Orchids are well known as elegant flowers across the world and is widely prized. There are…
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Zero-burning policy hurts small farmers – a flexible approach is needed
To tackle the ongoing disaster of fires and haze that harm human health and the environment, since…
Giant lizards are thriving on Borneo’s oil palm plantations
Oil palm trees plague the once untouched and wild island of Borneo. Towering rainforests have been…
Is palm oil bad? Debate on palm oil nutritional benefits
Palm oil is the most widely-produced vegetable oil in the world. Which means, most of the…
Palm oil replanting program starts this October
Jakarta — Good news for palm oil farmers. Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Darmin Nasution, is announcing…
Decades of experience refute argument that planting damages peatland
With the relentless global pressure over environmental destruction and degradation the Indonesian government has moved to…
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…