Patchouli thrives in Indonesia’s tropical climate, which supplies over 80% of the global market. Prices for one kilogram of patchouli oil for farmers can be up to 2.4 million rupiah ($147).

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

But the U.K. continues offering millions in subsidies to biomass power plants ... supply by 2030 from tropical countries such as Vietnam, Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia. That’s where rainforests ...