"The bottom line is that, globally, deforestation has gotten worse, not better, since the beginning of the decade.
We’re only six years away from a critical global deadline to end deforestation, and forests continue to be chopped down, degraded, and set ablaze at alarming rates,”
Ivan Palmegiani, consultant at the research group Climate Focus

#Forests #Deforestation #Trees #Environment #Biodiversity #ClimateEmergency #Beef #Soy #PalmOil

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/deforestation-destruction-demolition-beef-soy-palm-oil-nickel?CMP=firstedition_email

Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

Demand for beef, soy, palm oil and nickel hindering efforts to halt demolition by 2030, global report finds

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In lush North East #India 🇮🇳🪷 a battle is being waged, between sowing native seeds versus industrial #palmoil #monoculture 🌴🔥 that threatens rare #ecosystems #animals and an ancient way of life #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/10/06/indias-palm-oil-plans-wreak-havoc-on-the-ground/

India’s Palm Oil Plans Wreak Havoc On The Ground

India’s aggressive push for palm oil plantations in Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram is wreaking havoc on both the environment and local communities. The government plans to ramp up oil palm culti…

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#Kitkat and #Snickers makers Mondelez, Nestle, Mars lace their snacks with #palmoil #deforestation by way of animal feed for #dairy cows. US #consumers may be buying #ecocide unaware! Fight back, be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/09/26/ecosystems-sell-dirt-cheap-for-palm-oil-filled-snickers-and-kitkat/

Ecosystems Sell Dirt Cheap for Palm Oil Filled Snickers and KitKat

A recent report highlighted by Mongabay uncovers that deforestation-linked palm oil may still be in popular snacks like Snickers and Kit Kat, despite pledges from brands like Mars, Nestlé, and Mond…

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Help the Four-horned #Chameleon 🦎🦎🦎 of #Cameroon 🇨🇲 and #Nigeria 🇳🇬. These beautiful #lizards are #vulnerable due to #deforestation 🔥🔥🔥 for #palmoil #cocoa and #mining. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/04/four-horned-chameleon-trioceros-quadricornis/

Four-horned Chameleon Trioceros quadricornis

The main threat to this species is deforestation. Agricultural development extends as high as 1,700 m asl. near Nsoung village on Mt Manengouba (Gonwouo et al. 2006), and forest on the mountainR…

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Experts fear a boom in #palmoil #biofuel may drive massive #deforestation in #Indonesia, threaten the world's 3rd largest #rainforest, send irreplaceable #animals and plants to extinction #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @contextnewsroom @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/09/22/how-does-indonesias-palm-oil-industry-fuel-the-climate-crisis/

How does Indonesia’s palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?

Booming global demand for the vegetable oil is spurring deforestation in Indonesia. Indonesia accounts for more than half of the global palm oil supply, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil t…

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Playful #cetaceans Irrawaddy #Dolphins are threatened by #palmoil #pesticide #pollution in their river homes in #Indonesia #Thailand #Cambodia. Only dozens remain alive! Help them when you shop, be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/09/15/irrawaddy-dolphin-orcaella-brevirostris/

Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris

Intelligent and social Irrawaddy dolphins, also known as the Mahakam River dolphins or Ayeyarwady river dolphins have endearing faces. Only 90 to 300 are estimated to be left living in the wild. Th…

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Wildcat carnivores like Borneo Bay Cats, Marbled Cats and Sunda Clouded Leopards compete for increasingly scarce resources due to #palmoil and other #deforestation in #Borneo. Help them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/08/25/research-wild-cat-carnivores-in-borneo-may-adjust-their-schedules-to-avoid-each-other/

Research: Wild cat carnivores in Borneo may adjust their schedules to avoid each other

Study by Hiroshima University finds that due to increased human pressures from hunting, palm oil and other deforestation, wild cats and other carnivores in Indonesia and Malaysia may go out of thei…

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