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When people hear about palm oil, they often immediately think of orangutans, but the conversion of tropical rainforest to oil palm plantations affects many […]
Designing effective policy responses to tropical deforestation requires an understanding of the reasons behind it, commonly called deforestation drivers. In the tropics, over 90% of […]
A difficult task – balancing food production and biodiversity It is well understood that the oil palm industry has had profound ecological, social and economic […]
When we think about colonialism, we often imagine it as a closed chapter—something that ended in 1945. But in Indonesia’s countryside, especially in areas dominated […]
The world is facing a biodiversity crisis, and we can no longer afford to invest in ineffective conservation strategies. Between 1999 and 2019, approximately USD 1 […]
Birth of the Rimba Sometime during 2019, I was listening to the radio. I have no idea what the program was or who the speakers […]
The Chester Zoo Sustainable Palm Oil Communities project relies on organisations stepping forward and taking responsibility for transparency, whilst maintaining their ambition to improve sustainability […]
Misinformation is rife in our digital world; sometimes it’s harmless, other times it can have negative consequences for efforts that matter. Such is the concern […]
A new publication, freely available in pdf, shows how oil palm landscapes can contribute to wildlife conservation. ‘Wildlife Conservation in the Oil Palm Landscape’ is […]
