The whole of Bogor - including @BimaAryaS - fights our addiction to plastics. Yet @BreadtalkIndo reacts by wrapping all its buns in #YetMorePlastic? W
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NC | Measured greenhouse gas budgets challenge emission savings from palm-oil biodiesel
The potential of palm-oil biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with fossil fuels is increasingly questioned. So far, no measurem
BG | SDG15: The fight for life on land
Progress on SDG 15 is decidedly mixed. A lot more ecosystems are now in protected areas and there has been considerable progress on slowing deforestat
NNF | Investigation: new biofuel law puts palm oil products in your tank that Neste fights to claim as waste
“PFAD should not be considered a waste residue, and many countries have recognized it” says Carlos Calvo Ambel, Analyst and Manager at Transport
BC | Does biodiversity benefit when the logging stops? An analysis of conservation risks and opportunities in active versus inactive logging concessions in Borneo
The island of Borneo is a biodiversity hotspot of global importance that continues to suffer from one of the highest deforestation rates in the trop
CB | Tropical forests losing ability to absorb CO2, study says
In line with previous research, the study finds that tropical and boreal forests are the most important biomes for storing carbon. Together, these two
R | Palm oil to blame for 39% of forest loss in Borneo since 2000 : study
Gaveau said the conversion from forest area to plantations has slowed since 2012, because of lower prices for palm oil and Indonesia’s bans on new p
SD | Does biodiversity benefit when the logging stops? An analysis of conservation risks and opportunities in active versus inactive logging concessions in Borneo
The article explores the following questions: (1) Are inactive concessions more prone to deforestation and conversion than active concessions? (2) Wha
MB | Indonesia targets pulpwood, palm oil firms in civil suits over 2019 fires
“We’re digging into five cases and the number may increase. This year, there’ll be some [companies] dragged into court. We’re now collecting t
EB | Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysi