This post originally appeared in the Jakarta Post.
Can the world have its palm oil and forests, too? This is an issue that my colleague and I discussed a while back. I am pleased to say that we recently moved a step…
Forest Cover Analyzer and Suitability Mapper to be used by business and government to reduce deforestation
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p>The World Resources Institute (WRI) is launching two powerful online mapping applications that offer unprecedented capabilities to support industry and government efforts to achieve more sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
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p>Three leading global environmental and conservation organizations are honoring Indonesia’s President H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with the first-ever “Valuing Nature Award” for his leadership in recognizing the importance of natural resources and working to conserve them.
This post was co-authored with Anne Rosenbarger, a POTICO Fellow at Sekala.
In Indonesia, policy-makers and industry leaders are developing policies and practices in support of low-carbon palm…
Today WRI releases a working paper that provides new information about Indonesia’s moratorium on new forest concessions. Our analysis concludes that the…
This piece originally appeared in The Solutions Journal
For centuries, Minqin Oasis, along the Silk Road in northwestern China, provided a…
A summary of key elements, and unanswered questions, in Indonesia’s recent moratorium on new forest permits.
A highly anticipated two-year moratorium on new forest conversion permits could bring fundamental improvements to forest and land management in Indonesia.
The World Bank Group should aim to achieve and measure poverty reduction, not palm oil investments.
