Eco-Business Special Reports
This section features in-depth special reports by our editorial team on various issues related to sustainable development in the region and beyond.
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In pictures: Indonesia's fire free villagesEco-Business recently visited a palm oil plantation belonging to Golden Agri Resources (GAR) to see how the company is tackling a culture of land burning in West Kalimantan, an area of Indonesia that was ravaged by the haze-making fires of 2015. Here are some scenes from the ground.
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How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn cultureA year and a half after the worst bout of haze ever to hit Southeast Asia, Eco-Business investigates how the world's second largest palm oil company is living up to a promise to stop the burning of peat forests to make way for plantations.
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Wonderfruit: A 'social movement' making sustainability sexyThe founders behind Asia's most well-known festival, Wonderfruit, have ambitions to dominate the region's festival landscape by serving up sustainability messages along with music, food, fun and art - just don't call them activists.
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Healthy forests, zero burning, prosperous economy: Can Indonesia have it all?Indonesia’s agriculture sector is at once a major source of income for the country and one of the biggest threats to its valuable forests. Some of the biggest firms in the business are spending millions on sustainability and conservation; is this enough to break the link between profit and deforestation? Eco-Business visited Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper companies to find out.
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