FORESTS NEWS
BETA
-
The long and winding road to sustainable palm oil
The polemic around the expansion of oil palm plantations in the tropics continues, and increasingly involves consumers concerned with sustainability.…
12 min read -
Decoding deforestation in Brazil and Bolivia
Recently, I came across a much publicized article in The New York Times about the impact of two of the…
6 min read -
Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global…
9 min read -
Illegal logging: A Russian nesting doll
Illegal logging might appear to be a simple story: A bad guy chopping down trees to make a big profit…
9 min read -
Why ‘zero deforestation’ is only one piece of the sustainability puzzle
In the midst of efforts to achieve ‘zero deforestation’, it’s important to remember that halting deforestation is not just about…
11 min read -
Zero deforestation in Indonesia: Pledges, politics and palm oil
“No Deforestation. No Peat. No Exploitation”: The pledges echoing throughout the palm oil sector, as major consumer goods manufacturers and…
12 min read -
One wicked problem, three major challenges
To achieve zero deforestation, new ties need to be woven between different levels of government, the private sector and civil…
7 min read -
Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
This article was originally published in the September-October 2013 issue of Bioenergy Insight. Much of the initial optimism about the…
7 min read -
Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 June, 2012)_The economic and climate mitigation promises of biofuel expansion into tropical forests and woodlands are often…
8 min read -
International investments in agriculture: Do the negative impacts outweigh the benefits?
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 January, 2011)_A trend in recent years of international investors snapping up land in developing countries for agriculture…
5 min read