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2014 was a landmark year for tropical rainforests, with dozens of major companies committing to eliminating deforestation from their supply chains, the launch of new platforms for monitoring forests, and sharp drop in clearing in the Brazilian Amazon, among other big developments, Mongabay.com reported. The news portal then highlighted 10 issues and trends that may […]
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Despite a high-level pledge to combat deforestation and a nationwide moratorium on new logging and plantation concessions, deforestation has continued to rise in Indonesia, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. Annual forest loss in the southeast Asian nation is now the highest in the world, exceeding even Brazil, Mongabay.com reported. The […]
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A new report explores innovative steps being taken by several of the industry’s largest firms to improve social and environmental practices, Mongabay.com reported. Indonesia’s palm oil industry has gained a notorious reputation in recent years. Palm oil companies are routinely accused of clearing primary forests, destroying the habitats of endangered species, releasing massive amounts of […]
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Human population growth and associated food demand will likely take a heavy toll on tropical ecosystems unless major shifts occur in how crops are produced and consumed, warns a new review published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, mongabay.com reported. Noting that projections published by the U.N. now forecast the human population to swell to […]
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Environmental initiatives that target zero net deforestation may miss their mark when it comes to slowing climate change and protecting biodiversity, warns a commentary published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, mongabay.com reported. While zero net deforestation may seem like a worthy target in efforts to curb forest loss, Sandra Brown and Daniel […]
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