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Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods - Environmental News Feb 2021

Posted 15 Feb 2021 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government plans to reforest watershed areas in the Bornean province of South Kalimantan and compel coal-mining companies ...

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Ending tropical deforestation is vital to public health, scientists say - Environmental News Feb 2021

Posted 06 Feb 2021 in Environmental News

- Deforestation in the tropics, mostly caused by agriculture, is driving an increased rate of pathogen spillover from wildlife to ...

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Indonesia’s biofuel bid threatens more deforestation for oil palm plantations - Environmental News Dec 2020

Posted 31 Dec 2020 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government says it will need to establish new oil palm plantations ...

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Newest orangutan species is being threatened with extinction by goldmine owned by parent company of Mandarin Oriental hotel chain - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 18 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

In 2017, scientists discovered the newest great ape species in a small ...

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Oil palm plantations in Sumatran wetland worsen flooding in communities - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 13 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

• The development of oil palm and rubber plantations ...

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How do we avert global warming, extinctions and pandemics? New app has answers - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 07 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

• A new online platform shows where best to protect land in order to ...

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It’s Time to Stop the Fires and Deliver on ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ Commitments - Environmental News Jun 2020

Posted 21 Jun 2020 in Environmental News

World Rainforest Day - June 22, 2020

To the Consumer ...

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The link between rainforest destruction and COVID-19 - Environmental News Mar 2020

Posted 24 Mar 2020 in Environmental News

It’s important to recognize the connection between rainforest destruction and the increase in viral diseases like COVID-19 over the ...

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PepsiCo adopts stricter palm oil policy - Environmental News Mar 2020

Posted 16 Mar 2020 in Environmental News

In a win for orangutans and forests, PepsiCo recently announced it’s strengthening ...

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