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Uncovering The Glasswing Butterflyโs See-through Wings
Most butterflies sport colourful, eye-catching wings. But someย speciesย flit about using mostly transparent wings. Researchers have now uncovered the tricks that one of these โ the glasswing butterfโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Danone
Savvy consumers have been pressuring French Dairy multinational Danone for decades to cease using deforestation palm oil. Yet they actually havenโt stopped this. From their website: โDaโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Brazilian three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus
The Brazilian three-banded #armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus, known as โtatu-bolaโ in Portuguese, is a rare and unique species native to #Brazil. With the ability to roll into a near-impโฆPalm Oil Detectives
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Goliath Frog Conraua goliath
Goliath #Frogs are the largest frog in the world and can grow as large as a domestic cat. These muscle-bound #amphibians lift heavy rocks to build nests and protect their young. They face extinctioโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Lax Laws in Indonesia Turn Blind Eye To Animal Trafficking
When Indonesian prosecutors went after the leader of an illegal wildlife syndicate operating near the Malacca Strait, they relied onย the countryโs then relatively new 2019 Quarantine Actย to seek a โฆPalm Oil Detectives
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Danone
Savvy consumers have been pressuring French Dairy multinational Danone for decades to cease using deforestation palm oil. Yet they actually havenโt stopped this. From their website: โDaโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Brands Using Deforestation Palm Oil
These brands have products that contain palm oil sourced from mills that are responsible for the destruction of precious habitats of endangered species. Just in 2020 alone, these brands (along withโฆPalm Oil Detectives
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Despite the virtue-signalling of the palm oil certification body the RSPO, Mondelezโs so-called โsustainableโ palm oil is linked to 37.000ha of palm oil deforestation since 2016 (โฆPalm Oil Detectives
The last two females. The last male Northern White rhino, Sudan, is extinct.
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300,000 Trees Tracked: Are Losing Their Power to Help Us
Tropical forests matter to each and every one of us. They suck colossal quantities of carbon out of the atmosphere, providing a crucial brake on the rate of climate change. Yet a statistical model โฆPalm Oil Detectives
How banks and investors are bankrolling extinction and ecocide
This article highlights the significant role that banks and investors play in fuelling a global biodiversity crisis โ particularly in relation to palm oil, meat, soy and timber deforestation.โฆPalm Oil Detectives
Forest corridors protect Colombiaโs critically endangered brown spider monkey
In Colombiaโs Middle Magdalena region, a patchwork of forest corridors is linking up isolated populations of the critically endangered brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus).alexandrapopescu (Conservation news)
How forest loss has changed biodiversity across the globe over the last 150 years
The Earthโs forests have been changing ever since the first tree took root. For 360 million years, trees have grown and been felled through a dynamic mix of hurricanes, #fires and natural regeneratโฆPalm Oil Detectives
#Research finds tropical #forests matter to us all! They suck out #carbondioxide and ensure we can breathe, drink and eat. Yet they're fast disappearing! Resist #extinction every time you shop, be #vegan ๐๐ #Boycottpalmoil ๐ด๐ฅ๐คฎโ๏ธ #Boycott4Wildlife
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300,000 Trees Tracked: Are Losing Their Power to Help Us
Tropical forests matter to each and every one of us. They suck colossal quantities of carbon out of the atmosphere, providing a crucial brake on the rate of climate change. Yet a statistical model โฆPalm Oil Detectives
The Stealth and Beauty of the Clouded #Leopard ๐ง๏ธ๐ฆ๐ These beautiful beings face #extinction from #palmoil #deforestation ๐ด๐ฉธโ ๏ธ๐ฅ๐โ๏ธ Help them to survive and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Species Extinction: just how bad is it and why should we care?
This is arguably societyโs biggest challenge, and arguably its biggest failure: the continuing loss of species from Earth. The massive impact we are having on the planet has firmly entrenched us inโฆPalm Oil Detectives
One-fifth of reptiles heading towards extinction
Almost one-fifth of the worldโs reptiles are currently threatened with extinction.A recent study assessed 1500 species for extinction risks. From the 19% found to be in danger, 12% were classified โฆPalm Oil Detectives
