Indonesian Community Wages Innovative Fight Against Deforestation, Seeks to Enforce Legal Protections of Customary Lands
The Sumatran community of Bunin faces an ongoing land conflict with PT. Tegas Nusantara, a rogue palm oil company clearing lowland rainforest in the Leuser Ecosystem The Bunin Village, in…
Palm Oil Giant Suspends PT. Dua Perkasa Lestari
Facing scrutiny after its complicity in human rights abuses was exposed, Golden Agri Resources has suspended controversial palm oil producer PT. Dua Perkasa Lestari but must now engage directly with the suspended supplier to secure remedy for the Pante Cermin community.
Major Brands and Banks Complicit in the Production of Conflict Palm Oil on Stolen Community Lands in Indonesia
New field investigations by RAN and documentation by LBH Banda Aceh and Walhi Aceh have uncovered evidence that a palm oil company operating on stolen lands has continued to supply Conflict Palm Oil to major brands including Nestlé, Mars, Mondelēz, PepsiCo and Unilever.