A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for ...
Two of the largest palm oil plantations in Peru are located on the west side of the Ucayali River, which flows from the Andes to the Amazon. From above, the surrounding landscape looks like ...
Muhammad Hafizi Seman was charged with trafficking in the drug at a rubber plantation area. More than 4 mln hectares of forest have been lost to rubber plantations since 1993, with two thirds of in ...
“These decisions have severely impacted the commercial viability of the plantation sector, as sustaining agriculture without proper chemicals and adequate fertilizer is impossible. Another key setback ...