deforestation
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The group that was supposed to make palm oil sustainable just disappeared
Environmentalists pushed companies to sign up for the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge — but now it’s gone.
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In the Caribbean, a tale of murder in a depleted forest
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” tells the stories found at the deadly intersection of inequity and resource crisis.
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Environmental crime is booming. Here’s how to tackle it.
A new report from UNEP and INTERPOL confirms that it's not a great time to be a rhino.
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NASA to 3D map the world’s forests using space lasers
The map will give us a good idea of how much carbon is stored in our trees.
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Starbucks food: May contain deforestation palm oil
Activists are demanding Starbucks take meaningful action on its palm oil policies.
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The U.N. surprises everyone with a breakthrough deal to slow deforestation
It’s not often that happy, unexpected news emerges from climate negotiations, but that’s exactly what happened at a recent meeting in Germany.
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This amazing interactive map is actually saving trees
This is how you use the creepy power of the internet to do some real good.
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This amazing gadget is the best technology we have for trapping CO2
Researchers found that the most efficient way to suck up a shit-ton of carbon was ... uh, trees.
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Europe says its own biofuels policies increase food costs 50%, drive deforestation
Two new studies that came out in Europe during the last couple of days show that biofuel mandates are causing consumers far more pocketbook pain – and contributing more to deforestation and climate pollution – than even previous studies suggested. The European Union’s own Joint Research Center found that Europe’s biofuels mandates are dramatically driving […]