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Orangutans fight survival as thirst for palm oil devastates rainforest
2013-12-15 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Even in the first light of dawn in the Tripa swamp forest of Sumatra it is clear that something is terribly wrong. Where there should be lush foliage stretching away towards the horizon, there are only the skeletons of trees. Smoke drifts across a scene of devastation. Tripa is part of the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the world's most ecologically important rainforests and once home to its densest population of Sumatran orangutans. As recently as 1990, there were 60,000 hectares of swamp forest...
Amazon rainforest more able to withstand drought than previously thought
2013-12-04 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research suggests that the Amazon rainforest may be more able to cope with dry conditions than previously predicted. Researchers at the University of Exeter and Colorado State University used a computer model to demonstrate that, providing forest conservation measures are in place, the Amazon rainforest may be more able to withstand periods of drought than has been estimated by other climate models. Many climate models over predict the water stress plants feel during the dry season because...
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U.S. Banks Financing Rainforest Destruction for Palm Oil Plantations
2013-11-22 15:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A new report names major U.S. and European banks that are financing land grabs in Indonesia for palm oil production--which is harming the rainforest and the lives of the people who live there--and the investors who are profiting from the business. Palm oil producers in Indonesia are clearing tropical rainforests to plant their oil palm trees, obliterating the homes of endangered animals like orangutans, pygmy elephants and Sumatran tigers. The report, released Thursday by Friends of the Earth,...
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Rainforest Plan for Forest Carbon Supervisor Stalls in UN
2013-11-20 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Discord over forest-protection efforts have emerged regarding whether a new UN panel should be empowered to control the flow of funds into projects to preserve woodlands. The disagreement centers on a proposal by the Coalition of Rainforest Nations, whose 41 members include Argentina, Kenya, Indonesia and Ghana, to set up an advisory body. The group would improve coherence and coordination in the delivery of financial and technical support for the implementation of so-called REDD-plus projects....
Prize exploring the next big idea in rainforest conservation announced
2013-11-16 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Mongabay.org, a non-profit that aims to raise awareness about social and environmental issues relating to tropical forests and other ecosystems, has announced the first winner of its environmental reporting prize under its Special Reporting Initiative (SRI) program. The prize sought proposals to explore the question of "What's the next big idea in tropical biodiversity conservation?". After a two-month application window and a month of deliberations, this week an independent panel of journalists,...
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