As for us? If we want to avoid blackouts and blood-red skies, it’s time we end our addiction to endless consumption and realize our future is tied t
Month: June 2020
TCE | In Praise of Complexity
And one last thing. Deforestation continues unabated, Soya and Beef are the main drivers, far before Oil Palm cultivation. Read more here.
DTI | Widespread damage to Southeast Asia’s peatlands confirmed in satellite study
Ninety per cent of the peatlands examined are sinking - on average by 2.24cm a year and up to 5cm in some areas. It means these carbon-rich areas are
DNB | Indebted to Nature – exploring biodiversity risks for the Dutch financial sector
Biodiversity loss is a driver of financial risks. Financial institutions have material exposures to risks resulting from biodiversity loss.
Rehash #2165 Count the Ponds and Lakes
A pleasurable albeit too long run. Zigzagging the bunds of dozens of fish ponds doesn't facilitate running. But so, so good to be out with friends aga
Heated | The Problems With Palm Oil Don’t Start With My Recipes
The focus of the palm oil debate so far has been to make regions on the other side of the globe the first to be implicated for the crimes of an indust
Mongabay | Palm oil from Indonesian grower that burned forest is still being sold
The company also went on to sell its crude palm oil (CPO) to a major refinery in Belawan, North Sumatra province. The refinery is owned by Indonesia
Argus | Indonesia’s palm oil dispute with EU set to continue
This has resulted in [Indonesia]'s biodiesel exports falling to just 2,000t during January-April compared with 337,000t in the year-earlier period Re
JP | Precautions against forest fires
the fire prevention and management system must from the outset include the education and empowerment of the people living around the concession areas
Rehash #2163 The Early Bird Catches The What?
After a 3-months hiatus due to COVID-19, the BogorHHH piloted its first "new normal" hash today. Mismanagement got together and tested how we could ke