Thanks to massive forest clearance for palm oil plantations combined with drought conditions in this 'El Nino' year, writes Zachary Davies Boren, rainforest and peatland fires across Indonesia are set to emit more carbon than the UK, while covering millions of square kilometres with choking smoke.
… Indonesian forest fires will emit more CO2 … 2015 News Forests Climate Change Emissions Indonesia forest-fire.jpg Thanks to massive … Boren, rainforest and peatland fires across Indonesia are set to emit more carbon than the …
A recently discovered peatland in northeast Peru contains two years worth of US carbon emissions, writes Joe Sandler Clarke, but it's under threat from the rapidly advancing 'palm oil frontier'. Now scientists are calling for the wetland's immediate protection - before it's too late to save it.
… uses more possible." Learning lessons from Indonesia Peatlands are bogs made up of … drained and falling into rapid decay. In Indonesia, a country famous for its tropical … in the country. To prevent future fires the Indonesian government recently introduced new …
'Land grab' report highlights growing interest from speculators in ‘flex’ crops like soya, palm oil and sugarcane that can be used for biofuels or food
… rendering their grazing land useless. And in Indonesia, the government has given large … giants target Africa in 'land grab' following Indonesia deforestation ban Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year …
Mangroves are the unsung heroes of the biosphere, says Kennedy Warne in his comprehensive study. So why are we so ready to rip them up in pursuit of tropical golf courses and all-you-can-eat shrimp?
… abuse in Bangladesh INVESTIGATION Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
Investigative reporters working for Greenpeace UK's Energydesk have uncovered a nexus of senior academics willing to accept large sums of money from fossil fuel companies to write reports and newspaper articles published under their own names and university affiliations, without declaring the funding. Lawrence Carter & Maeve McClenaghan spill the beans ...
… the other a coal mining firm based in Indonesia - looking to commission …
The UK's financing of fossil fuels abroad increased tenfold in two years to exceed £1 billion in 2013 / 2014, writes Christine Ottery. Incredibly, the fossil fuel funding increase came after a government promise to use the money to support 'innovative and green technologies'.
… in Siberia in Russia, Brazil, India, and Indonesia. But as reported in The Ecologist , …