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Deforestation
How Tropical Deforestation and Land-Use Change Are Driving Emerging Infectious Diseases
There are about 250 known human emerging infectious diseases.
US Retirement Funds Contribute to Deforestation and Climate Change
As of June 2016, US mutual funds had a net investment of more than $5 billion in palm oil producers.
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In Latin America, Environmentalists Are Being Murdered by the Hundreds
Conflict over surging development in Latin America is a driving factor of the rising murders rates over land disputes throughout the region.
New Evidence Shows Palm Oil Giant Flouting Rules to Prevent Indonesian Forest Fires
IOI has to go beyond the comparatively weak standards of the RSPO.
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Kenyan Pastoralists Fighting Climate Change Through Food Forests
The Sadhana Forest initiative is importan because it gives people the knowledge and ability to create the resilience that they will need to avoid a harsh future.
Should People Give Up Nutella for the Sake of Our Trees?
Tens of millions of acres of forest have been cut down to make way for large scale palm oil plantations.
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Lessons From an Indian Tribe on How to Manage the Food-Forest Nexus
The indigenous group is once again at the forefront of a global problem - the twin issues of hunger and deforestation.
Deforestation in the Amazon Aggravates Brazil’s Energy Crisis
In Brazil water and electricity go together, and two years of scant rainfall have left tens of millions of people on the verge of water and power rationing.
What Lies Behind the Recent Surge of Amazon Deforestation
Deforestation in the Amazon is soaring.
Palm Oil and Extreme Violence in Honduras: The Inexorable Rise and Dubious Reform of Grupo Dinant
Honduras, with Grupo Dinant and land grabs, is producing the world's bloodiest palm oil.