It added that it was unable to disclose the findings of Macfarlanes' report "due to exposure to unacceptable legal risks that exist (primarily in Indonesia) as a result of the undisclosed provenance of the materials which formed the basis of the investigation, together with the unsubstantiated nature of the allegations".

BBC: Bumi probe unable to back irregularity claims

Dutch conservative MEP Peter van Dalen said it was time to "stop talking and move to action", claiming that biodiversity is the basis of all the EU's food products and raw materials.

BBC: Biodiversity debate

And yet the basis of our economic existence is readily and intuitively understood by just about anyone: we wrest materials from the Earth, we make things and we provide services.

BBC: A Point of View: And all shall worship money

Resistance from local fishermen slowly turned into support when they realized they could get steady work delivering feed and materials to the farm sites while transporting harvested fish back to shore on a scheduled basis.

FORBES: Regulatory Uncertainty Drives A Fish Farmer To Foreign Waters

Gross profit increased 69%, attributable to higher revenue and gross profit margin expansion of 350 basis points over the prior-year quarter to 51.8%, driven by printers and materials gross profit margin improvement.

FORBES: 3D Systems Can Still Manufacture More Growth