Unique primate habitat in Indonesia under threat from palm oil plantations
The island of Sulawesi in Indonesia that’s home to a unique array of primates found nowhere else on Earth is at the risk of disappearing due to rapid deforestation, a…
Articles by Hans Nicholas Jong
Orangutans go into starvation mode with forest fires in Indonesia, study finds
What's the link between India's palm oil consumption and Indonesia's orangutans? Forest fires in Indonesia, which in nearly all cases are started to clear land for plantations, such as oil…
Palm oil processing industry taking over habitat of endangered proboscis monkey
The oil palm processing industry has become the biggest threat to the iconic and endangered proboscis monkeys of Indonesian Borneo, a new study has found. The study, published in the…
India and other consumer countries should push for sustainable palm oil: report
Banning palm oil in favour of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment, could lead to greater biodiversity losses, according to a report. The report released last year…
As India, EU look to increase duties, Indonesia eyes China for palm oil exports
Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, is anticipating a boost in exports of the commodity to China, taking advantage of an opportunity opened up by the escalating trade…
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India's Iconic Landscapes
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Beyond Protected Areas
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Conserving Agro-biodiversity
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- Nations adopt Global Biodiversity Framework amid concerns over watered-down targets
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Just Transitions
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- [Interview] Ajay Kumar Rastogi on leading India’s first just transition task force
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