Indonesia, World Largest Palm Oil Producer Lacking Stock
The story of the scarcity of cooking oil in Indonesia has become the spotlight of national and international media, noting...
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What Are Indonesia’s Biggest Exports?
Much has been made of Indonesia’s breakneck economic growth over the past few years. Prior to 2020, Indonesia had been...
Claims of the European Union’s Discrimination against Indonesian Palm Oil
Retno Marsudi, the Indonesian Foreign Minister, has highlighted the issue of product discrimination against Indonesian palm oil by the European...
People to Determine the Fate of Indonesian Palm Oil through a Referendum
The Bundeskanzlei, the Swiss Constitutional Court, has officially approved Uniterre’s initiative to tackle Indonesian palm oil products in Switzerland. The...
Police Investigate Palm Oil Companies for Kalimantan Fires
The national police are currently investigating three palm oil companies for the recent fire that has broken out in Kalimantan,...
KPK Arrests Multiple Palm Firm Executives in Bribery Probe
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has arrested seven people, including a senior executive of palm firm Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology,...
Indonesia Protests European Union’ Decision to Limit Use of Palm Oil
Indonesia says it is “disappointed” with the European Parliament’s decision to approve the EU bill on clean energy, which will...
How Indonesia Aims to Make Palm Oil Sustainable
Indonesia believes its ISPO standard for the palm oil industry, if enforced, could help cut back on environmental destruction. Meanwhile,...
What Has 2016 Meant for Indonesia and Climate Change?
2015 was a devastating year for global greenhouse gas emissions, with Indonesia ranking fourth on the list of top emitters...
Could Accountability in Sustainable Oil Palm Prevent Further Forest Fires?
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Green Commodities Programme (GCP) are working with oil palm stakeholders to ensure this sector’s...
In the Trail of the Sumatran Tiger
Chris Slappendal is an advocate for all endangered species and their habitats, whose passion for the Sumatran tiger led him...
Indonesia Looks Toward Palm Oil Sustainability in Kalimantan
Palm oil plays an important economic role in Indonesia, but also destroys ancient forests and wildlife habitats via deforestation. The...
Indonesia’s Contribution to the Mitigation of Global Warming
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties, 20th Session (UNFCCC COP 20) was held in...
Cheap Frying Oil or Orangutans?
There are two schools of thought regarding palm oil. First, that it’s unhealthy and oil palm plantations are pushing orangutans...