According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, extensive land areas have been left sitting idle after tropical forests were cleared in Indonesia, a country renowned for its biodiverse ...
Environment
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A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2024
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Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to major economic partners, as a way of improving its international image and building alliances. The "orangutan diplomacy" plan was confirmed by the nation's plantation and commodities minister, ...
Economics & Business
May 30, 2024
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When shopping, have you considered the social and environmental impacts of your vegetable oil purchases? Most products offer limited information on these effects. Labels like "No Palm Oil"—linked to environmental damage ...
Agriculture
May 9, 2024
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Malaysia intends to gift orangutans to palm oil-purchasing countries as part of an initiative similar to China's panda diplomacy, the commodities minister said on Wednesday.
Ecology
May 8, 2024
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The global demand for palm oil—the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick—is driving worldwide tropical deforestation. While many studies have shown the loss of ...
Environment
May 2, 2024
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The EU wants to ensure greater sustainability in agricultural trade with the Global South—with the aim of minimizing the environmental and climate-damaging effects of importing crops such as soya, palm oil, coffee, and ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2024
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Understanding governments' motives is crucial to strengthening climate action. Indonesia, the world's fourth largest country by population, has the biggest rainforests after Brazil and the Congo Basin. But it has cleared ...
Environment
Apr 10, 2024
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Forests are key to mitigating climate change through carbon absorption. Research supports forest management, like reforestation, for carbon sequestration. Yet, the impact of managed forests on soil diversity and carbon storage ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2024
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Scientists have discovered remnants of the Earth's oldest fossil forest on the north coast of Devon and Somerset in the U.K. The trees, which are about 390 million years old, are thought to have grown as part of an extensive ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 7, 2024
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