https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZhjczZ1kro Via Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and RISE Project: The Carpathian Mountains are the largest stretch of virgin forest in Europe and a haven for wildlife. ‘Clear Cut Crimes’ is a documentary produced by...
For Immediate Release - 21 October 2016 Genetically Engineered Trees Condemned in Region known as “Ground Zero” for Their Development North Myrtle Beach, SC– In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, which made landfall only days before, strategies to stop the...
Quartz released this drone footage showing massive deforestation by Indonesia's biggest palm oil company. Quartz - Timeline | Facebook The demand for palm oil is causing ecological disasters like floods and landslides as Indonesia's forests have been decimated by...
Via Rainforest Rescue: The international aviation industry wants to achieve “carbon-neutral growth” using biofuels. This would almost inevitably involve palm oil and the further destruction of rainforests for oil palm plantations in the name of “green” travel. Please...
Originally published at Redd-Monitor.org: The Surui REDD project is under attack. Despite the fact that the Surui’s forest is an Indian Reservation (and a REDD project), hundreds of miners and loggers are invading the land, leaving destruction in their wake. The scale...
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists indicates that America's top beef buyers are increasing deforestation in South America despite promises to source "deforestation-free" beef. The study tracked the beef industry's progress toward "deforestation-free"...
DURHAM, N.C. - As more of Southeast Asia’s natural forests are cleared and converted into plantations for growing oil palm, rubber and other tree crops, a Duke University-led study finds that 42 percent of species endemic to the region’s forests face a much higher...
The New Zealand Herald's Brian Gaynor published a damning piece regarding investments in Rubicon, a primary investor in GE tree firm ArborGen. "(Rubicon's) performance has been dreadful, both in terms of profitability and sharemarket returns, yet it has had the same...
Via World Rainforest Movement: In the context of emerging global trends in respect of escalating climate change, growing economic disparity, and increasing land degradation, including the loss of biodiversity and water resources, this joint briefing focuses on various...
RT.com reports that "The national nightmare of apples turning slightly brown is coming to an end: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave commercial approval last week to the Arctic Fuji, a genetically modified apple that appears no different than its natural...