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Margaret Kinnaird has worked in conservation for decades, from North America to Africa. But it was only when she started working in Indonesia that she heard the acronym NATO, or “No Action, Talk Only.” And for Indonesia’s two rhino species, there’s been a lot of talk. The Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and the Javan rhino […]
The role and remit of the industry’s leading certification body were the focus of the first in-person meeting since 2019
JAKARTA — Sustainability commitments and greater scrutiny of supply chains is helping bring down deforestation rates associated with palm oil in Indonesia, a new analysis suggests. The country is the world’s top producer of the commodity, and although production is increasing while prices are rising — factors that usually drive a surge in forest clearing […]
Importers must step up support for sustainable palm oil, and producers be bold in revoking the licences of illegal palm estates, writes Andre Barahamin
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s plan to administratively split the country’s easternmost region of Papua into five provinces, from the current two, has raised concerns that its forests and natural resources will be at higher risk of being plundered. The idea has been floated for several years, and picked up steam this year, with lawmakers […]