The King #Cobra 🐍 is the serpentine king 👑🌳 of the jungle in #Thailand #India #Cambodia 🇮🇳 🇹🇭🇰🇭 they're #vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation and human persecution 😿 Protect them when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/17/k...
King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
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With the adorable face of a #teddybear 🧸 and the agile body of a #Kangaroo 🦘 the #Dingiso is a tree kangaroo of #WestPapua. They're #endangered from #palmoil #deforestation Fight for them and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Widlife 🌴🩸🔥☠️🧐⛔️
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The King #Cobra 🐍 is the serpentine king 👑🌳 of the jungle in #Thailand #India #Cambodia 🇮🇳 🇹🇭🇰🇭 they're #vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation and human persecution 😿 Protect them when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/17/king-cobra-ophiophagus-hannah/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Oreo Maker Linked to Ongoing Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses
Mondelēz International, the company behind Oreo biscuits, continues to source palm oil from suppliers linked to rainforest destruction, exploitation of workers, and #violence against #Indigenous land defenders. Despite marketing its palm oil as “sustainable” and RSPO-certified, investigations show that these claims amount to greenwashing, with human rights abuses and #deforestation ongoing in its supply chain. We demand urgent action to expose these deceptive practices and protect marginalised indigenous peoples, endangered animals and endangered plants. #BoycottPalmOil #HumanRights
🍪🔥 #Mondelez maker of #Oreos is fuelling rainforest #ecocide and #humanrights abuses. They source #palmoil linked to #childlabour and exploitation 💀🌴 Use your wallet as a weapon to help animals and indigenous people! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/04/oreo-maker-linked-to-ongoing-deforestation-and-human-rights-abuses/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterOreo’s “sustainable” #palmoil is a #greenwashing myth—deforestation and human rights abuses continue in #Mondelēz’s supply chain. Demand real change! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #HumanRights @palmoildetect 🌴☠️🚫 https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/04/oreo-maker-linked-to-ongoing-deforestation-and-human-rights-abuses/
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Rainforest Action Network. (2025, May 14). The maker of Oreos is not taking its human rights responsibilities seriously.
Mondelēz International, the global food giant responsible for Oreo biscuits, faces renewed scrutiny for its palm oil sourcing practices. Despite public claims of using “sustainable” RSPO-certified palm oil, evidence from multiple investigations shows that human rights abuses and deforestation remain widespread in the company’s supply chain.
Between 2015 and 2017, 22 of Mondelēz’s palm oil suppliers cleared over 70,000 hectares of rainforest, including 25,000 hectares of orangutan habitat in Indonesia. These suppliers have also been accused of child labour, worker exploitation, illegal deforestation, forest fires, and land grabbing. Much of this palm oil is sourced from Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, which has repeatedly failed to monitor or control its suppliers’ destructive practices.
Despite adopting a “No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation” policy, Mondelēz’s reliance on RSPO certification has been widely criticised as ineffective and misleading. The RSPO standard has failed to prevent land grabs, forced labour, and environmental harm, while the company continues to market its products as ethical and sustainable.
Kiki Taufik, head of Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s Indonesia forests campaign, said: “It’s outrageous that despite promising to clean up its palm oil almost ten years ago, Mondelēz is still trading with forest destroyers. Palm oil can be made without destroying forests, yet our investigation discovered that Mondelēz suppliers are still trashing forests and wrecking orangutan habitat, pushing these beautiful and intelligent creatures to the brink of extinction. They’re literally dying for a cookie”.
The article highlights that these issues are not isolated incidents but reflect systemic failures in the palm oil sector’s self-regulation and corporate accountability. The continued use of “sustainable” palm oil claims is described as greenwashing, misleading consumers while abuses persist.
The article calls for urgent action from consumers, advocates, and policymakers to demand real accountability from companies like Mondelēz. Protecting Indigenous communities, upholding workers’ rights, and halting deforestation are identified as urgent priorities.
Rainforest Action Network. (2025, May 14). The maker of Oreos is not taking its human rights responsibilities seriously.
