Article by Okita Miraningrum and Rita Raleira How did you celebrate Valentine’s Day last week? Many chose to show their love and appreciation for their loved ones by offering them the typical gifts of the season – flowers, candy, or… chocolate! Besides being an all-time favorite Valentine’s Day gift, many people also consume chocolate daily — be it as […]
“Innovative Applications in Agricultural Extension for Sustainable Food & Environmental Security” was the theme of the 2023 International Extension Education Conference organised by the Department of Extension Education, at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Banaras Hindu University, in Varanasi, India. The conference brought together experts from around the world to discuss and explore the latest developments and advancements in […]
Two well-known deforesters were responsible for 10,600 hectares (ha) of forest loss in Indonesia’s industrial forest plantation sector in 2022. The two companies are PT Mayawana Persada in West Kalimantan, which is operated by Alas Kusuma; and PT Industrial Forest Plantation in Central Kalimantan, operated by Nusantara Fiber. The remaining eight companies among the ten largest deforesters in Indonesia as […]
AidEnvironment has contributed to a recent publication with lessons learned and insights gained from completed and ongoing projects to prevent and mitigate child labour. These projects were funded by the Fund against Child Labour (FBK), implemented by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since its inception in 2017, FBK has awarded grants […]
AidEnvironment’s deforestation-free supply chains team analyzed the trade flows of 98 commodity products, originating from non-EU countries and placed in the EU market in 2021. This is highly relevant in the context of the upcoming EU Regulation on deforestation-free products, that will require an in-depth understanding of the exposure of the EU and its 27 Member States to deforestation risks […]
