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A Greenland ice core reads back almost 12,000 years of mercury fallout; humans were leaving traces thousands of years before the first factoriesGreenland's ice sheet reveals a 12,000-year mercury record, showing human contamination far predates industrial eras. Early Bronze Age smel...
India's biggest trade bet comes with six red flagsIndia may be adding more trade partners, but its latest FTA report card comes with several red marks. A new study by the Global Trade Resea...
Iran war energy shock drives India's interest in ethanol and other biofuelsIndia and Southeast Asian nations are boosting biofuel use amid global fuel disruptions. This move aims to reduce reliance on imported oil ...
Oil prices surge from Iran conflict boosts global biofuel demandGlobal oil prices are surging due to a war in the Middle East. This is increasing demand for biofuels made from crops. Countries in Asia ar...
EU proposes new one-year delay to anti-deforestation rulesThe European Union is considering a second one-year delay to its anti-deforestation law, now potentially pushing implementation to 2026. En...
EU delays deforestation ban but discards changesThe European Commission in October proposed a 12-month delay until Dec. 30, 2025 after complaints from 20 EU countries, some companies and ...
Nestle, P&G investigate palm oil sourced from illegally cleared Indonesian wildlife reserveEnvironmental group Rainforest Action Network (RAN) alleges that palm oil sourced from illegally cleared land within a protected Indonesian...
It’s OK to mine the rainforest for car batteriesEfforts to halt deforestation in Indonesia are lagging, with palm oil plantations presenting a far greater threat than nickel mining.
Cocoa traders say EU deforestation law set to fail, seek delayThe trade group, which represents top traders, including Barry Callebaut and Cargill Inc., called for an extension of the transition period...
In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change
Greening agri supply chainsIndia is set to respond to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) 2023, which seeks to prevent major agri-commodities and their value-added...
Measuring deforestation’s true impacts is complicated because this economic activity could offer local benefits — with significant global costs: Benjamin A. Olken"But what makes these calculations even more complex is that at times, there could be local economic benefits — with significant global cos...
Indonesia palm ban: The other oil crisis will lead to a hungrier worldPalm plantations are to Southeast Asia what cornfields are to the U.S. Midwest. Like corn, palm fruit can produce a mixture of human food, ...
Indonesia walks back zero-deforestation pledge at COP26Indonesia has questioned the terms of a deal to end deforestation by 2030 signed by more than 100 countries, including the Southeast Asian ...
From chocolate to soybeans, tropical forests were illegally cleared to make way for everyday foodsIllegal clearance for commercial agriculture was behind the loss of 4.5 mn hectares of forest.
No let-up in global rainforest loss as coronavirus brings new dangerTropical rainforests disappeared at a rate of one football pitch every six seconds last year, researchers said on Tuesday, urging countries...
Indonesia plans to divert palm oil exports to India if EU cuts importsThe world’s largest producer of palm oil, is focusing big on exports to countries like India and China to overcome the likely setback it ma...
There’s another trade war brewing over milk, oilThe feud over palm oil between Indonesia and the European Union escalated earlier this year.
- Indonesia forest mining rules alarm green groups
An Indonesian conservation group said that the government should be ashamed for approving a decree allowing mining companies operating in t...
- UN conference to approve forest protection as part of climate plan
Delegates at a UN climate conference have agreed to include forest conservation in any future discussions about a new global warming pact.