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It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future

Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse

The Guardian - UK

Can mountain lions make a comeback in the US north-east? One group hopes so

Reintroducing the apex predator would control deer populations, maintaining healthy ecosystems and bolstering biodiversity, rewilding group says

The Guardian - US

JBS shareholders approve US stock listing despite pushback from environmental groups and others

Brazilian meat giant JBS has come a step closer to its long-held goal of trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange

The Independent UK

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World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive

The Independent UK

Global demand spurring Indonesia's mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

Indonesia's mining industry is rapidly expanding on demand for the minerals needed to help power the global energy transition, like nickel, cobalt and bauxite

The Independent UK

Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

The global push for biomass that can be burned for energy is causing concern about the price Indonesia's forests are paying

The Independent UK

Tesco, KFC and other top brands could be selling chicken linked to illegal deforestation, report says

Exclusive: Major UK supplier linked to soya giant repeatedly accused of razing habitats vital for fighting the climate emergency

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Report Links Meatpacking Companies To 'War On Nature' In Brazil

A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying herbicides from the sky to clear huge tracts of land.

International Business Times

Science could change chocolate's future

"Large-scale production of this chocolate could reduce land use and global warming potential"

Salon

Call for Edinburgh firm linked to orangutan row to be barred from renewable leases

Campaigners are calling for an Edinburgh-based firm to be excluded from future rounds of renewable leasing amid concerns about the impact a project…

The National (Scotland)

Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land

Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps urged to end support for burning forest wood and crops for energy

Scientists and activists raise doubts over sustainability claims and whether biomass should be part of national net zero strategies

The Independent UK

Brazilian meat firm’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms

Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissions

The Guardian - UK

Deforestation in Brazil: NGO Mighty Earth points finger of blame at Carrefour

French retail giant Carrefour is accused of deforestation in the Amazon. According to global advocacy group Mighty Earth, the group sources ingredients from meat and soy traders with shocking practices. Carrefour controls roughly a quarter of the food distribution market in Brazil. For more, we speak to Alex Wijeratna, Senior…

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The Guardian - UK

UK supermarkets could still be buying meat linked to deforestation in Brazil, report suggests

At least 27,000 hectares of Cerrado have allegedly been destroyed by suppliers to major soya traders that supply UK meat industry

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