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Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall has passed away, age 91
Conservationist Dame Jane Doodall dies aged 91
Dr Goodall was a world-leading expert on chimpanzees and a renowned conservationist.Maia Davies (BBC News)
Inside the Plastics Industry Playbook: Delay, Deny, and Distract
In an interview with e360, Saabira Chaudhuri, author of a new book on the history of the plastics industry, discusses how petrochemical companies worldwide have molded consumers to embrace convenience and disposability — no matter the environmental a…Yale E360
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Extreme drought forces Brazil’s Indigenous people into cities
Climate change is forcing an Indigenous community in the Amazon to balance its traditional way of life with urban living对话地球
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The genius of trees: how forests have shaped humanity, from chocolate cravings to our ability to dream
Since our early ancestors came down from the canopy, we may think we have learned how to live without trees. But our lives remain intertwined in incredible waysGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Mass Rally in Diphu Against ‘Corporate Land Grab’, Targets KAAC Chief
Karbi Anglong | Assam | Top Stories | The All Party Hill Leaders’ Conference (APHLC) on Wednesday staged a massive rally in Diphu, joined by Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP)PratidinTime News Desk (Pratidin Time)
Stakeholders Urge Action to Ban Toxic Farm Pesticides - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health, agriculture, and environmental sectors have raised an urgent alarm over the widespread use and distribution of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) across the country.Rita Obiora (Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service)
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Malaysia: Indonesian workers on palm oil plantations allegedly supplying multinational brands report rights violations, incl. poverty wages, gender discrimination & precarious conditions; incl. cos. responses & non-response - Business & Human Rights Resou
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Saving the giants of the Australian forest
Mountain ash forests are predicted to lose a quarter of their trees by 2080, releasing over 100 million tonnes of stored carbon into the atmosphere. But there is a way to limit further lossDr Raphael Trouve (The University of Melbourne)
Upper Belaga’s Penan, Kenyah communities accuse plantation firm of illegal land clearing
By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, May 14: The indigenous Penan and Kenyah communities from the Upper Belaga River have lodged a formal complaint against a plantation company, accusing it of violating the…DayakDaily
#News: Exhibition highlights vanishing of West Papua’s UNESCO recognised #noken weaving for #palmoil and #sugarcane in #WestPapua. Reject corporate #landgrabbing for palm oil in when you shop! #BoycottPalmOil #HumanRights #IndigenousRights
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Colonial Palm Oil Threatens Ancient Noken Weaving in West Papua
A powerful new indigenous art exhibition has highlighted the tragic loss of #WestPapua’s cultural identity due to #deforestation for #palmoil and #sugarcane monoculture plantations. A situation per…Palm Oil Detectives
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reachedJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
Exporting extinction: How the Rich World Is Driving Global Biodiversity Loss - Geographical
Western imports are driving deforestation in the global south, reveals a new reportGeographical Staff (Geographical Magazine)
When deforestation, corruption and rights violations are just another palm oil family affair
We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuseEIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
Norway fund drops Eramet over Indonesia mine threatening forests, Indigenous tribe
JAKARTA — Norway’s $1.6 trillion state pension fund has dropped French miner Eramet from its investment portfolio over its role in a vast Indonesian nickel mine accused of destroying rainforest and threatening one of the world’s few remaining unconta…Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
Coral Cores Pinpoint Onset of Industrial Deforestation
Trace elements in coral reefs provide a timeline of how Borneo's rainforests have been altered by industry.Grace van Deelen (Eos)
“There Will be Nowhere Left”
Read a new feature on how the government and companies take Indigenous lands without women's consent in Indonesia's South Papua.Human Rights Watch
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Indonesia Legalizes Palm Oil Plantation Seizures
Prabowo’s Danantara-run SOE snaps up hundreds of companiesAsia Sentinel
[News] UK Falling Behind EU on Environmental Regulation, Warns New IEEP UK Report - IEEP UK
The Institute for European Environmental Policy UK (IEEP UK) has today published its 2025 State of Play report on regulatory divergence in environmental policy since the UK’s departure from the EU.IEEP UK
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Can lab-grown oils offer a sustainable alternative to ingredients linked to deforestation?
Traditional palm and cocoa butter supply chains can take months. SMEY’s lab-grown oils cut that down to only 30 days.Indrabati Lahiri (Euronews.com)
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Brazil suspends Amazon Soy Moratorium, raising fears of deforestation spike
Brazil’s antitrust regulator suspended a key mechanism for rainforest protection, the Amazon Soy Moratorium, on Aug. 18, less than three months before the nation hosts the COP30 climate summit.Conservation news
This is where tree planting has the biggest climate impact
Planting more trees can help cool the planet and reduce fire risk—but where they are planted matters. According to UC Riverside researchers, tropical regions provide the most powerful climate benefits because trees there grow year-round, absorb more …ScienceDaily
California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online
Something Positive Going on In CA
California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.Canary Media
Violence for Palm Oil Against Peasant Communities in Honduras Meets Resistance
In the Aguán Valley of northern Honduras, peasant communities reclaiming ancestral lands face increasing violence and intimidation from armed groups linked to organised crime. The Dinant Corporatio…Palm Oil Detectives
Greenwash case hangs over Fonterra's Anchor brand despite sale
Greenpeace's anti-greenwash case against Fonterra set to continue despite sale of Fonterra's consumer brands to French dairy giant Lactalis.Rhiannon Mackie (Greenpeace Aotearoa)
A Decade of Planetary Health: Learning from the Past and Securing Earth’s Future
SYNOPSIS A decade after its conception, Planetary Health remains a vital framework linking human and planetary well-being.@RSIS_NTU
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Warming due to tropical deforestation linked to 28,000 ‘excess’ deaths per year - Carbon Brief
Warming driven by deforestation caused an extra 28,000 heat-related deaths per year across Africa, South America and Asia over 2001-20, new research finds.Ayesha Tandon (Carbon Brief)
Five new species of Southeast Asian soft-furred hedgehogs found
A recent study has identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs (also known as Lesser Gymnures) from #SoutheastAsia. The study used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two…Palm Oil Detectives
For bees, diet isn’t one-size-fits-all
Most in-depth study of wild bee nutrition finds they need a balanced buffetnews.northwestern.edu
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White House fires CDC director as other officials resign from health agency
They said she was being targeted for refusing "to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts" and accused Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr of "weaponising public health".
And Now We Can No Longer Trust the CDC
#News #CDC #SusanMonarez
White House fires CDC director as other officials resign
Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say she is being targeted for refusing "to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives".Nadine Yousif (BBC News)
Palm Oil Is Ruining Kalangala Uganda — Locals Paying the Price
A catastrophic storm in #Uganda’s Kalangala district left nearly 1,000 households homeless. The real culprit? Rampant #deforestation for #palmoil. Once rich in native forests that buffered storms, …Palm Oil Detectives
Trump threatens ABC and NBC over "BAD STORIES" And Again Threatens Free Speech & Freedom Of The Press
Or is He just Trying To Extort Money From them Like He did CBS aka Extortion Via Meritless Lawsuits
#Trump #News #CrimesAgainstTheUSConstitution #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomofThePress #ABC #CBS #NBC
Reuters : Serbian Scientists Experiment With Mealworms to Degrade Plastics