The company is continuing to develop a large plantation in a Sarawak peat forest despite a government commitment to conservation. Local and international environmental activists have alleged that BLD ...

After sustained pressure from commodity producers and resistance from its own members, the European Commission has moved to postpone a law banning the import of commodities linked to forest loss.

A lot of complementarities between Malaysia and Indonesia could be further explored in bilateral trade, despite competing in ...

PETALING JAYA: The EU’s commissioner for environment and fisheries has commended Malaysia’s efforts to bring deforestation levels down to an “unprecedented low”. Virginijus Sinkevičius ...

THE nation plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food ...

Malaysia’s palm oil sector has shown resilience amid external uncertainties, supported by sustained global demand with key markets such as China and India playing a crucial role.

(Miri) – Malaysia should move swiftly to strengthen its proposed National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights by ensuring that its key provisions are enforceable, a coalition of three ...

Priorities should include meeting Malaysia's domestic and international commitments to halt and reverse deforestation, and to mitigate climate change while respecting rights. The draft plan describes ...

Producers from Malaysia's palm oil industry to Vietnam's coffee sector on Thursday welcomed a European Union decision to delay implementation of its anti-deforestation rules. The year-long delay ...

The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to increase cooperation to fight what they call discriminatory measures against their palm oil products. The countries are the world's top two ...