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Since the launch of the Sustainable Palm Oil Communities Project back in 2017, our aim has been clear: to empower communities across the UK to […]
“Is there any wildlife here?” I asked the plantation worker. “Yes there is, we see monkeys, deer, sometimes even a sun bear.” “And birds too,” […]
“Absolutely no palm oil, ever!” A bold claim, often printed proudly across product packaging. But it’s a largely unhelpful statement that stokes consumer fear without […]
Oil palm in West Africa When we think about oil palm cultivation, Southeast Asia often comes to mind. The industry’s rapid expansion there has been […]
Agricultural expansion is ongoing, and so is an ever-increasing overlap between agricultural land and natural habitats. Traditionally, this overlap has been viewed as an unavoidable […]
The Somerset Toiletry Company’s Beginnings Founded in 1999, serial entrepreneur Roger Buoy and aromatherapy expert Sakina Buoy identified a gap in the market to produce […]
Highly Contested Palm Oil Since last decade, public debate in Europe has raised concerns about the effects of oil palm monoculture farming in Indonesia on […]
Cast your mind back to autumn 2018. Like me, you probably all saw, or at least heard about the Rang-Tan advert – an animated film […]
Photo credit: CAN Borneo Ah…another International Orangutan Day has arrived. I can’t remember precisely how many years ago that we at Orangutan Land Trust along […]
