Civil society organizations are urging in providing financing to oil palm plantations, financial institutions must pay attention to environmental and
Author: Bart W van Assen
Training Green Gold Label
Hands-on training by JS from Control Union Zwolle on the Green Gold Label. Looking forward to the GHG calculations training in the near future.
WT Asia | Tobacco Exhibition
So much to learn about tobacco and non-toxic pest control during post-harvest. My colleagues from EcO2 Vietnam were kind hosts and made a big impressi
Mongabay | ‘Weird’ police probe rules Indonesian activist died in drink-driving crash
Golfrid was best known for his work with legal aid and civil society groups in helping local communities ensnared in land conflicts with oil palm comp
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Maps
What is this thing about maps... I just love to poor over them and look for changes and steady states.
Bloomberg | Indonesia Finds One-Fifth of Palm Oil Plantations Are Illegal
Indonesia has halted applications for 1.6 million hectares of new palm plantations since the government issued a moratorium on expanding the area last
EB | Intense forest fires threaten to derail Indonesia’s progress in reducing deforestation
Of the countries historically most responsible for the world’s deforestation, Indonesia is the only one that’s actually reduced its deforestation
LI | Palm oil has saved the world from an ecological disaster
For sure, palm oil production has damaged forest landscapes. But at the same time, it has saved many forest areas. For alternative crops the land seiz
AntaraNews | Jokowi lauds RI-Netherlands cooperation over sustainable palm oil
I also praise the agreement signed by both countries on capacity building for smallholder farmers that is aimed at sustainable palm oil Read more her