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Indonesia’s biofuel push must go beyond palm oil to reduce risk, experts say - Environmental News Feb 2023

Posted 11 Feb 2023 in Environmental News

Mongabay- JAKARTA — Indonesia must develop a new feedstock alternative to palm oil as the government intensifies an ambitious biofuel …

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Protecting wetlands is key to Indonesia hitting its climate goals, study says - Environmental News Dec 2022

Posted 22 Dec 2022 in Environmental News

  • Fully protecting Indonesia’s remaining peatlands and mangroves is crucial in meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals under the Paris …

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Sustainability pledges help Indonesia produce palm oil with less deforestation - Environmental News Nov 2022

Posted 01 Nov 2022 in Environmental News

  • Deforestation that’s associated with palm oil has fallen by 82% over the past decade in Indonesia, the world’s …

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As dry season starts in Indonesia, risk of fires — and haze — looms - Environmental News Jul 2022

Posted 26 Jul 2022 in Environmental News

  • There’s a degree of risk that Southeast Asia may see the return of transboundary haze this year from forest …

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Plantations threaten Indonesia’s orangutans, but they’re not oil palm - Environmental News Jul 2022

Posted 17 Jul 2022 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

  • A significant portion of orangutan habitat in Indonesia lies within corporate concessions, but industrial tree companies, like pulp and …

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Sustainable Palm Oil Towards A Better Planet - Environmental News Apr 2022

Posted 22 Apr 2022 in Environmental News , OURF News

Earth Day means #InvestingInThePlanet. Combat illegal deforestation by planting a tree or joining an ecotour with the Orang Utan Republik …

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In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach - Environmental News Mar 2022

Posted 22 Mar 2022 in Environmental News

- For years, people have settled illegally in national parks around Indonesia, clearing the land and farming it in the …

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World Wildlife Day to be celebrated across the globe on Thursday, March 3rd - Environmental News Mar 2022

Posted 03 Mar 2022 in Environmental News

Please join the Orang Utan Republik Foundation in celebrating World Wildlife Day 2022, this year’s theme is “Recovering key species …

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The California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act Is Reintroduced In California To Protect Our Forests & Endangered Species - Environmental News Feb 2022

Posted 16 Feb 2022 in Environmental News

Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and bill co-sponsors, Peace 4 Animals, Friends of the Earth, and SCIL announced the reintroduction …

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As Indonesia retakes land from developers, conservation is an afterthought - Environmental News Feb 2022

Posted 04 Feb 2022 in Environmental News

-President Joko Widodo’s administration announced in early January that it was canceling millions of hectares worth of logging, plantation, and …

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