Frank Nierula

Biologist, interested in effects and backgrounds of industrial cultivation of the #OilPalm | Global trade and national consumption of #PalmOil #Palmöl | Author

[Elizabeth Claire Alberts @ECAlberts]

Palm oil giant Royal Golden Eagle allegedly sourced the commodity from a plantation responsible for deforesting orangutan habitat in Sumatra, which could violate the group’s policies, @hans_nich reports for @mongabay https://t.co/5jHTSMy3sd

[Frank Nierula @fnierula]

Tricking indigenous communities or individuals to sign unfavorable contracts by misrepresenting their contents sadly still seems to be a frequently employed method.

[Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) @Rainforest_RIN]

“I didn’t know that taking the houses meant accepting the logging,” says 37-year-old Omar. “Nobody said the letters were about logging.” Great story by our fellow @yaohualaw for @SEA_GLOBE about how indigenous Orang Asli were tricked by a palm oil company.
https://t.co/jOnlm4BePe

[Mongabay @mongabay]

The world’s 50 largest financial institutions increased their investments in deforestation-linked commodity companies by more than $8 billion since the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic: https://t.co/9UAFrcdkLx

[Environmental Investigation Agency @EIA_News]

Another day, another huge seizure from the #illegalwildlifetrade as #HongKong Customs discovers more than 1.4 tonnes of dried #geckos

https://t.co/w8PbkYz5wD

#reptiles #lizards #Indonesia

[Palm Oil Detectives #BoycottPalmOil @PalmOilDetect]

Can we feed the world and stop deforestation? YES According to @HumboldtUni. "If we all woke up #vegan in 2050, we would need less cropland than in 2000. We could “reforest” an area the size of the Amazon. 70-80% of deforestation is from #meat industries" https://t.co/B5AGub1ezU

[Mongabay @mongabay]

An Indonesian court has upheld a landmark 2017 ruling that all plantation data and maps in the country must be made publicly available — a ruling that the government continues to defy, @hans_nich reports: https://t.co/AIjGJgoqiE

[Mongabay @mongabay]

A new report adds to warnings that Indonesia’s biodiesel program will drive greater deforestation by boosting demand for palm oil. https://t.co/qboKNBsKbD

[Frank Nierula @fnierula]

Local government of Indonesia's West Papua province revokes licenses for #palmoil covering concessions twice the size of Los Angeles due to administrative and legal violations. Sounds promising!
Article by @hans_nich via @mongabay
https://t.co/9OdVP1wZmT

[Frank Nierula @fnierula]

"[...] if illegal agro-conversion were a country, its emissions would be the third largest after China an the U.S.
Great and alarming commentary by Sam Lawson
Via @mongabay
https://t.co/HmLZTQRoF5

[Mongabay @mongabay]

Belgium bans biofuels made from palm oil, soy https://t.co/I5JSotIlNV

[Frank Nierula @fnierula]

Belgium will ban biofuels made from #palmoil from 2022 onward as part of its effort to combat deforestation, says Federal Minister of Environment and Climate.
Via @mongabay https://t.co/eiT8vC47Nr

[Frank Nierula @fnierula]

Let's hope this trend will continue!

[Global Nature Watch @globalforests]

A decrease in primary #forest loss in Southeast Asia offers a bright spot in a year of distressing global #deforestation numbers. Read more on how Indonesia and Malaysia have dropped their rates of forest loss https://t.co/jOS1AaMm3w

[Mongabay @mongabay]

Landmark decision: Brazil Supreme Court sides with Indigenous land rights https://t.co/7H0sb7XAEs

[Mongabay @mongabay]

In a far-flung stretch of the Brazilian Amazon, the dense rainforest is slowly giving way to neat rows of oil palm that stretch for miles, @ana_ionova reports: https://t.co/p2c8d0TGXn

[Mark Stanoch @mark_stanoch]

Associated Press palm oil investigation wins 2021 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics https://t.co/JgAbZ65zFI via @uwmadison

[Bloomberg @business]

Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer, is in talks to boost exports of the tropical oil to Afghanistan https://t.co/ZXlRvRiPF9

[Martyn McLaughlin @MartynMcL]

EXCL: The UK Government has been accused of turning COP26 into a “greenwashing platform” after partnering with a firm condemned by environmental groups for sourcing palm oil products from businesses accused of widespread deforestation activities. Thread���
https://t.co/S1PS2VOgL9

[Mongabay @mongabay]

A powdered clay used to clarify palm oil has been removed from Indonesia’s list of hazardous wastes, prompting warnings from activists about an increase in dumping of these materials: https://t.co/PrqL9zAYku

[Aida Greenbury @AidaGreenbury]

Is the Indonesian minister violating regulations? Changing forest maps? According to @Greenpeace the #palmoil moratorium was actually used to release forest areas for corporations. Reported by @CNNIndonesia https://t.co/DKuE5iaSN2