Unilever, world’s largest palm oil buyer, shows leadership. Will Cargill?
Today Unilever, the consumer goods giant that purchases 4% of the world’s palm oil, has finally lived up to the commitments they made almost two years ago to remove rainforest…
Sumatra Burns, Climate talks simmer
In a twist of fate, Jakarta’s Tempo is reporting that Arif Mundar, one of Indonesia’s climate negotiators, could not make it to the international climate summit in Bangkok because of…
The Waxman – Markey Bill: A step forward for REDD?
In our globalized world, Northern hemisphere dwellers are connected to the rainforests of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) more than ever. Images of endless rainforests and isolated communities have…
Slices of the pie: Indonesia’s potential USD 15 billion in REDD funds
Daniel Murdiyarso, a researcher with CIFOR – one of the world’s top forestry and conservation research organizations – estimates that Indonesia stands to gain around USD 15 billion a year…
Papua New Guinea’s Carbon Cowboy scandal widens to include the Australian Government
The Sydney Morning Herald reported Sep 9th that the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collaborated with Carbon Planet, a private carbon trading firm caught up in a firestorm…
Indonesia’s mixed signals
Tbe Government of Indonesia’s REDD working group finally released their guidelines for the distribution of Indonesian forest carbon revenues. The numbers vary by the forest being protected, but 70% for…