Nearly half of plantations in Riau province, Indonesia’s palm oil heartland, are illegal, according to a new report by the Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of NGOs based in Sumatra.

JAKARTA] Indonesia’s palm oil industry is on high alert as forest and peatland fires intensify across Sumatra, posing a risk to operations in key plantation areas and raising concerns of production ...

Indonesia on Wednesday handed over nearly 400,000 hectares (988,000 acres) of seized palm oil plantations to Agrinas Palma Nusantara, giving the new state company a sizeable land bank that could make ...

Indonesia has found the overall size of its palm oil plantations is bigger than its database shows, among several initial findings of a state audit of the industry aimed at improving governance, a ...

Gregory Thaler highlights the extensive deforestation caused by palm oil plantations and their impact on biodiversity, ...

Indonesia on Wednesday handed over nearly 400,000 hectares (988,000 acres) of seized palm oil plantations to Agrinas Palma Nusantara, giving the new state company a sizeable land bank that could make ...

PETALING JAYA: United Plantations Bhd is working towards an improvement of its palm oil yields and productivity. The company ...

Palm oil is everywhere – but what actually is it, and is ‘sustainable’ palm oil really any better for both people and the ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 ...