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Protected areas for elephants work best if they are connected
The largest analysis yet of African savannah elephant populations shows that conservationists have successfully protected elephants in southern Africa for the last 25 years.ScienceDaily
Could 2024 be the year nature rights enter the political mainstream?
Movement is growing to give legal rights and political representation to nonhuman animals, species and placesJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
Food estate: Perkebunan singkong mangkrak, ribuan hektare sawah tak kunjung panen di Kalimantan Tengah
Proyek food estate atau lumbung pangan di Kalimantan Tengah ditujukan untuk mencegah ancaman krisis pangan. Tapi dua tahun berjalan memicu persoalan baru: banjir dan memaksa masyarakat lokal mengubah kebiasaan menanam.Quin Pasaribu (BBC News Indonesia)
"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."
What the hell?? This is so creepy.
#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads
https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018
Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit
Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)
Scaleup of a process that makes an alternative to palm oil
A process to produce an alternative to palm oil for food applications, developed by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, will be scaled up for commercial production through a partnership with Eves Energy Pte. Ltd.Chemical Engineering
Palm Oil Giant First Resources ‘Tied to Huge Forest Clearing’ – ICIJ
An Indonesian family that owns palm oil giant First Resources has been accused of secretly owning 3 firms that have cleared vast areas of rainforestJim Pollard (Asia Financial)
Biofuel: A Greenwashing Battleground — IrishEVs
Biofuels have consistently been marketed as a 'green' alternative to fossil fuels, which hides their sky high emissions, human rights abuses & ecological impactIrishEVs
‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign launches in Mexico to save the species
Academics in Mexico City are asking for donations to protect axolotls, an iconic fish-like type of salamander. The campaign asks people for as little as 600 pesos to virtually adopt one of the tiny “water monsters.DANIEL SHAILER (AP News)
If you live in the EU consider moving your money to this fund #Boycottpalmoil #finance #wealth
Primates are facing an impending extinction crisis – but we know very little about what will actually protect them
From lemurs to orangutans, tarsiers to gorillas, primates are captivating and sometimes unnervingly similar to us. So it’s not surprising that this group of more than 500 species receives a great d…Palm Oil Detectives
A ‘mystery monkey’ in Borneo may be a rare hybrid between a Proboscis Monkey and Silvery Lutung
A new study has found that fragmentation of forests in Malaysian Borneo due to palm oil and mining has pressured two species of monkey (the Proboscis Monkey and Silvered Leaf Monkey/Silvery Lutung)…Palm Oil Detectives
Calls for tighter rules on biofuels imports to root out palm oil fraud
Investigations suggest a large share of ‘used’ cooking oil being imported could be wrongly labelled as demand outpaces supplyGwyn Topham (The Guardian)
Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people
(Note the article attempts to downplay the claims by the companies involved but it doesn't actually prove that they don't do exactly what they said they were doing.... listening in on the microphone)
Your Smart Phone Is Possibly Spying On You And Recording Your Conversations Near It
#News #Smartphones #Spying #ActiveEavesdropping #CMG #ArsTechnica #CoxMediaGroup #Technology
Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people
"Real-time" listening claims were exaggerated, but the creepy factor remains.Ars Technica
A 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 65% of Americans “always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics.” 63% have low or no confidence in the future of the U.S. political system. And 86% believe “Republicans & Democrats are more focused on fighting each other than on solving problems.”
But are the people within the U.S. government really that bad?
https://sheril.substack.com/p/the-terrible-10-get-the-most-airtime #politics #blog #news
The "Terrible" 10% Get the Most Airtime
Much of what happens on Capitol Hill doesn’t make the news.Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
#News: Humans can learn to develop a 'slow memory' to understand the slow-moving but real threat of #animal #extinction. Also it helps to go #Vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/11/19/climate-and-extinction-crises-move-too-slowly-for-us-to-pay-attention-heres-the-answer/
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Climate and extinction crises move too slowly for us to pay attention – here’s the answer
It seems we are having a hard time paying sufficient attention to the climate and extinction crises. This is because the causes for the most part move slowly, without the flashy drama that can focu…Palm Oil Detectives
That Cough Everyone Seems To Have Right Now?
quotation text hereIt's not COVID or the flu. If you've been sick for a few weeks and have tested negative for everything, here's what's going on.
There's Something Going Around....
#Health #News #Respiratory #Cough
Human actions have led to the deaths of more than 100,000 Bornean orangutans since 1999, mainly for crop protection, bushmeat or the illegal wildlife trade.
For the first time in 15 years, researchers surveyed residents of Kalimantan, the Indonesian section of Borneo, to find out why people kill the great apes and whether conservation projects help protect them.
by Madeline Reinsel
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/killings-of-bornean-orangutans-could-lead-to-their-extinction/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Orangutans #GreatApes #Animals
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)
Florida Republican Party chair Christian Ziegler accused of rape
This also involved his Wife, Bridget Ziegler a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a far-right group that identifies as a parental rights advocate and tries to elect right-wing candidates to school boards. The group opposes references to race or LGBTQ identity in the classroom, and has called for books on gender or sexuality to be removed from school libraries.
A woman told the Sarasota Police that she and Christian and Bridget Ziegler have been involved in a three-year-long three-way sexual relationship. And that the Rape took place at her home when she and Bridget were there alone together
Another Hypocritical Right Wing Christian Exposed As A Hypocrite
#News #RepublicanCrimes #RepublicanImmorality #RepublicanHypocrisy
Florida Republican Party chair Christian Ziegler accused of rape
The Florida Democratic Party issued a statement calling on Christian Ziegler to step down as state Republican Party chair.Aaron Navarro (CBS News)
Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
Apple Censored his Speech evidently they don't want to offend their Republican Masters...
#News #Apple #GothamAwards #Censorship #DeNiro #BBC #TakeBackTechnology #TakeBackArt #EndRepublicanMeddling
Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
The actor says the speech he was reading was edited, removing critical comments about Donald Trump.By Ian Youngs (BBC News)
#News: #RSPO member and #palmoil co. First Resources uses an array of shadow companies to disguise that they have the highest rate of #deforestation in SE Asia finds a new Gecko Project and @icij report.
"Sustainable" palm oil is a #greenwashing lie! Make sure you always #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://thegeckoproject.org/articles/chasing-shadows/
Chasing Shadows
Extensive evidence suggests corporation selling "sustainable" palm oil hid control of companies destroying rainforestthegeckoproject.org
The FDA proposes banning a food additive that's been used for a century
This sounds like a good thing to Ban
#Food #FoodAdditives #ThroidToxicity #News #FDA #NPR #BVO
Videogaaaames. And news!
#Videogames #News #Comedy
Rebirth of Expectations || CheckPoint 525
Stories on: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Squardron 42, QuickPoints, the Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebir...YouTube
Ach Mist, das war's dann wohl mit meinen Statistiken zu #Mastodon als Trafficquelle für @heiseonline:
Hab gerade bemerkt, dass die schönen neuen Vorschaukarten den URL-Parameter abschneiden, über den wir überhaupt erfahren, dass Besuche von hier kommen. Je mehr Instanzen diese neue Vorschau nun anzeigen, desto mehr Einstiege werden darüber kommen und für uns nicht mehr erkennbar.
Weiß nicht, ob wir das überhaupt beheben können/wollen.
#Fediverse #MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #News
