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Michelle Kovacevic - 27 Feb 2012
The US Environmental Protection Agency announces significant barrier to palm oil for biofuel.
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Headlines
- 29 Apr 2019
World deforestation, biodiversity crisis, Cyclone Kenneth and a peckish 83 year old protestor
Forests News delves into global headlines
Headlines
- 26 Mar 2019
Oil: Green deceit and a Trump defeat, and did climate change cause Cyclone Idai?
Forests News delves into headlines from around the globe
Headlines
- 19 Mar 2019
EU lands palm oil blow, student climate strikes, air pollution worse than smoking
Forests News delves into last week's headlines from around the globe
Headlines
- 5 Feb 2019
Leopards on the loose, a planet inferno, and will fast food giants spark a Domino’s effect for climate change?
Forests News delves into last week's headlines from around the globe
Interview
- 30 Nov 2017
Are ‘No deforestation’ commitments working?
Researchers take a look at the evidence
Interview
- 30 Nov 2017
Are ‘No deforestation’ commitments working?
Analysis
- 23 Nov 2017
New map helps track palm-oil supply chains in Borneo
The updated Borneo Atlas offers new data to measure the impact of mills and plantations on forests
Analysis
- 23 Nov 2017
New map helps track palm-oil supply chains in Borneo
News
- 18 Oct 2017
Financing farmers: Can funds for oil palm help save our forests?
Researchers look at challenges and solutions facing smallholders
News
- 26 Sep 2016
Delving into drivers of deforestation
New study analyzes four decades of satellite images – overturning assumptions about the role of industrial plantations in Borneo forest loss
News
- 26 Sep 2016
Delving into drivers of deforestation
News
- 17 Feb 2016
“Slash and burn” works, given time and space
If managed well, swidden farming in Borneo can provide vital ecosystem services and protect biodiversity, study says
News
- 17 Feb 2016
“Slash and burn” works, given time and space
Feature
- 30 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Book takes long look at a controversial crop
Patrice Levang and Alain Rival release Palms of Controversies: Oil Palm and Development Challenges.
News
- 20 Mar 2014
Scientific review shows oil palm plantations hurt biodiversity
Biofuels offer a promising way to respond to energy demand, but what are the consequences for native forest species?
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