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Malaysian tribe arms with blowpipes to forestall palm oil plantation
In Malaysia, indigenous tribes in the state of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, have armed themselves with blowpipes and are blockading local roads in an attempt to forestall rainforest destruction and land conversion to palm oil plantations.
The protesters are nomadic hunter-gatherers of the Penan tribe, who have lived in the area for centuries and [...]
Mission New Energy raises $12 million in private placement
In Australia, jatropha pioneer and palm oil biodiesel producer Mission New Energy announced that, subject to shareholder approval in July, Ir Lee Swee Eng will invest US$12.325 million in the company and will nominate two directors to the company’s board.
The company has completed construction on its second 75 Mgy biodiesel refinery, and is readying the [...]
Three-part series from Worldwatch on oil palm industry development; addresses deforestation and sustainability standards
In Malaysia and Indonesia, Worldwatch has published a three-part series on the oil palm industry, including an analysis of deforestation impacts of the oil palm industry , the impact of the growing oil palm industry on local farmers , and a third part on the application of 39 specific criteria and eight guiding principles from [...]
Protests in Colombia over forced land evacuations to clear land for oil palm plantations
In Colombia, local Afro-Colombian families are staging protests over forced land evictions to clear land for palm oil plantations, primarily in the northwestern section of the country near the Panamanian border. According to human rights organizations such as Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission, paramilitary gangs are seizing lands on behalf of of unnamed [...]
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