Indonesia
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Climate smart biofuel production offers financial benefits for local communities
Despite its massive potential as a sustainable source of energy, bioenergy alone cannot fulfill global demand. To produce biofuels at…
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Forest dwellers face mass evictions, as species extinction threatens global food supply
In Forests News last week: Tension and transformation in the patriarchy When managing the forests and rivers in Kenya’s Rift…
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Turning on the lights in eastern Indonesia
As a city dweller in Indonesia, I am blessed with an abundance of privilege. I have 24/7 access to the…
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Tree love and lonely elephants, AI in restoration, and palm oil myths debunked
In Forests News last week: Palm oil; Smallholder expansion on the rise The assumption that major industry are solely responsible…
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Palm oil: Smallholder expansion into peatlands on the rise
The popular narrative about palm oil in Borneo is a David-and-Goliath story. Deforestation and peatland conversion is largely driven by…
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Leopards on the loose, a planet inferno, and will fast food giants spark a Domino’s effect for climate change?
Your most popular post on Forests News last week: Agricultural intensification has fed the world, but are we healthier? …
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Sparking debate over fire use on agricultural land in Indonesia
“I can keep my land fertile and I’m able to work regardless of the season, but my neighbor who uses…
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Bamboo: a sustainable alternative for bioenergy production in Indonesia?
For thousands of years, people in Indonesia have used bamboo for a huge range of purposes. It is a ready…
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Finding a recipe to reduce conflict in state forest areas
As the global market for biofuels and edible oils grows, investment into oil palm plantations in Indonesia follows suit. The…
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Bees make a buzz in peatland conservation areas in Indonesia
(Forests News) — Bees are transforming the livelihoods of residents in the Indonesian province of Riau where honey production is…
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Congo Basin countries take a page out of Indonesia’s book on peatland management
In July, hundreds of fire hotspots were detected in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, causing haze that disrupted flights…
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Governing sustainable palm oil in Indonesia: An evolving policy regime
Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed a recent moratorium on new palm oil concession permits. During the three-year freeze, the government…
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Taking stock of Indonesia’s social forestry program
(Forests News) – Indonesia has an ambitious goal of giving forest-dependent communities access to 12.7 million hectares of forests through…
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Replanting the oil palm to save forests
As the world’s largest producer and consumer of palm oil, Indonesia relies on this commodity in major economic and social…
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Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
(Forests News) – When Rosalina Heni is not working in the rice paddy fields in Ribang Kadeng village in the…
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