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Read more about deforestation and ecocide in the palm oil industry
Oreo Maker Linked to Ongoing Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses
Mondelēz International who make Oreos keep sourcing palm oil from suppliers linked to violence and deforestation. Their RSPO certification is pure greenwash!
Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators
Titan Arum AKA ‘Corpse Flowers’ is famous for its repulsive meat smell. Palm oil agriculture is a massive threat to these rare stinky plants. Take action!
Western Parotia Parotia sefilata
Western Parotias AKA Arfak Parotias are stunning bird-of-paradise of West Papua known for their mesmerising dances. Palm oil and mining ecocide are threats
Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus
Capped langurs are found in India Bhutan Bangladesh and Myanmar, they are vulnerable from palm oil and other forms of deforestation. Take action for them!
World’s Wealthiest Drive Two Thirds of Global Warming Since 1990
Wealthiest people in USA and China responsible for 2/3 of global warming since 1990. Climate policies needed to target the richest people on the planet now!
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Pledge your support#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife #BoycottPalmOil #childlabour #corruption #deforestation #ecocide #GHG #greenwashing #HumanRights #indigenous #landgrabbing #Mondelez #News #Oreos #PalmOil #palmOilBiofuel #palmOilDeforestation #palmoil #violence
The dazzling Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise 🌈💫 earn their name from male birds' mating dances for females 🥁🎷🕊️ Help them to survive #palmoil and #mining #deforestation in #WestPapua and #NewGuinea and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/26/magnificent-bird-of-paradise-cicinnurus-magnificus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Huge Oil Drilling Plan Threatens Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/huge-oil-drilling-plan-threatens-alabamas-conecuh-national-forest-2026-02-02/
#Alabama #environment #forest #deforestation #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #oil #drilling
Amazon deforestation may rise 30% as major traders exit historic soy pact https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-deforestation-may-rise-30-as-major-traders-exit-historic-soy-pact/
Outcome of B.C. government-commissioned review of forestry by Provincial Forestry Advisory Council:
"Trust has been eroded by inconsistent forest data controlled largely by industry and government"
✳️ Calls for the creation of a transparent forest inventory based on laser measurements with a new independent body to manage the information.
✳️ Focus on trust and transparency about the state of B.C.'s forests.
#OldGrowthForests #deforestation #sustainability #BCpoli #Vancouver
The cheeky colourful Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher lives in #PapuaNewGuinea and #WestPapua #rainforest, endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Boycott the brands destroying their home #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/31/b...
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Le changement climatique, l’effondrement de La #Biodiversité, La #Pollution des #Rivières et des #mers, La #Déforestation, la #Bétonisation des sols sont le résultat de décisions POLITIQUES... la solution est donc POLITIQUE !
#Insoumis #LFI #GiletsJaunes 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
The fluffy and rare Woolly Flying #Squirrel 🦦🌳 glides 100s of metres in forests of #Pakistan 🇵🇰 and #India 🇮🇳They're #endangered by #deforestation and human persecution 😿 Help them to survive and #Boycott4Wildlife industries destroying their home https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/05/woolly-flying-squirrel-eupetaurus-cinereus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Mexico: Stop the destruction of Chiapas’ forests! https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/1316/mexico-stop-the-destruction-of-chiapas-forests
Elusive and stunning Wallace's Flying #Frogs are able to take flight and glide through the #forest like a dancer. A major threat is #palmoil #deforestation. Help them to survive when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-747?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Fewer than 600 Sumatran #Tigers 🐅🐯 remain wild today 😭 Their number slashed by #palmoil #deforestation and illegal #poaching for body parts. Fight for their survival every time you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴⛔️ in the shops
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Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris...
The dazzling Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise 🌈💫 earn their name from male birds' mating dances for females 🥁🎷🕊️ Help them to survive #palmoil and #mining #deforestation in #WestPapua and #NewGuinea and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/26/magnificent-bird-of-paradise-cicinnurus-magnificus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Experts warn that if #deforestation continues, #zoonotic #diseases jumping from wild #animals to humans will become a regular occurrence. 🦠🦟Yet another reason to #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 and be #vegan 🍉🥦#Boycott4Wildlife #ClimateActionNow @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/04/17/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-viruses-jump-from-animals-to-humans/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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En Amazonie brésilienne, la #déforestation dans les terres indigènes recule. En 2025, le déboisement dans les 475 terres indigènes, qui couvrent 23 % de l’Amazonie, n’a atteint que 44 kilomètres carrés, soit une baisse de 20 % par rapport à la surface déboisée en 2024.
