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NASA reveals rise in deforestation in remote Peruvian parks
2015-04-27 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: New NASA data shows a jump in forest loss in two remote parks in the Peruvian Amazon during the first three months of 2015. NASA's Quarterly Indicator of Cover Change (QUICC), a MODIS satellite-based product that underpins Mongabay's Global Forest Disturbance Alert System (GloF-DAS), detected a significant increase in forest disturbance in Peru's Alto Nanay Pintuyacu Chambira conservation area and Alto Purus National Park between January 1 and March 31, 2015. The forest loss is unusual: according...
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon continues to accelerate
2015-04-27 02:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon - the planet's largest rainforest - continues to pace well ahead of last year's rate, reveals data released by Imazon, a Manaus-based nonprofit. According to Imazon's analysis of satellite data, March 2015 was the eleventh consecutive month that forest loss increased relative to a year earlier. March 2015's loss of 58 square kilometers (14,300 acres) was 190 percent higher than March 2014. November through April is typically a period of low deforestation...
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McDonald's Announces Global Commitment On Deforestation
2015-04-23 08:26:19| pulpandpaperonline Home Page
McDonald's today announced a global commitment on deforestation across the company's expansive global supply chain.
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McDonald to axe deforestation from its global supply chain
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Tuesday, global fast food giant McDonalds pledged to end deforestation across its entire supply chain. The announcement follows recent similar pledges by Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Yum Brands and many others. But the World Wildlife Fund, which advised McDonalds on its new commitment, said it could have big influence on other fast food chains. McDonalds brings size and scale to the debate of sustainable sourcing. Their reach is large, they are global, they work closely with the suppliers...
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Court rules deforestation Peruvian rainforest for chocolate was legal
2015-04-16 20:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: United Cacao didn't need authorization to clear its plantation near Tamshiyacu, said a court in Loreto, Peru, resolving for the time being one of a series of questions about the legality and environmental sustainability of companies connected with plantations entrepreneur Dennis Melka. Forest along an Amazon tributary near where the controversial Cacao del Peru Norte cocoa plantation is being developed. Photo by Morgan Erickson-Davis. A regional court in Loreto, Peru recently ruled that the...
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