Deforestation
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Climate talks in Lima can save the Amazon rainforest by recognising rights of its best protectors, writes Dan Collyns
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Guardian Environment Network Scientists plan to go in search of the world’s rarest chameleon
Jeremy Hance for mongabay.com, part of the Guardian Environment NetworkMongabay: Chapman’s pygmy chameleon hasn’t been seen for 16 years. Now scientists want to go on an expedition to its native country of Malawi, to find out if it still exists -
Lily Cole: The Yawanawá people of the Amazon never got to open the toybox of consumer capitalism. Yet they endure floods, displacement and dispossession
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Side effects of illegal mining in the Amazon caused a resurgence of malaria. Creating job opportunities could be a solution, writes Camila Nobrega
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COP20 is a forum for regional green policies not just global climate targets
Julian Hunt in London and Joy Pereira in Kuala LumpurWith Latin America already hit by climate change, talks in Lima are the perfect chance to discuss local green programmes, write Julian Hunt and Joy Pereira
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David Hill: Indigenous peoples say oil operations by Canadian firm in Peru pose danger to Brazil
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Women on climate change frontline make big impact on small grants
Teresa OdendahlTeresa Odendahl: From Guatemala to Indonesia, bold action by women in communities threatened by extreme weather shows there is an alternative to costly international schemes
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Indonesia’s new president announces plans to protect rainforest and peatlands, signalling a new direction for country with worst rate of deforestation in the world
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The 2005 flood that devastated Mumbai could just be the beginning - as more rain, more construction and more rubbish make the city even more vulnerable. So why won’t anyone act?
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Levels fell to second-lowest level in quarter century, Brazil’s environment minister said, in wake of adoption of controversial bill revising the Forest Code
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Palm oil is in half of the products we buy but the impacts of unsustainable production can be devastating. Here’s what we learned from our expert panel on ways to build a sustainable palm oil industry
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Guardian Environment Network Imports of illegal timber fall in five major countries, says report
Mongabay, part of the Guardian Environment NetworkMongabay: Five key timber importers, including UK, France and US, have made progress in cutting down on contraband timber
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Light punishment of Norfolk buzzard poisoner will not dissuade offenders, says head of EU environmental crimes unit
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Alex Soros: Developed world’s greed for hardwood, palm oil, natural gas and beef is killing people on environmental frontiers
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Government accused of neglecting people defending their land and forests against mining and illegal logging
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International agency targets nine dangerous fugitives suspected of crimes involving poaching and illegal logging
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Carbon mapping by the Carnegie Institute for Science reveals nearly seven billion tonnes of carbon stored in Peru’s rainforests, in a technique that could help preserve such stores to reduce carbon emissions
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Palm oil is in 50% of what you buy but the impacts of unsustainable production can be devastating. Debate what the future holds for palm oil in our live chat, 18 November, 10 - 11.30am (GMT)
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You wash with it, you brush with it, you toast it, it’s in 50% of what you buy – but what’s the real story of palm oil? Use the interactive below to trace the journey of palm oil from the rainforest through to your kitchen cupboard
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Implicated in deforestation, the destruction of natural habitats and climate change, the ubiquitous oil is in 50% of what many buy - from shampoo and lipstick to bread and margarine - but do consumers care?
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Report says logging and burning of Amazon might be connected to worsening droughts – such as the one plaguing São Paulo
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Tasmanian government blames deficit on deal brokered by Labor and Greens to protect 400,000 hectares of forest
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Tree and shrub-planting program has transformed degraded and deforested land across Africa, with Ethiopia planning to restore a further 15m hectares by 2030
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While the largest landowners have cut their contribution to deforestation by two-thirds, that of smallholders has increased
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Data indicates 190% rise in land clearance in August and September compared with same period last year
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Hi-tech undercover operation used GPS tracking on timber trucks for the first time, as well as satellite and aerial images to reveal extent of illegal logging in Brazilian Amazon
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State exercises little control over remote Amazon region blighted by poverty and illiteracy, and organised crime fills the vacuum
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From the growth of palm oil to the popularity of rhino horn as a status commodity, business can take its share of responsibility for the species loss statistics in WWF’s latest report
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As Norway gives $150m to Liberia to fight illegal logging, Katherine Purvis asks whether aid should have a conservation catch
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Eleven holders of prestigious prize say excessive consumption threatening planet, and humans need to live more sustainably
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Global Biodiversity Outlook 4 paints a damning picture of governments’ efforts to meet a set of targets agreed in 2010
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100 months to save the world Forests are emerging out from the shadow of fossil fuels in climate debate
Andrew Simms: Letting people living in forests become nature’s guardian is bringing both development and saving ecosystems
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Global Forest Watch uses open data to monitor changes in the Earth’s forests. Nigel Sizer, Loretta Cheung and share the lessons they’ve learnt from the project
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George Monbiot: Our consumption is trashing a natural world infinitely more fascinating and intricate than the stuff we produce
Topics
- Trees and forests
- Conservation
- Climate change (Environment)
- Amazon rainforest
- Americas
- Peru
- Brazil
- Wildlife
- Global climate talks
- Ethical business
- Climate change (Science)
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Indigenous peoples
- Sustainable development
- Endangered species
- Palm oil
- Animals
- Asia Pacific
- Indonesia
- Farming
Brazil should take lead on climate, not just broker talks