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Daemeter staff brings passion, knowledge and a deep sense of purpose in our work to support clients and their stakeholders in developing lasting solutions to complex problems. This section presents reports that are written by our staff and highlight the work that we do to give a glimpse into the ideas and thoughts that drive us.
In today’s world, there is no getting away from palm oil. It is a part of all of our lives and as such it is an extremely complex issue. Yet, the dominant narrative concerning the rise of palm oil in contemporary life has been, and still remains, over simplistic. Its proponents describe it as a […]
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Biodiversity forms the basis for food availability. This diversity of life is the stuff food is made from. Without it, there is no food. It is as simple as this. Yet economic development policies tend to ignore the pivotal role biodiversity plays in determining food security. As a result, biodiversity is being lost at a […]
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By the end of 2012, Facebook had one billion users sharing a whopping 140 billion plus connections between them. It is safe to guess that Facebook is the most visible company in the world. This is, of course, a blessing, but it could easily turn into a curse if it’s not carefully handled when we […]
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The world is shrinking, to the extent that it is now compressed into a mere global village. Conversely the world’s population is growing. We passed seven billion in 2012, a figure that still continues to expand and is estimated to reach 14 billion by 2050. In this interconnected global village, how countries manage natural resources […]
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