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Report sheds light on a massive, neglected ecosystem | CIFOR Forests News Blog - 0 views

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Tropical dry forests make up nearly half the world's tropical forests and support people and iconic wildlife, just as their humid counterparts do. But they have yet to capture the attention of the public or policymakers as the world's rainforests have, putting them at risk of mismanagement and overexploitation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tropical dry forests make up nearly half the world's tropical forests and support people and iconic wildlife, just as their humid counterparts do. But they have yet to capture the attention of the public or policymakers as the world's rainforests have, putting them at risk of mismanagement and overexploitation.</div>

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Deforestation Is Accelerating, Despite Mounting Efforts to Protect Tropical Forests. Wh... - 0 views

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Despite a decade of intensifying efforts to slow tropical deforestation, last year was the second-highest on record for tree cover loss, down just slightly from 2016. The tropics lost an area of forest the size of Vietnam in just the last two years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Despite a decade of intensifying efforts to slow tropical deforestation, last year was the second-highest on record for tree cover loss, down just slightly from 2016. The tropics lost an area of forest the size of Vietnam in just the last two years.</div>

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Tropical forests 'no longer a carbon sink' | Innovation Forum - 0 views

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"Tropical forests used to absorb carbon. Now they emit as much as all US transit" - a standout headline as a new study published by Science magazine caused a bit of a media stir. Once considered an all important carbon sink, the study is suggesting that tropical forests have reached a significant turning point.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Tropical forests used to absorb carbon. Now they emit as much as all US transit" - a standout headline as a new study published by Science magazine caused a bit of a media stir. Once considered an all important carbon sink, the study is suggesting that tropical forests have reached a significant turning point.</div>

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Tropical Fish Cause Trouble as Climate Change Drives Them Toward the Poles - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 25 Jul 14

Climate change is driving tropical fish northward, with species used to relatively sparse coral reefs suddenly finding an appetite for the more abundant vegetation of northern kelp and sea grass beds. That could lead to radical changes in northern aquatic ecosystems, researchers say. "The faunas are mixing, and nobody can see what the outcome will be," says marine scientist Ken Heck.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Climate change is driving tropical fish northward, with species used to relatively sparse coral reefs suddenly finding an appetite for the more abundant vegetation of northern kelp and sea grass beds. That could lead to radical changes in northern aquatic ecosystems, researchers say. "The faunas are mixing, and nobody can see what the outcome will be," says marine scientist Ken Heck. </div>

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Unilever, WRI Partner to End Tropical Deforestation · Environmental Managemen... - 0 views

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Unilever and the World Resources Institute have partnered to increase transparency in agricultural commodity supply chains with the aim to end tropical deforestation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Unilever and the World Resources Institute have partnered to increase transparency in agricultural commodity supply chains with the aim to end tropical deforestation.</div>

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The world lost an area of tropical forest the size of Bangladesh in 2017 - 0 views

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According to new data, tropical countries lost 158,000 square kilometers (39 million acres) of tree cover in 2017 - an area the size of Bangladesh.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">According to new data, tropical countries lost 158,000 square kilometers (39 million acres) of tree cover in 2017 - an area the size of Bangladesh.</div>

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Climate change: Rainforest absorption of CO2 becoming erratic - Science - News - The In... - 0 views

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Unilever, WRI Partner to End Tropical Deforestation Through Supply Chain Transparency |... - 0 views

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Unilever and the World Resources Institute are partnering to increase transparency in agricultural commodity supply chains with the goal of ending tropical deforestation. The partnership will enable Unilever and its suppliers to use the Global Forest Watch Commodities platform to monitor forest cover change around commodity supply areas and processing facilities such as palm oil mills.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Unilever and the World Resources Institute are partnering to increase transparency in agricultural commodity supply chains with the goal of ending tropical deforestation. The partnership will enable Unilever and its suppliers to use the Global Forest Watch Commodities platform to monitor forest cover change around commodity supply areas and processing facilities such as palm oil mills. </div>

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Asia Pulp & Paper Retiring Commercial Plantations to Protect Tropical Peatlands | Susta... - 1 views

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On Thursday, Asia Pulp & Paper Group announced it is committing to retire roughly 7,000 hectares (~17,300 acres) of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands - the first time that plantations on tropical peatland have been retired for conservation purposes worldwide.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On Thursday, Asia Pulp & Paper Group announced it is committing to retire roughly 7,000 hectares (~17,300 acres) of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands - the first time that plantations on tropical peatland have been retired for conservation purposes worldwide.</div>

