Palm oil videobox

January 5, 2010

Palm saplings in the midst of a forest — Image: Vidi Athena Dewi Legowo

Advertisement

Skip next section Explore more

Explore more

Palm oil in Thailand: A sustainable model?

Global 3000 starts the new year with the first in a series of programs on climate. Our first report brings us to the Thai province of Krabi, where palm oil is mass-produced. Thailand is using palm oil, a renewable natural resource, to boost the use of biodiesel and reduce the country's carbon dioxide emissions.

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Brazil elections: Lula wins another term, beating Flavio Bolsonaro

Leftist President Lula has defeated right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win another term in office. DW has more.

Brazil election: Voters in Rio split over crime and policing

Brazilian elections have planet-sized consequences

Skip next section More stories from DW

More stories from DW

Africa

Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria raise concern in Uganda

Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria crossed paths at Uganda's main airport.

More from Africa

Asia

In Sri Lanka, wild elephants increasingly clash with humans

As their habitat continues to shrink, wild elephants are entering Sri Lankan villages in search of food.

Germany

Adolf Eichmann: Trial of a Nazi criminal

In 1960, Adolf Eichmann, Nazi bureaucrat of the Holocaust, was captured. His trial shook the world.

More from Germany

Europe

Italy's Cafe Med treats patients to free medical advice

Retired doctors in the South Tyrol region are treating patients in pubs and cafes, free of charge.

More from Europe

Middle East

Saudi Arabia looks to US for an AI edge as Yemen's Houthis up pressure

But AI is not a magic bullet, experts say, and there are technological, political and human rights issues to consider.

More from Middle East

North America

Michigan Senate race splits Arab and Jewish communities

The Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers is pulling Arab and Jewish communities in different directions.

More from North America

Advertisement