Decades of Black Waste Haunts Batam’s Coastal Communities
For decades the coastal community of Batam has been forced to accept sludge oil from passing tankers as normal.
Receiving the Blessing of Carbon in Social Forestry
Social forestry managers prepare to enter the carbon market.
Dayan Gunung Residents Protect the Forest with Porang (Part II)
Porang is the most favored plant by the people of North Lombok Regency. In addition to the role of porang plants that are good for the environment, it also has a high economic value.
Dayan Gunung Residents Protect the Forest with Porang (Part I)
From previously being farmers of cocoa, coconut, cashew and others, now the people of Dusun Besari, North Lombok Regency, have turned to porang plants. The simple reason is that the porang plant makes a lot of money and preserves the forest environment.
The Fate of Accepting ISPO Standards in the International CPO Market
Large corporations are expected to only supply and trade certified palm oil to ensure that forest conversion stops for plantations.
The Long Road Towards Incentives for Green Palm Oil Labels
Independent smallholders are well aware that oil palm certification is the only way to penetrate the international market. The reason? 70% of the approximately 47 million tons of palm oil produced in Indonesia in 2020 was exported to foreign markets.
