Forests News
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Extreme heat is growing threat to harvestsA warmer world means more chance of extreme heat in more than one continent at the same time, and a rising threat to global food security. -
Heritage site or home? Indigenous Thais fight for right to forestRenowned for its diverse wildlife, Thailand's biggest national park is also home to about 30 communities of ethnic Karen people, who have traditionally lived and farmed there.
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Green promises for India’s polls, but no fresh ideaAs India heads to elections, both the governing party and the main opposition look at issues ranging from solar energy to pollution to climate adaptation. -
Palm oil, logging firms the usual suspects as Indonesia fires flare anewFor many of the companies involved, this isn’t the first time fires have sprung up on their land, prompting activists to question the government’s ability to enforce its own regulations against slash-and-burn forest clearing.
Forests Opinion
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Indonesia charts a new, low carbon development path. Will other countries follow suit?Carbon & Climate
Indonesia charts a new, low carbon development path. Will other countries follow suit?
– Economists discuss how Indonesia is showing countries that it is entirely possible and profitable to tackle climate change. -
Does biodiversity matter to business?– For too long, companies around the world have taken for granted the ecosystems on which production and consumption are based. And though some corporate leaders have begun to factor biodiversity into their financial assessments and overall business models, many more need to follow suit. -
Can solar diplomacy green the Belt and Road?– Experience from China's own solar sector could help it deliver a sustainable transition in Belt and Road countries, writes Brian Eyler.
Videos
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Documentary film Sexy Killers probes Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal– Ahead of Indonesia’s presidential election on April 17, an online movie was recently published showing the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies and the country’s political elites.
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Jane Goodall returns to Tanzania for tree-planting mission– Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.
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Mission Impossible: Satisfying Asia's meat appetite with plant-based food?– Can Impossible Foods, the plant-based food tech company from California, take a bite out of Asia's growing appetite for meat? Eco-Business spoke to founder Pat Brown to find out.
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This anti-palm oil ad for a British supermarket just got banned– The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
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