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Environment friendly toilet paper could change the world
The manufacturing of toilet paper devastates forests around the world, it is necessary to find more ecological forms of this product.
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Indigenous groups can really battle deforestation
A study finally shows how Peruvian forest loss declined after indigenous groups were granted titles to their land.
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Warming Earth could release huge amounts of CO2
According to a report by the Food and Agricultural Organization rising temperatures could release carbon trapped in the soil and…
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How are Colombian coffee growers are adapting to climate change?
Through a combination of varied farming practices and pest control they are saving coffee crops.
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El Salvador the first nation to impose blanket ban on metal mining
Campaigners celebrate victory for ‘water over gold’ after country unaninmously ushers through historic bill to end all forms of metal…
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Trump changes US approach to climate change
President Trump signed an executive order intended to roll back most of Barack Obama’s climate change legacy.
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The largest páramo in the world under threat
The Sumapaz páramo in Colombia is threatened by fracking as exploration areas have been delimited close by.
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Wildlife crime just got personal
UNEP’s Wild for Life campaign seeks to reverse the illegal trade in wildlife by raising awareness, enforcing stronger laws and…
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Chile’s 1M hectares of new protected land
The Chilean government announced a massive conservation campaign that will result in a network of national parks protected under strict…
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Colombia’s newest botanical garden
Located in the Mesa and Tena municipalities this is the country’s 22nd botanical garden which will boost research and conservation…
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