Can Market and Indigenous Interests Prevent a Collision in the Amazon.com?
Plantations International Information Picture: Miguel Jose Moran Moran.By Mark Tercek & Erin Myers Madeira.Initially published on blog.nature.org. When it concerns growth and native individuals, the story we so commonly hear is among exploitation as well as dispute. At the Worldwide Landscapes Discussion forum-- which ran in parallel with the climate [...]
NHC to construct second US-based biodiesel catalyst plant in Houston
Plantations International News As New Paradise Chemicals Iowa LLC, a department of TSS Team India, nears conclusion of its brand-new 18,000-ton sodium methylate manufacturing plant at the Manly Terminal in Manly, Iowa, the company is well in progress in establishing one more biodiesel stimulant center in Texas. "We are in [...]
Land (in)justice at the heart of Indonesian battle versus woodland fires in 2016
Plantations International Information Firemens combat fire at evening. Outside Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. Image by Aulia Erlangga/ CIFORBy Fred Pearce. Initially released at WLE'S Thriveas "Land oppression at the heart of Indonesia's deforestation problem: Discussions at GLF". Just what is the future for Indonesia and also its gardens? The country [...]
Preview: The 2016 Print Edition of Biodiesel Magazine
Plantations International News The 2016 Print Edition of Biodiesel Magazine is nearly complete, and I would like to share some of its contents with you as we close out the 2015 calendar year. The 2016 print edition of Biodiesel Magazine, combined with the 2016 Biodiesel Industry Directory, is designed to [...]
Land tenure is not only a method, but its own end in REDD+.
Plantations International News Southwest Cameroon. Photo: Michaela Lo/University of Copenhagen This short article was composed by a social press reporter. It has not been modified by the Online forum organisers or partners, as well as stands for the viewpoint of the individual writer just. The performance of the REDD+ program, [...]
The $30 billion question: Can the private industry assistance prevent future haze?
Plantations International News Areas of Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, have also been influenced by fires. Photo Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR This post was composed by a social reporter. It has actually not been modified by the Forum organisers or partners, as well as stands for the viewpoint of the individual [...]
Obama signs spending bill, tax extenders legislation
Plantations International News On Dec. 18, President Obama signed a $ 1.1 trillion spending bill and accompanying legislative package of tax extenders into law. The legislation includes two-year extensions of several tax credits that benefit the bioenergy sector. On the morning of Dec. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed [...]
5 billion bucks on forests; yet will it be spent wisely?
Plantations International News Image: Nanang Sujana/CIFOR This post was composed by a social press reporter. It has actually not been modified by the Discussion forum organisers or partners, and stands for the viewpoint of the individual writer only. In Paris I got an apple for 50 cents.I paid both for [...]
UK consumed more ethanol than biodiesel during second quarter
Plantations International News The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change has released renewable energy statistics for the second quarter of 2015, reporting liquid biofuels consumption fell by 24 percent, from 464 million liters (122.58 million gallons) during the second quarter of 2014 to 355 million liters during the second [...]
Spacing out: Information for notified deforestation techniques and also plans
Plantations International News Image: Kate Evans/CIFOR This post was composed by a social press reporter. It has actually not been edited by the Online forum organisers or partners, and also stands for the opinion of the specific author only. "It takes simply one roadway to ruin a woodland." David Cooper, [...]
First community-owned biodiesel plant in Massachusetts to open up in very early 2016
Plantations International News Co-op Power, a consumer-owned sustainable energy cooperative, anticipates its brand-new biodiesel plant in Greenfield, Massachusetts, to come online in early 2016. The plant will consume used cooking oil (UCO) from local dining establishments, colleges, as well as establishments and also transform it into millions of gallons of [...]
A real-life crystal-ball: Exploring the plans needed for 2050
Plantations International Information Photo: Icaro Cooke Vieira/CIFOR This write-up was written by a social reporter. It has actually not been modified by the Online forum organisers or partners, as well as stands for the viewpoint of the specific author only. Predicting the future isn't really simple, merely ask the makers [...]