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Cool Earth partnerships are all set up to stop one thing: the deforestation threatening the Amazon and all the rest of the world’s rainforest

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2019 Do you love rainforest? Shout it from the treetops Do you love rainforest? Shout it from the treetops You can’t see it, but you know it’s there. It’s the reason we exist. It makes the world go round… February 11, 2019
2018 Image of a bee and a thistle plant taken from Unsplash by Olga Brajnovic Small but vital | Rainforest insect populations are collapsing Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970. But this terrifying statistic ignores the invertebrates.… February 11, 2019

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2018 What's rainforest without the rain? What’s rainforest without the rain? Everyone knows the rainforests are the Lungs of the Earth. But they are also the heart of the world’s water… September 26, 2018
Deforestation Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo Global demand for rare minerals is leading to increases in deforestation and degradation right across Central Africa. Copper, gold, diamonds,… September 26, 2018
2018 Why is palm oil bad for the rainforest? Why is palm oil bad for the rainforest? Palm oil is made from the fruits of trees called African Oil Palms. Originating from west and south-west Africa, they… August 10, 2018
2018 Five Positive News Stories Five Positive News Stories Positive action, right now, is our best chance to mitigate the threat to people and animals all around the planet.… May 24, 2018
2018 Renewables and Rainforest: Reasons to be Cheerful Renewables and Rainforest: Reasons to be Cheerful We’ve all seen how quickly society can develop. Climate positive decisions have become mainstream and the new normal is much… May 11, 2018
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
Africa lubutu canopy stoves 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
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