Indonesia appears to brought rainforest logging under control - but it's all a huge illusion, according to a new EIA report. Traditional logging has been replaced by the mass clearance of rainforest for oil palm plantations, creating massive supplies of hugely profitable but often illegal timber. And lurking beneath the surface is a pervasive network of criminality and corruption.
… Indonesia: palm oil expansion drives massive … Tickell | 14th January 2015 News Forests Indonesia Farming Law Regulation pt kahayan_okt2014-cut.jpg Indonesia appears to brought rainforest …
Researchers find 75 million birds are kept in Indonesian homes, risking extinction for some species.
… Indonesian songbird crisis Brendan Montague | … Researchers find 75 million birds are kept in Indonesian homes, risking extinction for some … living in captivity than in the wild on the Indonesian island of Java, according to new …
There are 14.6 million hectares of already deforested land in Indonesian Borneo alone that are suitable for palm cultivation.
… hectares of already deforested land in Indonesian Borneo alone that are suitable for … hectares of already deforested land in Indonesian Borneo alone that are suitable for … of Greece - is available? About 70 percent of Indonesia's land areas classified as "forest …
Banks preparing to launch a $400m bond issue for a global palm oil giant with a history of legal violations and broken standards have been warned of their 'high risk client' and the 'extreme and outstanding' social and environmental conflicts in the palm oil agribusiness sector.
… Finance Forests Human Rights Food Farming Indonesia Liberia palm-fruit-truck-cut.jpg … detailed field studies of GAR operations in Indonesia show numerous legal violations. … Value areas (HCV), and was in breach of Indonesian laws on plantation permits. A …
The Gates Foundation has sunk $15 million into developing GMO 'super bananas' with high levels of pre-Vitamin A, writes Adam Breasley. But the project is using 'stolen' genes from a Micronesian banana cultivar. And what exactly is the point, when delicious, popular, nutritious 'red bananas' rich in caroteinoids are already grown around the tropics?
… found in an area ranging from Maluku in Indonesia to Tahiti and Hawaii in the Pacific. … all depict these red / orange bananas. In Indonesia they are known as pisang tongkat … trust. Meanwhile, Dr Dale has lectured in Indonesia, supported by the Australian Embassy …
A new 'carbon grab' is under way as governments and corporations seize valuable rights to the carbon stored in standing forests, with UN and World Bank support. But there's no benefit for forest communities - who even risk expulsion to make way for 'carbon plantations',
… regardless of who lives there. From Congo to Indonesia, governments claim forest ownership … of more than 99% of their forest land. In Indonesia, a year-old constitutional court …
Banks must stop funding in climate breakdown driving fossil fuels as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
… around the world”, excluding Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam – despite projections … bank to finance coal plants in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam, whilst supporting clean …
Marine turned TV sensation Bruce Parry has lived with indigenous tribes people in Africa, South America and South East Asia for his award winning BBC programmes. His latest venture is an independent film, TAWAI - A voice from the forest. He tells BRENDAN MONTAGUE why its message is almost too astonishing to believe.
… on all these different islands, mostly in Indonesia. I guess my motivation at that time … with communities in Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Mongolia and Venezuela. The second …
What can we expect of December’s meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Poznan, Poland? The main question will be how to follow the Kyoto Protocol’s first ‘commitment period’, which ends in 2012.
… developing countries, notably China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. A … in the USA, using Swiss technology, burning Indonesian coal, producing goods for export to …
The Ecologist website's new Editor has been in place for about a month. Here he takes a break from his ever-burgeoning email inbox to share a few thoughts
… is palm oil grown in the swamp forests of Indonesia, where rainforest is cleared, …
Decades violent expulsions, race laws and denial of citizenship lie at the root of the 'boat people' crisis in Thailand and Malaysia, writes Oliver Tickell. Attacks on the Rohingya minority have escalated since a new policy was announced in 2014 to permanently deny their rights.
… director, commented: "Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia need to agree to never again engage …
The latest text of the Paris Agreement on climate change published today sets 1.5C as its 'long term temperature goal', half a degree lower than previously agreed. It's a big victory for poor 'climate vulnerable' countries - and a blow for Saudi Arabia.
… more than the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Indonesia and France - and it has failed to …
A small community in Uganda is challenging a UN-backed international oil palm venture that has expropriated small farmers and obliterated an entire forest on a Lake Victoria island to establish a vast plantation. Three years after the grab, Friends of the Earth groups are backing the islanders legal action, which is launched today.
… from Cambodia and Papua New Guinea to Indonesia, Myanmar and Nigeria. Europe needs …