Forests
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Environment
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Environment
Environment UAEMeet the Ghaf Tree: Comes from Arabia, Might Travel the World
Rashid Al Ghurair, an Emirati entrepreneur, is using drones to plant one million drought-tolerant Ghaf trees across the United Arab Emirates over the next two years. The end goal: utilizing tech to tackle climate-affected wildfires across the globe.
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Heroes
Heroes Australia‘Army of Angels’ Volunteer to Bring Relief to Bushfire Victims
The bushfire crisis in Victoria, Australia has caused severe damage to properties and farms. But an ‘army of angels’ have loaded a convoy of 150 trucks with essential supplies, to help relieve farmers of many of their worries.
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Heroes
Heroes USALeonardo DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance Gives Three Million Dollars for Bushfire Relief
Earth Alliance, an environmental organization co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio, has launched the Australia Wildfire Fund – donating 3 million dollars in a effort to help the country tackle its “catastrophic bushfires”.
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Environment
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Society
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Environment
Environment Guinea-BissauWe Protect Our Forest Because It’s Our Identity, Say Guinea-Bissau Locals
When communities truly value something, it can become an icon to their society. For locals in Cobiana, Guinea-Bissau, it happens to be the trees of their sacred forest – and cutting down a tree is strictly prohibited by the community.
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Environment
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Environment
Environment IndonesiaDeforestation: Take Your Rival Malaysia as Example, Palm Oil Leader Indonesia Is Told
Environmentalists are pushing the world’s top palm oil producer, Indonesia, to learn from its competing grower, Malaysia: the latter country recently allowed plantation and land maps to be made public, in a mission to fight deforestation and fires.
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Environment
Environment ColombiaThree Countries in Europe Offer Big Boost for the Protection of Colombia’s Amazon Forest
In a bid to help Colombia curb deforestation in its Amazon rainforest, Norway, Germany and Britain have announced they will be spending up to $366 million over the next five years towards preservation efforts.