Massive area of Sarawak to be deforested for oil palm

SINGAPORE ~The Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd (SOPB) is joining with one of its major shareholders - Pelita Holdings Sdn Bhd - to develop oil palm plantations covering a massive swathe of forested area of Sarawak in eastern Malaysia.
According to an SOPB statement issued on 16 September, some 14,500 hectares in the Sri Aman district [...]

Treeless paper will help environment, says US firm

AN AMERICAN company has started producing paper in commercial quantities without using tree pulp or water.
A spokesman for Gummed Paper of America (GPA), a Chicago-based firm established 70 years ago, told Green Assembly that their new product would make a “world of difference” in mitigating climate change and conserving water resources.

Korean students make trees talk

software program that can take measurements of the electrical activity inside a tree and interpret the information against different criteria

Thailand joins billion tree campaign

 BANGKOK ~ An amazing 300,000 tree species, including beech and mangrove as well as lowland, wetland and  highland forest species are expected to be planted in a new 288-hectare park just opened in Bangkok.
Called the Sirindhorn International Environment Park (SIEP), the park also features a regional centre for expertise on education for sustainable development and a [...]