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Bioenergy From Cleared Forests A Climate Killer
Bioenergy From Cleared Forests A Climate Killer When wood from cleared forests is used to produce bioenergy, the climate impacts are more dire than if the wood is used for lumber, UC Davis researchers...
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Ecology and Economy and Management of an Agro-Industrial Amazon Frontier
Ecology and Economy and Management of an Agro-Industrial Amazon Frontier Agriculture intensification could spare large tracts of tropical forest Amazon River in Peru Published today, a special issue of...
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No-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in Amazon
No-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in Amazon The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. Published today,...
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Carbon Offsets Could Create Loophole for Industry to Pollute as Usual
Carbon Offsets Could Create Loophole for Industry to Pollute as Usual The denuded clearing is on a tract of private forestland owned by timber giant Sierra Pacific Industries that is close to being...
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Amazon Deforestation Increases 28 Percent in One Year
Amazon Deforestation Increases 28 Percent in One Year By Daniela Montalto Last week, the Brazilian government released annual figures for deforestation in the Amazon and the news is not good. A total...
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Palm Oil Company Ordered to Pay $30 Million for Illegal Rainforest Destruction
Palm Oil Company Ordered to Pay $30 Million for Illegal Rainforest Destruction By Alicia Graef An Indonesian court issued a big blow to a palm oil company for illegally destroying forest land in...
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4 Tips for Companies to Avoid Illegal Logging That Leads to Deforestation
4 Tips for Companies to Avoid Illegal Logging That Leads to Deforestation Illegal logging drives deforestation in many countries, robbing national governments and local communities of valuable income...
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Schwarzenegger’s Financial Ties to Palm Oil and Deforestation Reveal...
Schwarzenegger’s Financial Ties to Palm Oil and Deforestation Reveal Hypocrisy of Role in ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ On the eve of the premiere of James Cameron’s Years of Living Dangerously, a...
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