Group Manager qualifications include the RSPO Group Certification (October 2016). No recent audits were attended; for information on past audits atten
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Author: Bart W van Assen
[LINK] Effectiveness of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for reducing fires on oil palm concessions in Indonesia from 2012 to 2015
[caption id="attachment_814" align="alignright" width="271"] The study area: oil palm concessions on Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Inset: detai
[LINK] World’s mammals being eaten into extinction, report warns
Hundreds of mammal species - from chimpanzees to hippos to bats - are being eaten into extinction by people, according to the first global assessment
Even the gods dwelt in the woods
Quem fugis ab demens habitarunt di quoque silvas Virgil (Publius Vergiliua Maro), Roman Poet (70 BC - 19 BC)
[LINK] Poverty alleviation part of the solution toward achieving sustainable palm oil
By Francine Pickup, deputy country director for UNDP in Indonesia In spite of its infamous environmental track record, palm oil has brought considera
[LINK] Small-scale agriculture threatens the rainforest
[caption id="attachment_756" align="alignright" width="300"] Jungle rubber. Credit: Y. Clough[/caption] An extensive study led by a researcher at Lun
Work is pleasure…
Enjoying a simple meal while preparing a RSPO P&C Training in Jakarta next week. Bread and cheese makes anything a pleasure! (Still a few seats av
[LINK] Scientists call for urgent rethink of tropical peatland palm oil and drainage-based agriculture
[caption id="attachment_594" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: University of Nottingham[/caption] An honorary associate professor at The Univer
empirical
triangulating evidence – from documents, interviews and observations – identified serious flaws in conservation efforts through third-party certif
multi-lingual
fluency in local languages is imperative to effective communication, and Bart is versed in Dutch, English, German and Indonesian