We are quickly running out of time on climate change and biodiversity. It is critical that we prioritise the most useful nature-based solutions: prote
Month: March 2020
MB | Smaller fragments of forest at risk of greater levels of deforestation, study finds
Smaller chunks of forest experienced proportionally higher losses, with the 36,282 smallest fragments (under 675 square kilometers, or 260 square mile
PHYS | The viability and desirability of replacing palm oil, published in Nature Sustainability, finds that despite the strong case to reduce farming of oil palm, in the short term efforts must focus on making the process more sustainable, rather than replacing it
The viability and desirability of replacing palm oil, published in Nature Sustainability, finds that despite the strong case to reduce farming of oil
DH | Deforestation for coffee, tobacco production increases malaria risk
The international trade of exports including coffee, timber, cocoa, palm oil, and tobacco is driving 20% of the malaria risk in deforestation hot spot
Science | The viability and desirability of replacing palm oil
There is neither an economic nor an environmental case for the substitution of palm with vegetable oils or exotic oils on a large scale. This leaves t
SOS | Thoughts on the palm oil industry from conservation and business experts
There are very important qualities to palm oil which food manufacturers think about, but consumers don’t necessarily know about. It’s extremely ve
WEF | How to build deforestation-free supply chains: lessons from Indonesia
Having identified suppliers associated with deforestation, a minority of trailblazing companies are sending clear signals on how they will deal wi
PO | Emerging challenges for sustainable development and forest conservation in Sarawak, Borneo
Borneo’s forest (Fig 1) is disappearing at a rate of 0.25 Mha per year [6]. It has lost more than 18 Mha of forest since 1973 [1]. Consequently, mor
EB | South Korean trading giant to compensate for past deforestation in Papua
According to Mighty Earth’s analysis, in 2011, before Posco International’s subsidiary PT Bio Inti Agrindo began developing its concession in Papu
eL | The genome and phenome of the green alga Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3007 reveal adaptive traits for desert acclimatization
Nelson et al. analyzed green microalgae from different locations around the United Arab Emirates and found that one microalga, known as Chloroidium, i