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Nordin from Save Our Borneo in front of logs which have been illegally logged for palm oil plantations

Aug 15, 2014

Indonesia: Supreme Court rules against Big Palm Oil

The Indonesian Supreme Court has ruled that Bumitama Agri Ltd, a major palm oil company, acted illegally in clearing land on Borneo for plantations. Our partner organization Save our Borneo fought a long, hard battle for this verdict.

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A man dwarfed by the roots of a giant tree

Jun 24, 2014

Tasmania's World Heritage forests are safe

In an unprecedented move, the Australian government sought to have UNESCO World Heritage protection removed from 74,000 hectares of pristine Tasmanian forest. Following a worldwide storm of protest, the UNESCO put a stop to the plan.

A gorilla with the caption, "Thanks, humans"

Jun 11, 2014

Victory for the mountain gorillas

Things are looking up for the mountain gorillas: British oil company SOCO International plc announced today that it is abandoning its plans to explore for oil in Virunga National Park. The company is also calling off its oil exploration in Lake Edward.

Ikea is making old-growth forest a home

Feb 18, 2014

Ikea halts deforestation in Karelia

Ikea's wholly-owned subsidiary Swedwood reports that it has ceased its logging operations in the last remaining old-growth forests of the northern Russian region of Karelia. Swedwood had been clear-cutting century-old trees in the boreal forests with heavy machinery for many years.

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Jan 13, 2014

Indonesia: heavy fine for palm oil company for slash-and-burn

A court in the Aceh province in northern Sumatra sent a strong signal against the slashing and burning of rainforests: the palm oil company PT Kallista Alam has been sentenced to pay a fine of approximately 9 million US dollars as well as 21 million US dollars for reforestation of Tripa's destroyed swamp forest.

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