ALTO ACARÁ, Brazil — “The right of those who used to live here to access the cemetery is in the [Brazilian] Constitution. … The cemetery is a sacred place,” sociologist and historian Maria da Paz ...

In just 72 hours, five Indigenous people were wounded by gunfire in violent attacks in the past few days in a part of the Brazilian Amazon dubbed the “palm oil war” region, sparking outrage and claims ...

In recent years, palm oil development in Malaysia and Indonesia has devastated tropical forests there. With Brazil on the verge of its own palm oil boom, can sustainable cultivation of the crop ...

Although a widely consumed commodity, what impact does palm oil production have on wildlife and the environment, and what can ...

Ibnu Budiman was a former sustainability specialist at Earthqualizer Foundation. He helped to disseminate the Earthqualizer's report to palm oil companies and wider public. Earthqualizer has ...

The palm oil industry, particularly in Indonesia, has significantly contributed to deforestation, leading some to advocate for alternative vegetable oils. Yet a 2023 study suggests substituting palm ...