Tag: Deforestation
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The couple who coaxed 300 acres of barren farmland back into lush forest
After 25 years of buying land in India that farmers no longer wanted, the husband and wife now play host to elephants, monkeys and more; see a new video about their work here.
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More than 100 natural World Heritage sites threatened by humanity
A new study finds 100+ natural treasures, including Yellowstone, are being severely damaged by sprawling human infrastructure and land use.
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Save the trees! Sign up for Rainforest Alliance's 30-Day Sustainability Challenge
Get simple but powerful personal actions delivered to your inbox every 3 days; 30 actions in all – are you up to the challenge?
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Photo: Rare little salamander lives in a disappearing world
Our reader photo of the day is a love letter to one of the most biodiverse places on the planet.
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Your avocado habit may be destroying forests and killing monarchs too
But, but, but, guacamole...
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Watch these adorable baby orangutans go to 'forest school' (video)
Baby orangutans learn to survive from their moms; for orphans without parents, this rescue organization steps in as substitute teacher.
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Another reason not to cut trees: Monkey malaria being transmitted to humans
A new study from Malaysia found that deforestation is likely to be contribute to the spread of malaria.
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25 sneaky names for palm oil
Palm oil and its derivatives can appear under many names. For consumers concerned about the catastrophic ill effects of the palm industry, here’s what to look for.
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Plant a tree in Madagascar, just by watching a very short video
Watch a 45 second video and trigger a donation from a private company so that Eden Projects can pay villagers to plant trees - up to 10,000 of them.
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Major Indonesian palm oil producer commits to strong forest protection policy
'She’s not a fan,' campaign officially ends with environmental commitment from a major Indonesian palm oil producer.
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Worldwide deforestation has more than halved since 1990, but...
Good news for a change!
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Palm oil isn’t the only junk food ingredient threatening Indonesia’s forests
Much attention has been paid to the role of palm oil in the loss of Indonesian forests, but plans for other plantations are more bad news.
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Nutella is bad for the environment says French official
France’s ecology minister, Ségolène Royal, really doesn’t think consumers should eat products containing palm oil.
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After drone footage of forest destruction goes viral, another palm oil firm promises to go deforestation-free
Palm oil producer Astra Agro Lestari seems to have gotten the message after a Forest Heroes campaign targeted their parent company’s luxury hotels.
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Drone footage shows what rainforest destruction really looks like
Forest Heroes captures the environmental impact of a palm oil company in Indonesia on camera.
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Increasing demand for rubber is catastrophic for endangered species
A new study predicts that up to 21 million acres of rubber plantations will be required to meet our growing needs, spelling doom for biodiversity in parts of Southeast Asia.<
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How do you plant 1 billion trees a year? With drones, of course
I, for one, welcome our tree planting robot overlords.
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Another giant palm oil buyer commits to stopping deforestation
Archer Daniels Midland commits to buying only sustainably-sourced palm oil and soy.
