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possible because the wrong prices are placed on resources extracted from the forest. As stated above, deforestation results in economic growth which comes primarily from the production of palm oil and illegal logging for pulp and paper products. These products are highly valued worldwide, with demand for palm oil specifically expanding by nine percent each year. Without any other knowledge on the subject, many might believe this is a good thing: high value must mean the government will want to protect

founded in 1991 and headquartered in Singapore. Today it is Asia’s leading agribusiness group and ranked amongst the largest listed companies by market capitalisation on the Singapore Exchange. Wilmar’s business activities include oil palm cultivation, oilseed crushing, edible oil refining, sugar milling and refining, specialty fat, oleochemical, biodiesel, fertiliser manufacturing and grain processing. The core of Wilmar’s strategy is a resilient integrated agribusiness model that encompasses the entire

Heavy metals are elements that exhibit metallic properties. It mainly includes the transition metals, basic metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides. Many different definitions have been proposed—some based on density, some on atomic number or atomic weight, and some on chemical properties or toxicity (Duffus, 2002). Example for some heavy metal are iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) etc. Iron is important as a mineral in human body (part of haemoglobin)

EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES ON SKILLS INNOVATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF PALM OIL BUSINESSES IN UMUOMA COMMUNINTY, IMO STATE 1.0 Introduction Umuoma in Ihitte-Uboma Local government area of Imo State, Nigeria is an agrarian community that depends heavily on the processing of palm fruits for survival. The community in the 1960’s contributed immensely as a foreign exchange earner in the export trade of that era in Nigeria. The local industry has faced a lot of challenges over the years

drastically in the last twenty to thirty years due to their habitat loss through the clearing of forests to pave way for oil palm plantations and other agricultural developments (Gursky-Doyen, S., & Supriatna, J., 2010). With palm oil being extremely versatile, its demand has resulted in having 48 million tonnes of palm oil being produced each year for the world export market (Oil World Trade Journal, 2008),

Borneo as an island is the third largest island in the world, being just 1% of the world’s territory yet holds approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity in its tropical rainforests. Borneo is a global ecoregion made up of 2 terrestrial ecoregions; Borneo Lowland rainforests and Borneo Montane rainforests. This environmental impact report is focused on the Borneo Lowland Rainforest. The Borneo lowland rainforest is located in South-East Asia and routes through parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, and

From 1500 to 1800, the Europeans already had their eyes on Africa, although not for the purpose of imperialism. Over the next century, slavery was abolished and Belgium began by establishing the Free Congo State in order to make money. Soon, many other European leaders began to realize that Africa was rich with natural resources (Background Essay). The main forces driving European Imperialism in Africa were the capabilities of the European countries’ economies and the opportunity for more wealth

Biofuel is not the Solution to Global Warming Biofuel has been recognized as one of the most effective alternative energy to help reduce global warming effect. But, according to the research, biofuels actually do the opposite way. We as human beings, only see good sides of biofuel energy as a complete way to change current situation and give it too much hope, which blinds our eyes to perceive the danger. What we really do is to minimize the impact and think of other solutions. Biofuels are desirable

The Indonesian Forest Holocaust Marianne Phan   Introduction The tropical rainforest of Indonesia was once the most biologically diverse forests in the world. Its rainforests accounted for 10% of the world’s plant species, 12% of the world’s mammal species, 16% of reptile species and 17% of the bird species (Hamilton 1996). In the late 1960s, commercial exploitation of Indonesia’s natural forests became a means to boost economic development under the Suharto’s regime by enabling the government