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EU: rainforests can be converted to palm oil plantations for biofuel production

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Feb 2010

UK failing to meet biofuel sustainability standard

Mongabay.com 1 Feb 2010

UK to fund efforts to shift towards greener palm oil production

Mongabay.com 31 Jan 2010

Cheerios maker linked to rainforest destruction

Mongabay.com 19 Jan 2010

Indonesian government report recommends moratorium on peatlands conversion

Mongabay.com 19 Jan 2010

Indonesia to plant and restore vast area of forest to reach emissions target

Mongabay.com 7 Jan 2010

Forest destruction by Sinar Mas undermines efforts to develop and promote greener palm oil

Mongabay.com 14 Dec 2009

New REDD text is weak, say activists

Mongabay.com 12 Dec 2009

REDD may miss up to 80 percent of land use change emissions

Jeremy Hance 11 Dec 2009

Indonesia: Kalimantan’s Lowland Peat Forests Explained

Gabriel Thoumi 4 Dec 2009

Indonesia could double oil palm plantation area

Mongabay.com 2 Dec 2009

REDD may not be enough to save Sumatra’s endangered lowland rainforests

Mongabay.com 24 Nov 2009

Indonesian government suspends license of logging company in controversial forest area

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Nov 2009

Finnish paper company to sever ties with logging firm linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2009

“Responsible” palm oil producers pledge not to develop endangered Sumatra rainforest

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2009

New report: boreal forests contain more carbon than tropical forest per hectare

Jeremy Hance 12 Nov 2009

Declaration calls for more wilderness protected areas to combat global warming

Jeremy Hance 11 Nov 2009

Important safeguards to protect rainforests lacking in REDD negotiating text

Mongabay.com 6 Nov 2009

Peat emissions data by country

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2009

EU is 2nd largest source of peat emissions after Indonesia, finds global peat survey

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2009

Non-Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil producers pledge not to develop peatlands for plantations

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2009

Emissions from deforestation overestimated; 12% rather than 17%

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Nov 2009

Impasse over palm oil emissions at RSPO meeting

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Nov 2009

Indonesia: emissions to rise 50% by 2030, 3rd largest GHG emitter

Mongabay.com 22 Sep 2009

Fashion labels drop APP after party highlights the plight of Indonesian forests

Jeremy Hance 21 Sep 2009

Russia’s plan to mine peatlands for energy could release 113 gigatons of carbon

Jeremy Hance 8 Sep 2009

Rehabilitation not enough to solve orangutan crisis in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Aug 2009

Borneo ablaze: forest fires threaten world’s largest remaining population of orangutans

Kara Moses 16 Aug 2009

Limit palm oil development to lands that store less than 40 tons of carbon/ha – study

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Aug 2009

Burning by Asia Pulp & Paper contributes to haze in Indonesia, Malaysia

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2009

Palm oil companies trade plantation concessions for carbon credits from forest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Jul 2009

Multinational corporation continues destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2009

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