Republican rebels vote with Democrats to scupper Trump's Canada tariffs

Four Republican senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.

The Great Malaysian Timber and Palm Oil Swindle

A joint investigation by Malaysiakini and Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) reveals alarming deforestation in Pahang, #Malaysia, caused by one of the country’s largest #palm…

Protect Nature to Avoid Future Pandemics

Research from University of Queensland and published in The Lancet: Planetary Health finds that the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to the decline of ecosystems and biodiversity, creating a cycle that …

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Declining biodiversity and emerging diseases are entwined, more study needed

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, hyperaware that pathogens can jump from animals to humans at any moment, bringing the next disruptive global health crisis t…

Land distribution in the Pan Amazon is tainted by corruption

The distribution of public land has, at one time or another, been official government policy in almost every Amazonian jurisdiction.

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Environment: Governments like docile populations, that’s why they intimidate activists

Governments want you to feel powerless but the tools for change are in our hands. Australia’s economy is failing to decarbonise.

After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say - ICIJ

The upheaval undermines the agency’s quest to tackle high-end tax cheating.

‘Like a virus’: Corruption has infected the fight against climate change

Study shows bribery, theft, and conflicts of interest hinder climate progress and incite violence against Indigenous land defenders.

Giant carnivorous plant newly described to science

Inspired by photographs on social media, an expedition trekked into the remote Borneo and confirmed a new and amazing species of pitcher plant.

How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.

Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo

JAKARTA — The Indonesian Supreme Court has upheld a government decision to curb the expansion of a multibillion-dollar oil palm plantation project in the country’s easternmost region of Papua. In its Dec.

Texas Lawmakers and Charter School Leaders Push Back on Valere Public Schools’ Superintendent’s $870K Pay

Brazil’s Biofuel Boom: Green Growth or Greenwashing?

Brazil's current push to expand biofuels is central to its strategy to "drive the decarbonisation agenda" and build a

Palm Oil Increases Deaths of Baby Macaques

In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…

AI unlocks the emotional language of animals

Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A pioneering study suggests the answer is yes.

Idaho’s Largest Health System Is Taking on the State’s Abortion Ban

It’s not the first controversial stance for St. Luke’s, which was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines during the pandemic.

Peasant communities under attack in Honduras - Freedom News

Palm oil company Dinant accused of land theft and murder of local activists ~ Rob Latchford ~ In the Aguán Valley in northern Honduras, heavily armed men linked to organised crime have been employing intimidation and violence towards farmers, who hav…

Facing possible eviction, North Sumatra farmers contest palm oil giant

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian palm oil company suspended evictions of several hundred farmers from the northern Sumatra subdistrict of Aek Kuo following an eleventh-hour court reprieve.   On Feb.

What happens when a diet targets ultra-processed foods?

Because almost no existing programs focus specifically on reducing ultra-processed food (UPF) intake, researchers recently designed an intervention that included a variety of tactics to target the uniquely problematic aspects of UPFs.

Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber

Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds

Satellite imagery identifies disturbing problem in national park — here's why experts are concerned

Recent satellite images reveal the shocking extent of deforestation in Indonesia's Tesso Nilo National Park.

Why do birds make so many different sounds? A study gets at the underlying factors

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world.

Apple Pulls iCloud Encryption Feature Following UK Government Demands

RepRisk | A turning tide in greenwashing? Exploring the first decline in six years

October 2024 For the third consecutive year, RepRisk’s …

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Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven

JAKARTA — Illegal deforestation has reportedly surged to record levels in a wildlife reserve at the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that’s known as the “orangutan capital of the world.” A newly published report by U.S.

Palm Oil in fast Food is Silent killer for Children in India, Warn Experts

New Delhi/Shimla: Health professionals and pediatric specialists are sounding the alarm about the rampant use of palm oil in fast foods and snacks, warning of its devastating health impacts on

EU urged to act on 'obvious' biofuel fraud

With the EU's demand for used cooking oil (UCO) possibly doubling to six million tonnes by 2030, the EU must act quickly to prevent its sustainable biofuel policy from becoming a farce due to fraudsters in these countries sending unsustainable p…

Consumption-driven deforestation threatens 7,600 forest-dependent species worldwide

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing forests to grow crops or harvest timber.