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Global Witness report: more than 1,700 environmental defenders murdered in 10 years

By Annette Gartland on September 29, 2022

Climate change is ‘widespread, rapid, and intensifying’, says new report.

By Annette Gartland on August 9, 2021

Hydropower project ‘imperils world’s rarest great ape species’

By Annette Gartland on February 28, 2020

Remote Cocos islands are ‘literally drowning in plastic’, scientist says

By Annette Gartland on May 22, 2019

One million animal and plant species face extinction as ecosystems deteriorate

By Annette Gartland on May 6, 2019

Palm oil and animal rights: how you can combat the destruction of wildlife habitat

By Annette Gartland on January 11, 2018

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New Kuala Lumpur photo gallery

By Annette Gartland on December 18, 2014

Click on Photo gallery, People of Kuala Lumpur, to see a selection of photos that give some snapshots of life in this vibrant and fascinating city.

Petition calls for justice over killings of orangutans

By Annette Gartland on December 12, 2014

Activists have launched a petition calling for a government investigation into the killing of an orangutan on an oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, earlier this month. The adult female orangutan […]

Environmentalists urge consumers to pressure PepsiCo over palm oil

By Annette Gartland on December 9, 2014

The Rainforest Action Network and Orangutan Outreach have joined forces to organise a Global Call-In Day tomorrow (December 9) to put pressure on the multinational PepsiCo to cut Conflict Palm Oil from […]

Orangutan dies after being found with 40 shotgun pellets in her body

By Annette Gartland on December 5, 2014

An orangutan discovered on an oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, with more than 40 shotgun pellets in her body has died from her injuries. The veterinary team at the Borneo […]

A multi-million dollar share offering could threaten forests and communities across Indonesia

By Annette Gartland on December 3, 2014

The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has issued a report that says a forthcoming multi-million dollar share rights offering by the Indonesian palm oil firm BW Plantation (BWPT) carries serious environmental and financial […]

Palm oil supply chain still lacks traceability

By Annette Gartland on December 3, 2014

Delegates at the recent Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) gathering in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur grappled with the thorny issue of traceability and admitted that tracking palm oil supplies back […]

Bulldozers raze historic area of Kuala Lumpur

By Annette Gartland on November 23, 2014

A historic area of the Malay enclave of Kampong Bharu in Kuala Lumpur has been razed to the ground. The old stage and the houses around it have been demolished to make way […]

Palm oil conference delegates call for sustainability action from governments, buyers, and producers

By Annette Gartland on November 22, 2014

Delegates meeting at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) annual gathering in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur have called on governments to do more to ensure that forests are protected from […]

NGOs meet to discuss worker exploitation on oil palm plantations

By Annette Gartland on November 18, 2014

Worker exploitation and human rights abuses in the palm oil industry were the focus of a special workshop held in Kuala Lumpur this week. Trades union and human rights organisations from Malaysia […]

Gandhi statue unveiled in Brisbane

By Annette Gartland on November 17, 2014

The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi during the G20 summit in Brisbane. Only invited guests and the media were allowed to attend the unveiling at Roma […]

G20 protesters march through Brisbane

By Annette Gartland on November 15, 2014

As the leaders of the G20 countries met behind the Brisbane barricades, thousands of demonstrators marched through the sweltering and otherwise virtually deserted streets. Chanting “Genocidal 20”, the protesters walked from Roma […]

Forest pledges multiply as palm oil companies respond to clean-up demands

By Annette Gartland on November 7, 2014

Deforestation in Indonesia (Photo by Roni Bintang) The number of multinational companies that say they are committed to supplying and using only deforestation-free palm oil is growing fast. More than twenty global […]

Scientists announce koala vaccine breakthrough

By Annette Gartland on October 29, 2014

Scientists in Australia announced today that they have conducted the first successful field trial of a vaccine against chlamydia in koalas. Chlamydia is a main cause of koala deaths. It can cause […]

Ag-gag law defeated in Australia

By Annette Gartland on September 26, 2014

A proposed law that would have introduced US-style ag-gag legislation into Australia has been defeated. Members of the South Australian Legislative Council voted down the Surveillance Devices Bill 2014, which would have […]

UN demands independent investigation into downing of Malaysian airliner

By Annette Gartland on July 18, 2014

The United Nations Security Council has demanded a full, independent, and international investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. Council members stood for a minute’s silence in […]

Palm oil company director sentenced to jail for illegal forest clearance in Indonesia

By Annette Gartland on July 16, 2014

Tripa burning in 2012; photo by Carlos Quiles. The director of the Indonesian palm oil company PT Kallista Alam, Subianto Rusyid, has been found guilty of illegally clearing peat forest in Aceh, […]

Australian legislators aim to gag animal rights activists

By Annette Gartland on July 1, 2014

Ag-gag laws that hinder or gag animal protection activists are becoming increasingly widespread in the United States and there are moves in Australia to start a similar crack-down. Several Australian politicians have […]

UNESCO to debate endangered listing for Great Barrier Reef

By Annette Gartland on June 13, 2014

UNESCO is set to debate whether Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be listed as endangered. Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee, which begins in Doha, Qatar, on June […]

Greenpeace calls for urgent action to prevent deadly peatland fires in Indonesia

By Annette Gartland on May 29, 2014

Greenpeace International says more than 100,000 people are dying each year because they are inhaling smoke particles from peatland fires in Indonesia. The environmental organisation has called on the Indonesian president Susilo […]

Concerned scientists urge action on Monsanto superweeds

By Annette Gartland on May 2, 2014

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is calling for action to halt the devastation being caused by herbicide-resistant superweeds. The union, based in the United States, is urging Congress and the US […]

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