The sustainability of palm oil farming by certified independent smallholders in Jambi
IntroductionPalm oil plantation certification is important in promoting sustainable practices, but its implementation among independent smallholders often faces obstacles. Suboptimal readiness, limited insight, knowledge, human resources, and audit costs
Fuad Muchlis +5 more
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Opportunities to responsible land-based investments in Central Africa [PDF]
Large-scale land-based investments in Central Africa are not new, however, the years 2000s have seen a renewed interest in agriculture by foreign investors.
Feintrenie, Laurène
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Conserving tropical biodiversity via market forces and spatial targeting [PDF]
The recent report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity [(2010) Global Biodiversity Outlook 3] acknowledges that ongoing biodiversity loss necessitates swift, radical action.
Badura, Tomas +8 more
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Cancer Stem Cells in Human Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Cancers
Gastrointestinal cancer stem cells obtain the ability of unlimited self‐renewal, drug resistance, tumorigenicity as well as tendency of metastasis. ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal cancers, including gastric, hepatic, and colorectal cancers, represent a major public health problem globally. Although the 5‐year survival rate of gastrointestinal tumors has been
Jiawen Bu +6 more
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ABSTRACT Indonesia's palm oil industry, the world's largest supplier, faces significant scrutiny because of its severe environmental and social impacts. The expansion of Chinese companies in this sector has raised concerns about exacerbating existing problems. This study examines the case of Jade (pseudonym), a Chinese‐owned palm oil company, to assess
Xiao Tan +3 more
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La troisième table ronde de RSPO-RT3, à Singapour en novembre 2005
The RSPO third roundtable meeting on sustainable palm oil (RT3) was the occasion for the official launch of principles and criteria adopted by the initiative to promote sustainable palm oil production and consumption.
Omont Hubert
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The keys to reduce environmental impacts of palm oil [PDF]
Oil palm is largely criticised for its impact on the environment. According to Life Cycle Assessment studies, the agricultural stage proved to be a major contributor to most of the potential environmental impacts, notably global warming, eutrophication ...
Bessou, Cécile
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Certification schemes and the governance of land : enforcing standards or enabling scrutiny? [PDF]
Given the challenges of upholding human rights in countries where land grabbing has been most acute, attention has turned to alternative regulatory mechanisms by which better land governance might be brought about. This essay considers one such approach:
Fortin, Elizabeth, Richardson, Ben
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The perception of smallholders towards roles and challenges of RSPO implementation at Felda Tun Ghaffar Kemendor and Felda Tun Ghaffar Ayer Kangkung, Melaka / Abu Bakar Hasan [PDF]
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is the organization responsible in controlling, monitoring and evaluating economic, social and environmental impacts of the production and uptake of Crude Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO).
Hasan, Abu Bakar
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Wnt signalling in intestinal stem cells: lessons from mice and flies [PDF]
Adult stem cells play critical roles in the basal maintenance of tissue integrity, also known as homeostasis, and in tissue regeneration following damage. The highly conserved Wnt signalling pathway is a key regulator of stem cell fate.
Carroll, Lynsey +2 more
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