A landmark study published in Global Studies Quarterly in April 2025 has revealed that the rapid expansion of the #palmoil industry in #WestPapua is not only fuelling #deforestation, #ecocide and environmental destruction but also perpetuating colonial-era patterns of land dispossession, #violence, and erasure of #Indigenous #Papuan communities.
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Palm Oil Slavery Australia: A Pressing Concern
The recently released Global Slavery Index reveals that Australia risks importing goods amounting to US $17.4 billion, which are suspected to be produced via forced labour.
A ban of these goods from Australia was proposed by the Australian Greens, who along with several community organisations, are urging the Labor Party to prioritise this change following a report from the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Exposing Palm oil lobbyists Orangutan Land Trust and Agropalma
Orangutan Land Trust palm oil messaging has become a flashpoint in wider debates about greenwashing, industry lobbying, and the defence of so-called “sustainable” palm oil. This article examines Orangutan Land Trust, Agropalma, and palm oil lobbyists through reports and archived online statements linked to land grabbing, corporate ties, and grossly misleading public narratives about theContinue reading “Exposing Palm oil lobbyists Orangutan Land Trust and Agropalma”