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Greenpeace Hangs Banners At Procter & Gamble Headquarters To Protest Deforestation - 0 views

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The environmental organization says the 60-foot banners on P&G's two towers were in protest of the consumer products company's use of palm oil from a supplier that Greenpeace says is linked to tropical forest destruction in Indonesia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The environmental organization says the 60-foot banners on P&G's two towers were in protest of the consumer products company's use of palm oil from a supplier that Greenpeace says is linked to tropical forest destruction in Indonesia.</div>

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Increasingly Homogeneous Food Supply 'Threat to' Health, Food Security · Envi... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 11 Mar 14

Over the last 50 years, human diets around the world have grown ever more similar and the trend shows no signs of slowing, with major consequences for human nutrition and global food security, according to research carried out at International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Over the last 50 years, human diets around the world have grown ever more similar and the trend shows no signs of slowing, with major consequences for human nutrition and global food security, according to research carried out at International Center for Tropical Agriculture.</div>

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Acid damage to coral reefs could cost $1 trillion - environment - 08 October 2014 - New... - 0 views

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Ocean acidification is set to cost us $1 trillion by 2100 as it eats away at our tropical coral reefs. The world's oceans have seen a 26 per cent increase in acidity - a result of the oceans absorbing about a quarter of our carbon dioxide emissions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ocean acidification is set to cost us $1 trillion by 2100 as it eats away at our tropical coral reefs. The world's oceans have seen a 26 per cent increase in acidity - a result of the oceans absorbing about a quarter of our carbon dioxide emissions.</div>

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Wilmar opens palm oil supplies to scrutiny to protect forests | Reuters - 0 views

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Wilmar International Ltd. , the world's largest palm oil processor, opened its supply chains to outside scrutiny on Thursday in what environmentalists called an unprecedented step to help safeguard tropical forests. Singapore-based Wilmar said it would give outsiders, from customers to environmentalists worried about deforestation, access to online maps showing where it buys palm oil at more than 800 mills in Indonesia and Malaysia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wilmar International Ltd. , the world's largest palm oil processor, opened its supply chains to outside scrutiny on Thursday in what environmentalists called an unprecedented step to help safeguard tropical forests. Singapore-based Wilmar said it would give outsiders, from customers to environmentalists worried about deforestation, access to online maps showing where it buys palm oil at more than 800 mills in Indonesia and Malaysia.</div>

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Indonesia's Deforestation Dropped 60 Percent in 2017, but There's More to Do | World Re... - 0 views

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In the midst of the second-worst year for tropical tree cover loss in 2017, Indonesia saw an encouraging sign: a 60 percent drop in tree cover loss in primary forests compared with 2016.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the midst of the second-worst year for tropical tree cover loss in 2017, Indonesia saw an encouraging sign: a 60 percent drop in tree cover loss in primary forests compared with 2016. </div>

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Green finance: Funds for forests 'dwarfed by investment in activities that destroy them... - 0 views

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shared by Del Birmingham on 19 Jan 18 - No Cached

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New research on progress towards ending deforestation by 2030 shows funding is woefully short, while indigenous groups say their role as protectors of the forest is under increasing threat. Recent news that the world's tropical forests are now so degraded they have become a source rather than a sink of carbon emissions have injected new urgency into the need to achieve the goals set out in the New York Declaration on Forests four years ago.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New research on progress towards ending deforestation by 2030 shows funding is woefully short, while indigenous groups say their role as protectors of the forest is under increasing threat. Recent news that the world's tropical forests are now so degraded they have become a source rather than a sink of carbon emissions have injected new urgency into the need to achieve the goals set out in the New York Declaration on Forests four years ago.</div>

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Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact | Fox Business - 0 views

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Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.</div>

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Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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In the battle to limit the risks of climate change, it has been clear for decades that focusing on the world's immense tropical forests - saving the ones that are left, and perhaps letting new ones grow - is the single most promising near-term strategy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the battle to limit the risks of climate change, it has been clear for decades that focusing on the world's immense tropical forests - saving the ones that are left, and perhaps letting new ones grow - is the single most promising near-term strategy. </div>

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