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2018 Growing the future in DR Congo Growing the future in DR Congo The vast majority of deforestation in the Congo rainforest is on a small scale, caused by subsistence farming and fuelwood… April 11, 2018
Amazon Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's most vital frontlines Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth’s most vital frontlines Tony Juniper is Britain’s best-known environmental campaigner. He has published several successful and award-winning books including the Sunday Times bestseller… April 5, 2018

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Africa An in-gene-ious new way to stamp out illegal logging An in-gene-ious new way to stamp out illegal logging It’s not unusual for stumps from enormous trees to be dug from areas where logging is illegal, and dragged miles… March 29, 2018
Climate Change Why Trees are Key to Fighting Climate Change Why Trees are Key to Fighting Climate Change Trees are pretty special things. They provide oxygen, conserve water, improve air quality, preserve soil, support wildlife, and are some of the oldest… February 14, 2017
Deforestation tropical_forest_fire Disturbing Rainforest Research Most environmentalists would claim an area with 80% forest cover is a good thing. So would many conservation charities. But… January 9, 2017
Africa A village in Cool Earth's Lubutu Partnership in DR Congo REDD+ failing to stop deforestation in DRC Deforestation rates in DR Congo are increasing, releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Recent research has found that… November 3, 2016
Amazon Brazil rainforest destruction Palm Oil in Peru:
a New Threat Deforestation from Oil Palm plantations is something you might be used to hearing about in Papua New Guinea, not the… November 3, 2016
Climate Change The cheapest way to save rainforest? The cheapest way to save rainforest? Giving indigenous people legal rights to their land is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect South America’s endangered… October 10, 2016
Cool Earth Healthy Family, Healthy Forest Healthy Family, Healthy Forest Thanks to our supporters, Cool Earth can address the causes of deforestation rather than the symptoms: the poverty, the lack… August 1, 2016
Climate Change An international effort to save forest in the Congo An international effort to save forest in the Congo Representatives of six African nations, alongside countries from the EU, the World Bank, and specialised UN agencies, have announced an… April 25, 2016
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