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Foreign demand for beef, soybeans adds pressure on Amazon forest

2013-04-04 11:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Rising foreign demand for beef and soybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the Amazon rainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forest losses, a study said on Thursday. About 30 percent of deforestation in Brazil in the decade to 2010 was due to farmers and ranchers seeking land to expand export production of beef and soybeans, against about 20 percent in the 1990s, the report said. "Trade is emerging as a key driver of deforestation in Brazil," according to experts at the...

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Northeast drilling boom threatens forest wildlife

2013-04-03 00:36:27| Energy - Topix.net

Hawks swoop in and gobble up songbirds. Raccoons feast on nests of eggs they never could have reached before.

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International Paper joins WWF Global Forest, Trade Network

2013-04-02 16:39:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines

International Paper has joined the Global Forest & Trade Network in North America (GFTN), one of the World Wildlife Funds initiatives focused on eliminating illegal logging and promoting environmentally and socially responsible...

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Texas agency affirms decision to shut down North Forest district

2013-04-01 20:04:00| American School & University

District officials will continue to fight state's plan to place North Forest into the Houston district. Schoolhouse Beat read more

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The Newark Group Announces All Newark Paperboard Mills Granted Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain Of Custody Certification

2013-03-27 10:35:00| pollutiononline News Articles

The Newark Group, a leader in the collection of recovered fibers and the manufacturing and converting of 100% recycled paperboard in the U.S. and Canada, today announced that SCS Global Services, an independent auditor, has completed its audit on all six Newark Paperboard Mills

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