSPO could not monitor the last situation of hotspots around their plantations and their factories. Chief Executive Offricer RSPO, Darrel Webber said that his side has asked to the planters in Malaysia to release the maps of the plantation borders since 2013 and should be published in the official website GeoRSPO since 2017.Palm Oil Magazine, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire EU pressures Brazil to fight deforestation but refuses to boycott imports – The Economic Journal
The European Union (EU) will continue to demand that Brazil meet its commitments to combat deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, but refuses to ban beef imports in retaliation, the Trade Commissioner said today.Portugal's News, 24 September 2019
Brazil, Europe, Beef, forest fire Malaysia-Indonesia officials to meet over oil palm, forest fire
Malaysia-Indonesia officials to meet over oil palm, forest fireThe Malaysian Reserve, 24 September 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, forest fire Govt Hasn't Imposed Strict Penalties for Wildfires: Greenpeace
The Indonesian government has not imposed serious enough penalties on pulpwood and palm oil firms that had large fires on their land from 2015 to 2018 and more fires on some of those farms also polluted the region's air quality this year, Greenpeace said on Tuesday, September 24.Tempo, 24 September 2019
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