Resources on Palm Oil

A range of materials of the environmental and social justice impacts of palm oil production.

The Oil for Ape Scandal — by CamWalker — last modified 2007-06-08 13:36

This summary report links the demand for palm oil to the impending extinction of the orang-utan, rainforest destruction and human rights abuses. A briefing from Friends of the Earth UK.

Greasy palms: The social and ecological impacts of large-scale oil palm — by CamWalker — last modified 2007-06-08 13:40

Greasy palms: The social and ecological impacts of large-scale oil palm plantation development in Southeast Asia This report covers a research project undertaken for Friends of the Earth UK in 2003 into the social and environmental impacts of the palm oil industry in South East Asia.

Oil Palm: comparing Chocó (Colombia) with West Kalimantan (Indonesia) — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:01

Comparing issues like forced evictions, deforestation, paramilitary involvement, gender issues in palm oil production in Colombia and Indonesia

Land is Life Land Rights and Oil Palm Development in Sarawak — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:03

Examines the social and environmental impacts of oil palm development in Indonesia. (Source: Forest Peoples Programme and Perkumpulan SawitWatch)

Promised Land: Palm Oil and Land Acquisition in Indonesia -Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:04

Palm Oil and Land Acquisition in Indonesia: Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples. (Source: Forest Peoples Programme, Perkumpulan Sawit Watch, HuMA and the World Agroforestry Centre)

Policy, practice, pride and prejudice — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:06

Policy, practice, pride and prejudice Review of legal, environmental and social practices of oil palm plantation companies of the Wilmar Group in Sambas District, West Kalimantan (Indonesia). (Source: 2007 Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands), Lembaga Gemawan and KONTAK Rakyat Borneo)

Latest palm oil news and articles — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:08

 

Australian Orangutan Project — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:09

 

Palm Oil Action Group — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:09

 

Rainforest Information Centre — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:10

 

Borneo Orangutan Survival — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:10

 

FoE UK Palm Oil Campagn — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:11

 

Round Table On Sustainable Palm Oil — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-03-10 15:12

RSPO official site. Included as a reference, not an endorsement.