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2026/01/31/en-amazonie-bresilienne-la-deforestation-dans-les-terres-indigenes-recule_6664883_3244.html
The gigantic Titan Arum #plant better known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ stinks like rotting flesh. They live deep in #Sumatra’s #rainforest. Endangered by #palmoil #deforestation, learn how to protect them! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9bK
Corpse #Flowers are unusual 🌸 as they emit heat before flowering. Scientists have found the smelly compound causing their aroma: 'Putrescine'. They're #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Take action! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥❌
Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ is famous for its repulsive meat smell. Designed to repel humans, in contrast pollinators find the putrid aromas irresistible in the plant’s native environment. The Corpse Flower Titan Arum lives deep inside of Sumatra’s imperilled rainforests. endangered by palm oil and mining deforestation. Now researchers have gained greater insight into how the plant warms itself up before blooming – known as thermogenesis and have discovered a new compound called ‘putrescine’ which gives the plant its strong aroma. Help these rare stinking beauties to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
The gigantic Titan Arum #plant better known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ stinks like rotting flesh. They live deep in #Sumatra’s #rainforest. Endangered by #palmoil #deforestation, learn how to protect them! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴👎🛢️⛔ @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9bK
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterCorpse #Flowers are unusual 🌸 as they emit heat before flowering. Scientists have found the smelly compound causing their aroma: ‘Putrescine’. They’re #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Take action! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥❌ @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9bK
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterAlveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492
The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’, is famous for its repulsive meat smell. While designed to repel humans, this putrid aroma irresistibly attracts pollinators in its native environment—the imperilled rainforests of Sumatra, now under threat from palm oil plantations and mining activities. Researchers have recently uncovered how the plant generates heat before blooming, a process known as thermogenesis, and have identified a new compound called ‘putrescine’, which contributes to its potent stench.
A study led by G. Eric Schaller, Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, explored the genetic and biological mechanisms behind the Titan Arum’s remarkable heating and scent production. The research relied on tissue samples from ‘Morphy’, Dartmouth’s 21-year-old Corpse Flower, to analyse RNA sequences. This allowed scientists to pinpoint which genes are active during the phases of heating and scent release.
The Titan Arum is not a single flower but a cluster of tiny flowers hidden within a massive central stalk, known as the spadix, which can reach up to 12 feet in height. It blooms rarely—typically once every 5 to 7 years—and only for a brief period. “The blooms are rare and also short-lived, so we only get a small window to study these phenomena,” Schaller explains.
During blooming, the spadix heats up, raising its temperature by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit above the surrounding air. This thermogenic phase coincides with the emission of its signature scent, a mixture of sulphur-based compounds designed to attract flies and carrion beetles, which play a vital role in the plant’s pollination.
The RNA analysis revealed that genes associated with alternative oxidases—plant equivalents of animal uncoupling proteins—are highly active during the heating phase, especially in the spadix’s appendix. Additionally, genes involved in sulphur transport and metabolism were expressed, driving the production of the odour. Among these compounds, researchers identified putrescine, an organic chemical not previously recognised as part of the Corpse Flower’s scent profile.
This research sheds light on the evolutionary adaptations of the Titan Arum while highlighting the urgent need to conserve its natural habitat. Protecting the rainforests of Sumatra from deforestation caused by palm oil cultivation and mining is critical for the survival of this extraordinary species. By choosing to #BoycottPalmOil and supporting campaigns such as #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop, individuals can help safeguard the delicate ecosystems these rare flowers depend on, ensuring they continue to thrive for generations to come.
Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For PollinatorsAlveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492
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Learn about other animals endangered by palm oil and other agriculture
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Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus
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Frill-Necked Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
Learn about “sustainable” palm oil greenwashing
Read more about RSPO greenwashing
Lying Fake labels Indigenous Land-grabbing Human rights abuses Deforestation Human health hazardsA 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)
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3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
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