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Unearthed: How palm oil sparked a diplomatic row between Europe and southeast Asia
From threats to cancel UK defence deals to pledges to stop imports of Norwegian salmon, European moves to restrict palm oil have enraged Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Jakarta, Indonesia – Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.
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Greenpeace: Only five out of 23 tuna canneries in Southeast Asia make the grade
Manila — Greenpeace Southeast Asia today released its latest tuna cannery ranking evaluating 23 canneries and brands from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia based on their policies.
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‘Recycling’ from developed world dumped in Malaysia and left to rot
Malaysia is the new dumping site for plastic ‘recycling’ from more than 19 countries, including the US, UK and Australia, according to new research released today by Greenpeace Malaysia.
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THE RECYCLING MYTH: Malaysia and the Broken Global Recycling System
In many places a waste management system exists that claims to dispose, incinerate or recycle collected plastic waste. In reality, most of the plastic waste generated in high-income countries is…
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What do Oreo, Mondelez, Wilmar have to do with orangutans?
The deforestation here in Indonesia is alarming. Much of it happens to make way for palm oil, which is then used to make products like cookies, chocolate and shampoo.
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A Crisis of Convenience Report
The corporations behind the plastic pollution pandemic: A Greenpeace review of the policies, practices and ambitions of significant fast-moving consumer goods businesses.
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Our farmers in the age of climate change
When I heard that Typhoon Mangkhut was heading for the Philippines, news outlets were saying it was comparable to Haiyan and I wondered how the Philippines would cope yet again.
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The Final Countdown: Now or never to reform the palm oil industry
A Greenpeace investigation has exposed how the world’s biggest brands are still linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia almost twice the size of Singapore in less than three years.
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World’s biggest brands still linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia
Greenpeace International assessed deforestation by 25 major palm oil producers and discovered shocking news on palm oil suppliers to the world’s largest brands, including Unilever, Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive and Mondelez.