There has been a huge amount of coverage of conferences so far this year, the G20 foremost among them. » Read more...
Indonesia has formally applied to the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, a sort-of precursor of the REDD scheme. » Read more...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="318" caption="Malaysian Palm Oil Futures up to August 2008. » Read more...
As President Yudhoyono was first greeting and then demanding leadership from visiting US secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on climate change, the old saying ‘those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones' comes to mind. » Read more...
The connections between climate change, deforestation and the growth of palm oil plantations are pretty clear. » Read more...
When asked to think about the relationship between climate change and Indonesia, the most likely answers would revolve around rainforests, deforestation, orangutans and loss of livelihoods. » Read more...
The good news As reported in this blog last week, new rules governing the distribution of foreign donor aid under the REDD scheme had been delayed. » Read more...
A recent report from the Economy and Environment Program for South East Asia (EEPSEA) makes grim reading for anyone concerned about the effects of climate change in South East Asia generally and Indonesia in particular. » Read more...
At Poznan a number of developing countries - China, Mexico and Brazil - took the opportunity to announce new climate change initiatives. » Read more...