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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 to the fate of the planet.
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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 industry that includes all of us.
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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’s Permata Hijau Group, one of the top 10 palm oil processors and traders in the country.
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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
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the fire prevention and management system must from the outset include the education and empowerment of the people living around the concession areas
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In positive news, primary forest loss in Indonesia decreased by 5% in 2019 compared to the year before, marking the third year in a row of lower levels of loss. Indonesia hasn’t seen such low levels of primary forest loss since the beginning of the century.
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Treefalls are a common and necessary occurrence in forests all over the world. As sunshine streams in from above, trees hunkered down in the understory finally get their chance to rise. Basking in the suddenly resource-rich environment, tropical trees and other plants produce nectar-filled flowers and fruit, important food sources for birds and other animals.
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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 short of the reasoning. While a ban on palm oil reduces the EU’s consumption of palm oil, this doesn’t automatically make the world a better place.
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