Downside of EU Consumer Preferences
Despite increasing environmental concerns, European Union (EU) consumers still eat large amounts of meat and dairy products. Beef, pork and dairy production have significant implications for the environment in...
Status and trends of global forests
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released the key findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment, FRA 2020 on 8th May which examines the status...
COVID 19 – Agricultural sectors facing a rough ride ahead
According to a recent USDA report, due to the Coronavirus pandemic the Dutch agricultural sectors are anticipating a tough time ahead. The Netherlands is one of the world’s largest...
The Shocking Truth About Eu Forests In Numbers
According to a briefing note by FERN the cheapest, most effective, and most readily available way to remove carbon dioxide is to protect and restore European forests and other...
Delegated Act: Indonesia and Malaysia steps up to the plate with higher domestic biodiesel mandates – Part 2
Beef –driver of deforestation Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad referred to the Delegated Act as a misguided policy designed to protect the agricultural industries of a few...
EU Moving Inexorably against Deforestation
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) organised a Public Hearing on March 17, 2016, on ‘Palm oil and rainforests: What can...
France’s New Foreign Minister: a Friend of Malaysia
The announcement that Jean-Marc Ayrault, an eminent former French Prime Minister, will be the Government’s new Foreign Minister, will surely be greeted as good news for Malaysian palm oil...
Whither the Debate on HCS?
Much of the rhetoric to date on the High Carbon Stock (HCS) issue has been concentrated on the origin of the phrase, and on the political and commercial motivations...