Smoke rises from fires at a palm oil plantation, as seen from the window of a water bombing helicopter of the Local Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) during an operation near Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on July 26. Photo: Reuters
Smoke rises from fires at a palm oil plantation, as seen from the window of a water bombing helicopter of the Local Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) during an operation near Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on July 26. Photo: Reuters
Michal Zrust
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The View by Michal Zrust

COP26 a chance to slow commodities-driven deforestation in Southeast Asia

  • To effect lasting change, we need mechanisms, such as the Rimba Collective, to directly connect the cost of doing business to forest protection and restoration projects

Smoke rises from fires at a palm oil plantation, as seen from the window of a water bombing helicopter of the Local Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) during an operation near Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on July 26. Photo: Reuters
Smoke rises from fires at a palm oil plantation, as seen from the window of a water bombing helicopter of the Local Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) during an operation near Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on July 26. Photo: Reuters
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