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6 April 2021

A pile of spent bleaching earth waste

Waste

Palm oil waste declared non-hazardous by Indonesia

5 April 2021

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Food & Agriculture

Drinking coffee in the US? Worry about forests in Vietnam, study warns

1 April 2021

Deforestation in the Philippines

Food & Agriculture

Scientists calculate trade-related ‘deforestation footprint’ of rich countries

Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, but SE Asia offers hope

Carbon & Climate

Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, but Southeast Asia offers hope

24 March 2021

To avoid future pandemics, reverse the destruction of ecosystems

Cities

To avoid future pandemics, reverse the destruction of ecosystems

23 March 2021

In the Colombian Amazon, PlanetScope images from December 13th, 2017, to January 16th, 2021, show changes in forest cover in and around Chiribiquete National Park (most of the area right of the Yarí River). Researchers with the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) describe this area as part of Colombia’s “arc of deforestation” and have been documenting the deforestation trends across the region over time.

Food & Agriculture

How better access to satellite imagery is helping fight deforestation

17 March 2021

burning peatland indonesia

Food & Agriculture

Peatland on fire as burning season starts anew in Indonesia

10 March 2021

Chainsaw used to cut forests in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Food & Agriculture

As deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, experts fear a rebound

Haze over the Singapore skyline

Food & Agriculture

The haze is likely to hit Southeast Asia early in 2021—is climate change to blame?

4 March 2021

palm oil land grab indonesia

Food & Agriculture

Indonesia in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil

2 March 2021

UN plan

Carbon & Climate

UN survival plan offers new hope for the planet

25 February 2021

Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil.

Carbon & Climate

Are we killing those tropical trees we’re counting on to absorb carbon dioxide?

Workers on an RSPO-certified plantation in Jambi, Indonesia.

Policy & Finance

Certification fails to transform the palm oil industry–what next?

Mongaay WWF

Carbon & Climate

WWF International's Marco Lambertini calls for a fundamental transformation of our productive sectors

16 February 2021

indonesia indigenous

Policy & Finance

Are ‘hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike?

10 February 2021

logging operations in Myanmar

Food & Agriculture

Myanmar’s problematic forestry sector seeks global endorsement after coup

9 February 2021

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Food & Agriculture

Three palm oil firms were responsible for a quarter of deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in 2020

5 February 2021

K-pop for the planet: Fans of South Korean stars take up climate activism

Cities

K-pop for the planet: Fans of South Korean stars take up climate activism

4 February 2021

Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change

Policy & Finance

Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change

29 January 2021

France eagerly awaits more detailed climate plan from China

Food & Agriculture

France eagerly awaits more detailed climate plan from China

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