Slash and burn practices for palm oil led to a sharp increase in Indonesian forest fires this year. Top global consumer brands continue to buy raw products from producers engaging in these activities.
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailPalm oil is big business in Indonesia but the impacts of slash and burn farming, human rights abuses and ecological destruction are creating a toxic…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Jolene Yeo Year after year, countries lament the annual haze phenomenon that arises from the slash and burn method of clearing land to make…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Jolene Yeo The Southeast Asia region finds itself blanketed by grim skies, its air smothered with haze, every now and then. The recurring annual…
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Holly Reeves “The haze is really smelly and is giving me a headache, even though I’ve closed all the windows in my house,” said…