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Human rights must be at heart of new biodiversity framework, experts say - Environmental News May 2021

Posted 26 May 2021 in Environmental News

- A new study by the ICCA Consortium, an international conservation association, says human rights must be included in conservation ...

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Indonesia says no new coal plants from 2023 (after the next 100 or so) - Environmental News May 2021

Posted 12 May 2021 in Environmental News

- Indonesia plans to stop building new coal-fired plants after 2023, with additional electrical capacity to be generated only from ...

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Indonesia’s bid to control deforestation wildly off-target, experts say - Environmental News Apr 2021

Posted 25 Apr 2021 in Environmental News

- Indonesia aims to transform its forests into a carbon sink by 2030 by reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation, as ...

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Only 6.5% of global forests are adequately protected, study finds - Environmental News Apr 2021

Posted 07 Apr 2021 in Environmental News

- Designating land as a protected area (PA) reduces, but does not stop, deforestation, according to a recent study that ...

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Deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, but experts fear a rebound - Environmental News Mar 2021

Posted 23 Mar 2021 in Environmental News

- The deforestation rate in Indonesia last year fell by 75% to its lowest level since monitoring began in 1990, ...

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Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods - Environmental News Feb 2021

Posted 15 Feb 2021 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government plans to reforest watershed areas in the Bornean province of South Kalimantan and compel coal-mining companies ...

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Ending tropical deforestation is vital to public health, scientists say - Environmental News Feb 2021

Posted 06 Feb 2021 in Environmental News

- Deforestation in the tropics, mostly caused by agriculture, is driving an increased rate of pathogen spillover from wildlife to ...

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Indonesia’s biofuel bid threatens more deforestation for oil palm plantations - Environmental News Dec 2020

Posted 31 Dec 2020 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government says it will need to establish new oil palm plantations ...

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Newest orangutan species is being threatened with extinction by goldmine owned by parent company of Mandarin Oriental hotel chain - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 18 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

In 2017, scientists discovered the newest great ape species in a small ...

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Oil palm plantations in Sumatran wetland worsen flooding in communities - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 13 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

 

  • The development of oil palm and rubber plantations ...

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