Although forest loss in Indonesia has been decreasing for the third year running, deforestation was…
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Draft Omnibus Law Risks Scuttling Indonesia’s Climate Commitment: Madani
This article was first published in The Forest Scribe, a sister website. Environmental group Yayasan Madani…
Commodities Other Than Palm Oil Under the Radar in Deforestation Issue
Research by CDP, an environmental non-profit and investment research provider, is showing that while palm oil…
The Geopolitics of Palm oil and Deforestation
*This article was first published By The Conversation Like other vegetable and animal fats, palm oil…
Musim Mas Tops 2018 Forest Heroes’ Green Cats ranking
Singapore-based major palm oil producer Musim Mas has topped the Green Cats scorecard that ranks major…
Absence of Universally-Accepted Definition Behind Debate on Deforestation Rate
The definition of what a forest entails can substantially impact the estimate of deforestation and forest…
A 10-point plan to stop tropical forest deforestation
The World Economic Forum-hosted Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 is advocating a 10-point plan to remove deforestation…
No, palm oil is not responsible for 40% of global deforestation
A little over a month ago, Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry sought to extend a moratorium on issuing…