The serious game of agroecological transition
Playing games might seem a strange, perhaps even trivial, activity for a high-level international dialogue. But on 17 July 2025,…
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Financing conservation has a new face
“We‘ve said many times we‘re going to do better, but we haven’t. Biodiversity is decreasing at an alarming rate,” said…
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Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?
Globally traded commodities that can be grown in forest-like agricultural systems —known as agroforestry— have long been part of the…
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Tracing palm oil’s path: From plantation to product
You might not know it, but your supermarkets’ shelves are heaving with palm oil. It’s found in about half of…
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From songbirds to shade-grown coffee: Advancing sustainable trade in Indonesia
A new land-use change analysis showed a promising sustainability outlook for Indonesia’s palm oil sector, underscoring the importance of no-deforestation…
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Indonesia: New model a “game-changer” for palm oil traceability
Concerns about the sustainability of palm oil have prompted widespread demand from consumers and governments across the globe for enhanced…
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Context is key to securing sustainable palm oil, say Indonesia’s regional reps
While the benefits and pitfalls of cultivating palm oil are often debated on the global stage, regional- and local-level insight…
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Rattan rising
In-depth / 13 February 2024Rattan risingHow should Indonesia manage its burgeoning domestic rattan trade for livelihoods and forests?Scroll
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“People’s lives are very complex”: Why conditional payments aren’t enough to protect and restore forests
If you were around in the ‘90s, you might remember those ‘sponsor a child’ ads that popped up a lot…
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The school that trees built
Until recently, the Bilaka School Complex, in the Yangambi Engagement Landscape (YEL) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s Tshopo…
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Beyond the ‘bubble tower paradox’: How a jurisdictional approach can make commodities more sustainable
As countries around the world work out how to meet international climate and biodiversity targets, the lens is shifting from…
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Toward nature-positive trade in Asia’s agriculture supply chains
Making agricultural production more sustainable is a key challenge of our time – and it requires reckoning with an intricate…
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