Myanmar is learning from its neighbors on how to conserve its unique biodiversity as its palm oil industry expands and the country seeks to meet domestic demand for the commodity.

How do High Conservation Value (HCV) approaches and High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments for mitigating impacts differ? Gary Paoli suggests they are complementary and should be combined into a single assessment tool.

As the likelihood of an El Niño occurring after June this year rises to above 65 percent, forestry and plantation companies should consider reviewing and updating their fire prevention and abatement strategies.