Indonesia's Policy Gives Malaysia Edge in Palm Oil Export

VOA Learning English • voa
May 17, 2022 ~3 min

Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products

More than 100 world leaders have pledged to end the destruction of forests by 2030 as a way to slow climate change. That will require changing how the world produces four widely used commodities.

Jennifer Devine, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2021 ~9 min


Cures for the health insurance enrollment blues

An experiment in Indonesia shows how much subsidies and in-person assistance spur people to get insurance — and how many people stop trying.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 1, 2021 ~8 min

When an ancient volcanic 'supereruption' caused sudden cooling, early humans got lucky

Toba eruption caused temperatures to plummet by up to 10°C in some regions – but not where most humans lived.

Anja Schmidt, Interdisciplinary Lecturer in Climate Modelling, University of Cambridge • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~7 min

Lab–grown and plant–based meat: the science, psychology and future of meat alternatives – podcast

Plus, new research from Indonesia on the relationship between cigarette advertising near schools and children smoking.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
July 15, 2021 ~4 min

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Palm oil is responsible for widespread deforestation and labor abuses, but it's also cheap and incredibly useful. That's why many advocates call for reforming the industry, not replacing it.

Jonathan E. Robins, Associate Professor of Global History, Michigan Technological University • conversation
June 24, 2021 ~10 min

Conservation activists suing Indonesian zoo could inspire global action on endangered species trade

The lawsuit resembles earlier legal efforts to make tobacco companies remedy wrongdoing.

Jacob Phelps, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Governance, Lancaster University • conversation
June 3, 2021 ~6 min

Why COVID-era campaigns against wildmeat consumption aren’t working

Indigenous people in rural Borneo associate the coronavirus with modern life, not their traditional hunting.

Liana Chua, Reader in Anthropology, Brunel University London • conversation
Nov. 6, 2020 ~7 min


How affordable health care can fight climate change

Affordable health care could be a key tool in the fight against climate change, research from Indonesia finds.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 28, 2020 ~9 min

Krakatoa is still active, and we are not ready for the tsunamis another eruption would generate

Indonesia has a warning system for tsunamis generated by earthquakes – but not volcanoes.

Ravindra Jayaratne, Reader in Coastal Engineering, University of East London • conversation
Oct. 9, 2020 ~6 min

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