Asia is a key supplier of biomass feedstock to markets such as Europe or the United States but within the region, new opportunities and investments in biomass are emerging, particularly in Southeast Asia, Eco-Business.com reported.

Forest certification is considered a promising tool to improve forest management, but there needs to be a robust evaluation of a complex web of factors to establish its true value for various stakeholders, according to a new analysis, CIFOR’s Forests…

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential decree for the establishment of a long-awaited national agency on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+), which looks set to implement a two-year forest moratorium extension, The Jakarta Post reported.

A new report lays out key leverage points for shifting Indonesia's palm oil industry toward a greener development path, mongabay.com reported.