people and environment – conflict and solutions
DEFORESTATION
DRAFT REDD WILL BE INEFFECTIVE SAY CAMPAIGNERS
Primary goal of 50% reduction in deforestation removed from draft agreement
UNILEVER SUSPENDS PALM OIL DEAL DUE TO DEFORESTATION
Unilever follows other Western companies in cutting off unsustainable palm oil suppliers
GOOGLE APPLY ‘DON’T BE EVIL’ MOTTO TO DEFORESTATION
Google Earth technology to support rapid action on new deforestation
FASHION INDUSTRY ABANDONS APP DUE TO DEFORESTATION
Major fashion brands such as Versace drop tainted paper company
MADAGASCAR DEFORESTING PROTECTED AREA
Loggers and poachers exploit Madagascan conservation area security vacuum
BRAZIL POWER CRISIS MAY INCREASE HYDRO PRESSURE
Outrage over power cuts could increase pressure for hydroelectric schemes
40% OF INDONESIAN RAINFOREST LOST IN 15 YEARS
82,400 square miles of rainforest destroyed mostly for paper and oil palm
PALM OIL PROSPECTORS PUSH INTO PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Five million hectares of forest targeted for clearance by agro-industrialists
PALM OIL SAFEGUARDS FOR VITAL SUMATRAN ECOSYSTEM
Bukit Tigapuluh Ecosystem in Sumatra declared a ‘high conservation value area’.
45% FALL IN AMAZON DEFORESTATION IN PAST YEAR
Decline provides opportunity to focus on deforestation in others areas
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