(2) July 2015
Palm Oil Industry Tied to Ecocide in Guatemalan River
The Pasión River in northern Guatemala is a disaster area. Beginning on June 6, residents along the river in the municipality of Sayaxché, Peten, began to find millions of fish, their primary source of food and income, floating dead in the river. (Jeff Abbott / upsidedownworld.org)
First Resources the latest palm oil giant to announce zero-deforestation commitment
Recently, environmental group LinkAR Borneo submitted an RSPO complaint against a First Resources subsidiary in Ketapang for grabbing land from indigenous communities and illegally clearing land outside its permit area. (Philip Jacobson / Mongabay.com)
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