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And we Reveal…..(Drumroll Please).. the FIRST Global Third-party Certification System for Sustainable Biofuels
Well the title pretty much says it all, but I suppose I can elaborate a little. [...]
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Valentine’s Day Rainforest Love Put on Hold
On February 14th, 2011, known to many as Valentine’s Day, the Ecuadorian Rainforest was finally shown some love. In [...]
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Home is Where the Forest Is….. NOT the Oil Palm Plantation
Oil palm plantations are no place for an Orangutan. As we’ve previously blogged, oil palm plantations are responsible [...]
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The Year of Forests in peril—U.S. House Republicans take aim at protecting forests
The U.S. House of Representatives is in session this week and the Republican Party is looking to slash [...]
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Protecting Forests to Protect People—Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon
Jared Margulies Last week Survival International released never before seen video footage of one of the last remaining [...]
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Belo Monte Dam Forest Clearing Given Green Light. We Need to Show Them the Red Light.
IBAMA, also known as the Brazilian environmental agency, has officially given licences, (the OK, go ahead) to Norte [...]
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The Results are OUT! Kimberly-Clark and Nike Score Well in this Year’s Forest Footprint Disclosure Project !
So you understand what a “forest” is? What about a “footprint” ? Ok now we’re 2 for 2. [...]
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“Environmentally Friendly Mining” in Indonesia’s Protected Forests
The Indonesian government is expected to pass a law soon which allows geothermal mining to be done in [...]
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Degraded Forests in Indonesia: They may not be “Perfect” but They’re Still Important!
Jared Marguiles A few posts back we put a spotlight on scientists who were saying that Indonesia’s focus [...]
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Would you Like Your Cockroach Burger Rare, Medium Rare, or Well-done?
Cattle-raising for meat production and leather (think beef and boots) is one of the top two largest drivers of deforestation [...]
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