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Some amazing photos of human impact on Earth
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Borneo Bay Cat Catopuma badia
Borneo Bay Cat Catopuma badia Endangered Indonesia, Malaysia Brunei (Presence unknown) The Borneo Bay Cat appears to be forest dependent, with records from hill and lowland forest as well as swamp …Palm Oil Detectives
Borneo Bay Cat Catopuma badia
Borneo Bay Cat Catopuma badia Endangered Indonesia, Malaysia Brunei (Presence unknown) The Borneo Bay Cat appears to be forest dependent, with records from hill and lowland forest as well as swamp …Palm Oil Detectives
The lengthy childhood of endangered orangutans is written in their teeth
Orangutan populations in the wild are critically endangered, and one of the things that may hamper their survival is the time they take to rear new offspring. An orangutan mother will not give birt…Palm Oil Detectives
Borneo Bay Cat Catopuma badia
Borneo Bay Cat Catopuma badia Endangered Indonesia, Malaysia Brunei (Presence unknown) The Borneo Bay Cat appears to be forest dependent, with records from hill and lowland forest as well as swamp …Palm Oil Detectives
Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction
Only about 100,000 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) remain, less than half of their original numbers.Rhett Butler (Conservation news)
I may yet post some reflections on my newsletter Movable Worlds in the near future—but for now, you can follow https://instagram.com/emilydingwrites to see the photo journal I am sharing of my reporting trip.
Start here: https://instagram.com/p/CrNlh91pa2t
These two photos were taken at my first stop: the village of Mumiang.
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In Sandakan: leaving from the jetty next to the pungently aromatic 😆 central fish market to make our way to the Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands (LKSW) in east coast Sabah. Made a reporting trip late last year for a story for @btlmsia, a Malaysian newsl
21 likes, 0 comments - Emily Ding (@emilydingwrites) on Instagram: "In Sandakan: leaving from the jetty next to the pungently aromatic 😆 central fish market to ma..."Emily Ding (Instagram)
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
About 80% of the world population relies on compounds derived from plants for medicines to treat various ailments, such as malaria and cancer, and to suppress pain. Our future medicines are likely …Palm Oil Detectives
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https://bylinetimes.com/2023/03/31/uks-brexit-trade-deal-with-malaysia-has-potential-to-flood-market-with-dirty-palm-oil/
UK’s Brexit Trade Deal with Malaysia has Potential to Flood Market with Dirty Palm Oil – Byline Times
In a weakened position due to Brexit, the UK has accepted Malaysia’s demands to reduce import tariffs on palm oil from the current 12% to 0%Rachel Donald (Byline Times)