Demand for palm and other vegetable oils is rising sharply, raising questions about which ones will be produced, who will control their production and sale, and where they will be grown.
Our work represents the first assessment of what social and economic factors are connected to environmental degradation across the entire African continent.
The impact of deforestation for oil palm plantations is well known – and now research has found the replanting process could be additional harm to biodiversity.
Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Divine Foundjem Tita, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), dan Peter A Minang, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Forest communities have seen little or no change in improving livelihoods and stopping deforestation.
Many nations are restoring degraded tropical forests to slow climate change, protect endangered species and improve rural life. But those forests often are cleared again soon afterward.
The Drax biomass plant in Yorkshire is the first in the world to pioneer carbon capture and some specialists see it as it has a bright future. But hold the rosy headlines.
Brazil’s new president could clear the way for plans to develop remote areas around the Tapajos River basin over the objections of the indigenous people who live there.
In a world where employees and consumers want businesses to be more sustainable, there’s a growing need for business leaders who share these values — and a new type of business education.