The law's unclear definitions are another problem, says Erik Meijaard, a Dutch conservationist based in Brunei. "What does ‘doing research’ mean?"
Author: Bart W van Assen
Guardian | EU moves to tackle deforestation caused by chocolate and other products
The EU has taken a “pivotal step” towards addressing the deforestation caused by its consumption of soy, chocolate, meat and other products, envir
EB | Increased exploitation of Indonesia’s forests feared after president’s demand for unrestricted investment
Environmental activists say they fear for what’s left of Indonesia’s tropical rainforests, following a fiery call by President Joko Widodo threate
Palm Oil Shill
It's official, Twitter #golemite "exposes" Orangutan Land Trust and myself to be palm oil #shills, because ... reasons. https://twitter.com/Vanessa
Van Oerbosch Tot Cultuurgebied
It's always fun to find little gems like this one in the antique books shop. So much interesting information that provide more context to local commod
UNEP-WCMC | Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)
IBAT brings together three of the world’s most authoritative global nature datasets: the World Database on Protected Areas, the International Union
PHYS | No, palm oil is not responsible for 40% of global deforestation
In just Indonesia, 25 million hectares of forest were lost, of which 7.5 million hectares were used for agricultural production. Of these 7.5 million
WOL | Conversion of rainforest to oil palm and rubber plantations alters energy channels in soil food webs
Conversion of rainforests into rubber and oil palm plantations alters energy channels in the soil food web as shown by different composition of biomar
FD | 12 Modal Mengelola Hutan Secara Lestari
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IF | Are there really any alternatives to palm oil?
Rape and sunflower plants can be cultivated in regions that do not face the threat of tropical deforestation in the same way that palm does. But expan