A Bittersweet Rediscovery of the Rarest Kangaroo Alive In the dense, emerald heart of the Wondiwoi Mountains, in West Papua the trees echo with the haunting refrains of the vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise. Underfoot,…
As the 2024 UN Summit of the Future approaches, we the citizens of this planet face an imminent call to action to safeguard our planet's rainforest and wetland ecosystems. These…
The Dayak peoples of Borneo have been fiercely resisting the encroachment of palm oil plantations on their ancestral lands for many decades. This article by Dayak Ethnographer Dr Setia Budhi…
The musty aroma and sunset colours of marigolds and bougainvillea are an irresistible beckoning call to India’s Mugger crocodiles and African Dwarf Crocodiles. Amidst the riparian blooms, a female Mugger…
Imagine a world where your everyday purchases contribute to the spread of deadly diseases and the destruction of irreplaceable forests. This isn’t a dystopian science fiction series —it’s actually happening…
Recent reports indicate a sharp downward trend in the price of mustard, an important oilseed crop of India. The price in recent days at INR 5200 a quintal compared to…
A nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia is under attack by popular, big-name brands. Picture a rhinoceros in the rainforest. Add a herd of elephants, families of orangutans swinging through…
The Indian government first made a big mistake by getting highly dependent on imported palm oil to meet its edible oil needs, despite having a rich and diverse heritage of…
Palm oil is found in 50 percent of all consumer goods. And it’s killing the environment. “Oil palm is one of the world’s most prominent and effective vegetable oils globally,…
In recent years the import bill for edible oils has been increasing in a very big way and some big initiative was expected from the union government to reduce this.…
The burden of edible oil imports has been increasing and edible oil prices have been rising sharply. Hence it was only to be expected that the government will soon announce…
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