French Petition Adds Fuel to Amazon Spat
An environmental spat between France and Brazil, rolling in questions about integrity, colonialism and Bic pens, shows signs of deepening with calls by dozens of French lawmakers and environmental groups to slap trade sanctions on Brazilian beef and soybeans.VOA News, 02 September 2019
, , forest fire, deforestation, Climate change
Podcast: GREENPEACE VS SIME DARBY: A PALM OIL SUSTAINABILITY DEBATE
The main contention to palm oil is the environmental consequences of its production processes. As this is one of the most relevant issues affecting both Malaysia and the world as a whole, we speak with Haris Arshad, Managing Director of Sime Darby Oils, and Heng Kiah Chun, a campaigner from Greenpeace Malaysia, to understand more about the climate change implications of the palm oil industry.BFM 89.9, 18 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil production, Climate change
Podcast: GREENPEACE VS SIME DARBY: A PALM OIL SUSTAINABILITY DEBATE
The main contention to palm oil is the environmental consequences of its production processes. As this is one of the most relevant issues affecting both Malaysia and the world as a whole, we speak with Haris Arshad, Managing Director of Sime Darby Oils, and Heng Kiah Chun, a campaigner from Greenpeace Malaysia, to understand more about the climate change implications of the palm oil industry.BFM 89.9, 18 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil production, Climate change
Western Industrial Farming Is Eating Our Forests and Accelerating Climate Change
A new scientific study by a team of European scientists reveals that the biggest cause of deforestation is industrial farming—and the major culprits include some of the most well-known names in Western agribusiness, such as Cargill and Bunge.Vice, 17 April 2019
Brazil, United States, Soy, forest, Climate change