Treefalls are a common and necessary occurrence in forests all over the world. As sunshine streams in from above, trees hunkered down in the understor
Month: April 2020
GW | Palm Oil: the world’s environmental scapegoat
Even when it comes to environmental protection (the sole reason why the EU was purportedly banning palm oil in the first place) the evidence falls sho
S | The Tragic Intersection of the Coronavirus and Ecotourism
On a more global scale, critics of ecotourism have argued that the astronomical carbon footprint of international air travel negates any benefits that
CD | As palm oil for biofuel rises in Southeast Asia, tropical ecosystems shrink
Biofuels – liquids or gases made from plant products including oil crops such as palm, soy, corn, coconut and rapeseed – are not the sound green a
UNEP | Virus which causes COVID-19 threatens great ape conservation
Both humans and great apes are susceptible to infectious diseases; and introducing human pathogens to the great ape population could result in cat
CSPO | Palm Vs Coconut Oil: What’s the More Sustainable Choice?
An epic rebuttal by Hariri Sadiman (@HSadiman): Sustainability, whether that of palm oil or coconut oil or even rapeseed and soy is an important issu
MB | Study projects 30% more forest cover if wood biomass is managed right; critics call it a disaster
The outcome of the study is the idea that providing a competitive financial incentive is one factor in encouraging the reforestation of areas where wo
MB | Rescuing orangutans ‘doesn’t work’ for apes or forests, studies find
“When you take away protected animals from a forest fragment, you remove any incentive and the legal reason for the landowner to keep those trees st
OZ | How Palm Oil Producers Can Help Elephants and Orangutans
https://youtu.be/7ojWJBs_NEY
CIFOR | Gender and forest tenure reform in Indonesia
This Working Paper analyzes the gender dimensions of forest tenure and forest tenure reform in Indonesia. Data were derived from CIFOR’s researc