Sustainability in the media
To keep up with the latest dynamics in sustainable development and natural resource management, staff members at Daemeter follow and share news and updates from various sources, including the media. The reports and views presented here do not necessarily represent those of Daemeter.
Palm planters, politicians test Wilmar's new green credentials
By Reuters20 Feb 2014Commodity giant Wilmar International is using its buying clout to push suppliers to be greener, or else, setting up a battle with growers and governments that have profited from their environmentally damaging practices, Reuters reported.
Population growth and associated food demand to take heavy toll on rainforests
By mongabay.com16 Jan 2014Human population growth and associated food demand will likely take a heavy toll on tropical ecosystems unless major shifts occur in how crops are produced and consumed, warns a new review published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, mongabay.com reported.
U.N. agrees multi-billion dollar framework to tackle deforestation
By Reuters23 Nov 2013U.N. negotiators on Friday agreed rules on financing forest projects in developing nations, paving the way for multi-billion dollar investments from governments, funding agencies and private firms in schemes to halt deforestation, Reuters reported.