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Why don’t consumer brands promote their sustainable palm oil credentials?Some companies think the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil logo looks too much like a marijuana leaf. Others don't want to highlight that the controversial oil—sustainable or not—is in their products. -
How is the world's biggest palm oil trader living up to its no-deforestation promise?Southeast Asia
How is the world's biggest palm oil trader living up to its no-deforestation promise?
Less than a year ago, Wilmar made an industry-first promise to cut deforestation out of its entire supply chain. In this interview with Eco-Business, the Singapore-listed company's chief sustainability officer Jeremy Goon talks about the challenges of implementing the most challenging sustainability pledge in its history.
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Asia Pulp & Paper involved in numerous land disputes, shirking demands for more transparency—reportIndonesia
Asia Pulp & Paper involved in numerous land disputes, shirking demands for more transparency—report
A new study reveals the paper giant’s trail of disputes across Indonesia. But even as the controversial firm claims to address the social harm caused, it keeps experts in the dark about whether community rights are genuinely respected. -
‘What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic’—why the north pole matters to AsiaA new exhibition by Eco-Business explores the link between melting ice sheets and communities in Asia. One of its defining images: The carcass of a reindeer that likely starved to death after getting its antlers entangled in a fishing net.
Food & Agriculture Opinion
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Intense forest fires threaten to derail Indonesia’s progress in reducing deforestation– According to data displayed on Global Forest Watch Fires, there have been 66,000 fire alerts in Indonesia from January through the end of September. While this is much lower than fire levels in 2015, it far exceeds those in the past three years. -
How can edible forests fight land clearing and world hunger?– In the Himalayas, villagers are growing and collecting food from nearby forests, continuing a traditional practice that can slow land clearing and feed people. -
Pooling resources can help beat stunting in children– People are the world’s most important resource, yet stunting in children limits human capabilities and reduces current investment in the future. Fortunately, the rapid growth of digital technologies means that millions of small individual financial donations can help to end this scourge.
Food & Agriculture Videos
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How do smallholder farmers benefit from sustainable agriculture?– How are sustainable agricultural practices transforming smallholder livelihoods for the better?
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Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?– From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.
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What is it like being a woman working in palm oil?– In an industry dominated by men, what can a palm oil company do to ensure gender equality?
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More than a nature series, Netflix's Our Planet is a call to action– Narrated by renowned environmentalist David Attenborough, Netflix's latest documentary series is a stunning insight into the world of animals and an urgent plea to protect their fast disappearing habitats.
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