Commentary: Modifying Indonesia’s Conservation Methods

... among the many failing Indonesian conservation initiatives, a project ... This was the first Indonesian Ecosystem Restoration project, nearly ... in a sea of oil palm and other plantations. The ... its forest and wildlife? Indonesian conservation urgently needs better ...

100 Days Into His Presidency, Jokowi Garners Plaudits From Indonesia’s Environmental Groups

... land dispute against a local palm oil plantation. Still, Togu questioned the ... said. Executive director of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi ...

Palm Oil Inventories Climb in Indonesia as Exports Tumble

Palm oil stockpiles in Indonesia, the ... Derom Bangun, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Board, said on Monday. Exports ... year, according to the Palm Oil Board. Malaysia scrapped export ... month, according to the Indonesian Vegetable Oil Association. Bloomberg

Indonesian Palm Output Seen Rising to 32.5m Tons in 2015

... executive director at the Indonesian Palm Oil Association, or GAPKI, also ... that exports of Indonesian crude palm oil and palm products would ... 7 million tons of palm oil for domestic consumption ... Hasan said CIF Rotterdam palm oil prices would probably range ...

JCI Falls After Global Commodities Slump, Ongoing Political Concerns

Jakarta. Indonesian stocks and bonds fell sharply ... said. Global commodity prices — including palm oil — fell on Wednesday after the ...

Rediscovering Homemade Coconut Oil, Just Like Your Grandma Used to Make

... big Indonesian city are packed with displays of palm oil or ... oil industries worked hard to promote their products — and subsequently King Palm ... become a world leader in palm-based oils.  In my ... preventing heart problems. Coconut oil also helps the absorption ...

'Green' Tourism Seen as an Answer to Protect Indonesia’s Forests

Oslo. Indonesian indigenous communities launched a project ... advance of logging operations and palm oil plantations. The GreenIndonesia non-governmental ... forest from illegal logging and palm oil expansion, would welcome more visitors ...

Malaysia Deports More Than 100 Indonesian Migrant Workers

... , a favorite destination for Indonesian migrant workers. Deported worker ... . "I worked in a palm oil field." "There was no ... hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers travel abroad to ... the Protection and Placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) ...