Rainforests pushed to breaking point by new demands for resources, report says

Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds

The Guardian
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Forest Protection Equals Climate Protection Palm Oil Detectives

Discover why global forest protection equals climate protection. Learn how Indigenous land rights are crucial for the world's future.

Palm Oil Detectives
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Hauntingly beautiful gliding #mammal, the Malayan #Colugo/ Sunda Flying #Lemur uses a cape-like skin membrane to slide 100โ€™s of metres through the #rainforests of SE #Asia. Fight for them and #Boycottpalmoil ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿšœ๐Ÿ”ฅโŒ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/08/sunda-flying-lemur-galeopterus-variegatus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
In a sign China might be willing to pay more for greener supply chains, members of Tianjin Meat Industry Association have committed to buying 50,000 metric tons of deforestation-free certified Brazilian beef. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/12/china-consumer-habits-amazon-rainforest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #amazon #rainforests #environment #beef #agriculture
How China's evolving consumer habits may protect the Amazon rainforest

A pledge from a meat association in Tianjin to buy deforestation-free beef is challenging a long-held assumption among Brazilian farmers that China cares only about price.

The Japan Times

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A single #cassowary roams great distances searching for #food and dispersing #seeds from the #fruit it eats. The seeds pass through their digestive systems without being destroyed so they can be dropped far from the parent tree.

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