Forests
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Environment
Environment SingaporeSingapore May Become the World’s First Country to Use Only Sustainable Palm Oil
An anti-haze charity in Singapore is working on having the whole nation of six million people use only sustainably-produced palm oil by 2023 – a first-of-its-kind effort aimed at reducing forest fires and air pollution in the region.
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Heroes
Heroes PeruGoT Star Goes Deep Into the Endangered Rain Forest, Says: “There Is Hope”
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau recently traveled to Peru with the UN agency on an investigative mission: uncovering the root of the fires in the Amazon, and what can be done to prevent future devastations.
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Environment
Environment IndonesiaIndonesia Shows Countries How to Fight Forest Fires, One Policy at a Time
Indonesia has been setting a global example in fighting deforestation and wildfires as El Niño threatens the nation, as its President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo proves his commitment to protecting the nation’s forests and peatlands.
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Society
Society The PhilippinesWant Your Diploma? First Plant 10 Trees, New Law in Philippines Rules
A new law in the Philippines would make planting at least 10 trees a prerequisite to high school or college graduation. Passed by the country’s lower parliamentary house, the law is aimed at combating climate change through reforestation.
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Society
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Environment
Environment GabonForests Cover 90% of Gabon – and the Country Gets Tough on Loggers to Keep It That Way
Gabon’s new environment minister, Lee White, is working on plans to strengthen forest governance in the Central African nation – in pursuit of fighting illegal logging while curbing climate change.
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Environment
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Society
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Environment
Environment RwandaBusiness People in Africa Reduce Charcoal Use with Smart Gas Cooking
The use of charcoal for cooking in African cities damages health and forests as far as 300km away, so businesses are stepping in with affordable pay-as-you-go gas cooking to replace charcoal, in a mission to save trees and lives.
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Environment
Environment IndonesiaPalm Oil Competitors Join Forces to Protect Forests with High-Tech Monitoring
Ten major companies that sell and use palm oil are working together on a new radar system to accelerate the fight against deforestation, closely monitoring forests across the world’s top two palm oil producers and exporters: Malaysia and Indonesia.