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Scientific review shows oil palm plantations hurt biodiversity
BOGOR, Indonesia — New research reveals that oil-palm plantations established on primary or secondary forests are unsuitable habitats for the majority…
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Oil palm can be made more biodiversity friendly — experts
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 October, 2013) — If notoriously non-biodiverse oil palm plantations are developed only on degraded land, they will…
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Interactive web map makes facts behind Sumatra fires transparent
BOGOR, Indonesia — A new online mapping tool designed to reveal the impact of forest fires burning throughout the Indonesian province…
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New data on Riau fires generate important insights
BOGOR, Indonesia (2 July 2013)_CIFOR has made an analysis of new satellite imagery for the area in Riau Province, Sumatra,…
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Indonesia burning: CIFOR expert on haze crisis
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 June, 2013)_While Indonesia has taken important steps to ban the use of large-scale fire to clear land,…
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“Designer plants” help meet demand for palm oil and avoid deforestation
BALI, Indonesia (28 February, 2012)_Malaysian scientists now have the ability to trace for high oil-yielding genes in the palm oil…
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New timber tracking tools to bolster global fight against illegal logging
A new strategy aimed at monitoring the supply chain of timber products using genetic and stable isotope markers will play…
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US biofuel policy excludes Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil amid industry protests
BALI, Indonesia (27 February, 2012)_Palm oil industry experts in Indonesia and Malaysia — two of the world’s largest producers —…
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