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At 1,066 feet above rainforest, a view of the changing Amazon
2016-06-07 14:12:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: At 1,066 Feet Above Rainforest, A View of the Changing Amazon A steel structure in the Amazon, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will soon begin monitoring the atmosphere above the worlds largest tropical forest, providing an international team of scientists with key insights into how this vital region may be affected by global warming. Max Planck Institute for ChemistryViews of the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, the tallest structure in South America. We set off before dawn with my guide,...
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Peruvian govt affirms illegal plantation activity Amazon rainforest
2016-05-26 03:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Yesterday, Perus forest authority issued a public statement confirming illegal actions on the part of United Cacao and called on the London Stock Exchange to hold the company accountable for its alleged violations. The statement is the latest in a series of escalating exchanges between United Cacao and its critics. United Cacao is a Cayman Islands-based, UK-listed agroindustry company with roots in Southeast Asia and holdings in Peru. Managed by subsidiary companies, its Peruvian palm oil and cacao...
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Massive wildfire rips through Congo rainforest logging to blame?
2016-03-24 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In late January and early March, a huge fire ripped through the forests of the Republic of Congo. Satellite data show it totaled more than 15,000 hectares (150 square kilometers), making the fire one of the largest ever observed in Central Africas rainforests. A research organization says El Nio is largely to blame, but that human activities in the region may also have exacerbated the situation. The Congo Basin occupies much of the middle of the African continent, straddling the equator from Gabon...
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Leading brands unsure if palm oil in products comes from rainforest land
2016-03-04 00:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Some of the worlds largest consumer companies are clueless as to whether palm oil they buy from Indonesia is linked to rainforest destruction, new analysis from Greenpeace shows. The environmental group surveyed 14 companies including multinationals such as PepsiCo, Mars and Unilever, and found that none could confidently claim that no Indonesian rainforest was destroyed in the making of their products. According to the report, titled Cutting deforestation out of the palm oil supply chain,...
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Time, BBC & others drive historic deal protect Canada Great Bear Rainforest
2016-02-27 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Earlier this month, a groundbreaking agreement was reached to prohibit logging in the majority of the 6.4m-hectare Canadian rainforest known as the Great Bear Rainforest a stretch of coastal ecosystem nearly the size of Ireland. The winners in the deal were environmental groups and the First Nations peoples who call the land their ancestral home. But there was also a less obvious contingent: an international assortment of business interests that used their influence to push for a deal. More...
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