ABOUT THE WRITER
Melati Kaye is a freelance writer based in Bogor, Indonesia. She currently writes for Al Jazeera and the Jakarta Post. Prior to arriving in Indonesia, Melati worked as a public radio reporter in Alaska. She has a degree in Biology and Creative Writing from Reed College.
BY THIS WRITER
Video
- 6 Feb 2013
Small businesses band together to meet high cost of Indonesia’s timber certification scheme
Furniture makers want to do their part in conserving Indonesia's forest by creating sustainable products.
News
- 23 Nov 2012
Missing trade records signals threat to Mozambique’s Miombo woodlands
Lack of financial and technical support and knowledge gaps inhibit sustainable timber industry in Mozambique.
Event Coverage
- 30 Oct 2012
Management of Congo’s non-timber forest products starts with understanding trade
Defining stakeholders and value chains first step in sustainable management.
Event Coverage
- 29 Oct 2012
Bringing the genebank back to the field: researcher argues for on-farm conservation
Researchers promote community based biodiversity management to protect biological diversity.
29 Oct 2012
Without healthy ecosystems, jobs disappear, businesses relocate
HYDERABAD, India (29 October, 2012)_Finding ways to sustainably manage the world's natural resources is as important for labour rights as conservation,...
23 Oct 2012
Recognising indigenous “sacred areas” could double amount of protected land worldwide
More indigenous voices and knowledge need to be involved in decisions over indigenous owned land.
Event Coverage
- 18 Oct 2012
Global forest expert panel presents key findings on link between biodiversity and carbon
Policy makers and scientific community need to work to connect the dots in REDD+.
Event Coverage
- 16 Oct 2012
Surrounded by agriculture, mines and villages: today’s forests are part of the ‘landscape mosaic’
Researchers need to think outside the forest and take on a landscape view of forest management.