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When rainforest is cleared in Papua New Guinea, all too often it is replaced by palm plantations. To the human eye, the difference could not be more stark. To local wildlife, the difference is devastating. Having previously only been found…

Cool Earth is delighted to have the support and backing of members of the Effective Altruism movement. You can read more about the Giving What We Can assessment of Cool Earth here. The Founders Pledge This year The…

Palm oil. The ubiquitous ingredient you’re highly likely to be consuming every day in car fuel, cleaning products and food. It’s posing a tremendous threat to some of the world’s most biodiverse forest. But what is it? And what makes…

Wildfires in the Arctic Circle. 91 people killed in Greece. Japan declares a natural disaster with multiple cities breaking 40ºC. Towns and houses …

Cool Earth’s dear friend and Patron, Vivienne Westwood, has designed an amazing limited edition charity t-shirt in support of rainforest communities from Peru to Papua New Guinea. Available for a limited time at CharityStars.com/Vivienne-Westwood Vivienne’s support of…

How it's made in Milne Bay.

The limited edition collection from Burberry and Vivienne Westwood, which will be the first collaboration for Burberry under Riccardo Tisci, will launch in December 2018. Riccardo Tisci said: “Vivienne Westwood was one of the first designers…

Cool Earth knows there’s a direct link between empowered communities and reduced deforestation. But without equality, social and economic growth for women is often slow. That’s why we’re focusing on the women in our rainforest partnerships. From setting up healthcare…

If you live in the developed world, chances are your annual carbon footprint varies from about eight tonnes per family to a whopping 42 tonnes. That’s the same as driving a car non-stop for 67 days. The families in rainforest…