<![CDATA[malaysia news from mongabay.com]]> http://www.mongabay.com en-us Copyright 2006 mongabay.com Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Orangutan populations drop due to logging, expansion for palm oil]]> Oryx.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0705-orangs.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0705-orangs.html <![CDATA[Rainforest destruction becomes industry-driven, concentrated geographically]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0629-deforestation.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0629-deforestation.html <![CDATA[Sarawak to continue logging forests for oil palm plantations]]> New Straits Times.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0630-palm_oil_sarawak.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0630-palm_oil_sarawak.html <![CDATA[Sarawak to continue logging forests for oil palm plantations]]> New Straits Times.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0630-palm_oil.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0630-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Malaysian government says no more forest clearing for oil palm plantations]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0626-palm_oil.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0626-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[China's log imports fall in Q1 2008]]> Tropical Timber Market Report]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0618-china_timber.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0618-china_timber.html <![CDATA[Hunting, deforestation wipe out 6 of 7 hornbill species in Borneo park]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0614-harrison.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0614-harrison.html <![CDATA[From "kampung boy" to conservation force in the rainforest of Borneo]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0527-poh_sinum.html Tue, 27 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0527-poh_sinum.html <![CDATA[Will consumers pay 10% premium for sustainable palm oil?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0521-palm_oil.html Wed, 21 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0521-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Half of oil palm expansion in Malaysia, Indonesia occurs at expense of forests]]> Conservation Letters. Analyzing data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Lian Pin Koh and David S. Wilcove of Princeton University found that 55-59 percent of oil palm expansion in Malaysia and at least 56 percent of that in Indonesia occurred at the expense of forests. Given that oil palm plantations are biologically impoverished relative to primary and secondary forests, the researchers recommend restricting future expansion to pre-existing cropland and degraded habitats.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0520-palm_oil.html Tue, 20 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0520-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-biodiesel.html Thu, 01 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-biodiesel.html <![CDATA[Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-unilever.html Thu, 01 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-unilever.html <![CDATA[Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-palm_oil.html Thu, 01 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Borneo's pygmy elephants are an alien species]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0418-borneo_elephants.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0418-borneo_elephants.html <![CDATA[Photos by late Borneo rainforest hero, indigenous rights activist go online]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0417-hance_manser.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0417-hance_manser.html <![CDATA[Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0417-palm_oil_sustainability.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0417-palm_oil_sustainability.html <![CDATA[Palm oil boycott an unrealistic approach to conserving biodiversity]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0415-palm_oil_conservation.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0415-palm_oil_conservation.html <![CDATA[Malaysia rejects coal project in Borneo rainforest]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0414-sabah_coal_mining.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0414-sabah_coal_mining.html <![CDATA[Saving the world's most recently discovered cat species in Borneo]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0410-interview_hearn_ross.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0410-interview_hearn_ross.html <![CDATA[Amid accusations of bribery by loggers, Borneo chief's remains to be exhumed]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0219-hance_kelesau.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0219-hance_kelesau.html <![CDATA[Malaysia announces $103B development plan for Borneo island]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0213-sarawak.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0213-sarawak.html <![CDATA[Borneo's Sabah state will see $32B in investment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0204-sabah.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0204-sabah.html <![CDATA[Rainforest chief killed in Borneo for his opposition to logging]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0103-borneo_hance.html Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0103-borneo_hance.html <![CDATA[Orangutan should become symbol of palm-oil opposition]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0102-palm_oil.html Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0102-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Palm oil is a net source of CO2 emissions when produced on peatlands]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1217-palm_oil.html Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1217-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1205-palm_oil_peatlands.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1205-palm_oil_peatlands.html <![CDATA[Cooking oil, palm oil biodiesel can reduce emissions relative to diesel]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1128-biodiesel.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1128-biodiesel.html <![CDATA[Can wildlife conservation banking generate investment returns?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-palm_oil.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[UN says palm oil destroys forests, indigenous cultures in Indonesia, Malaysia]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-undp.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-undp.html <![CDATA[Palm oil industry announces "eco" standards for production]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1126-palm_oil.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1126-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Law enforcement key to saving Borneo's rainforests]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1113-interview_harrison.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1113-interview_harrison.html <![CDATA[Does palm oil alleviate rural poverty in Malaysia?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1023-palm_oil.html Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1023-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Malaysia suffers big drop in shorebird populations]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0905-wetlands.html Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0905-wetlands.html <![CDATA[NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-palm_oil.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Rare pygmy elephants endangered by logging in Borneo]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-elephants.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-elephants.html <![CDATA[Cosmetics retailer announces sustainable palm oil initiative]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0712-oil_palm.html Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0712-oil_palm.html <![CDATA[Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0709-wright_fires.html Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0709-wright_fires.html <![CDATA[Experts: Borneo in urgent need of protection]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0523-borneo.html Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0523-borneo.html <![CDATA[Environmental concerns mount as palm oil production grows]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0515-palm_oil.html Tue, 15 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0515-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Malaysia will reforest 4000 ha of forest in Borneo]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0507-malaysia.html Mon, 07 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0507-malaysia.html <![CDATA[Illegal logging in Malaysia due to gangsters]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0425-malaysia.html Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0425-malaysia.html <![CDATA[Scientists capture video of rare Borneo rhino]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0424-rhino.html Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0424-rhino.html <![CDATA[Deforestation in Borneo worsened by European colonization]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0424-borneo.html Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0424-borneo.html <![CDATA[Higher temperatures slow tropical tree growth]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-forests.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-forests.html <![CDATA[Palm oil doesn't have to be bad for the environment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-oil_palm.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-oil_palm.html <![CDATA[Eco-friendly palm oil could help alleviate poverty in Indonesia]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0403-oil_palm.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0403-oil_palm.html <![CDATA[Malaysia to use certification to crack down on illegal logging]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-timber.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-timber.html <![CDATA[Logging reduces abundance of rare mammals in Borneo]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-borneo.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0327-borneo.html <![CDATA[Borneo]]> http://www.mongabay.com/borneo.html Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://www.mongabay.com/borneo.html <![CDATA[Borneo's rainforest protected]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0212-borneo.html Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0212-borneo.html