Deforestation

Finland has urged the EU to consider banning Brazilian beef from its markets because of the meat industry’s role in the Amazon rainforest fires.

Leonardo DiCaprio shared a post calling for people to cut beef consumption in order to save the Amazon rainforest and the environment.

Peru has committed to ending palm oil-driven deforestation by 2021. The National Wildlife Federation named the move a “momentous win” for wildlife and sustainable agriculture. If Peru carries out its commitment, it will be the second South American country after Colombia to pledge to produce palm oil without deforestation. Peru’s promise was made possible by […]

Former coffee shop workers believe they can extract sustainable oil from used coffee grounds, potentially reducing palm oil deforestation and food waste.

A new bill could help with rainforest preservation by banning products derived from deforestation.

(Updated July 14, 2020) | The banning of Iceland’s animated anti-palm oil ad from television apparently did only good for the affordable supermarket’s publicity. Kantar Millward Brown is an advertising agency that researches the effectiveness of holiday ads. It found that the “Rang-Tan” commercial resonated with consumers more than glitzy adverts did. The one-minute, 32-second […]

UK National treasure and environmentalist Sir David Attenborough is presenting a new Netflix natural history series named “Our Planet.” The 92-year-old broadcaster, who has for decades been synonymous with BBC nature documentaries, will record the voiceover for Netflix’s new eight-part series. Due to be released in April, “Our Planet” is produced by Alastair Fothergill and Keith […]

China’s giant panda population has significantly increased in the last 40 years, now reaching 1,864 total population. In the 1970s, there were only 1,114 giant pandas in the world, says the State Forestry and Grassland Administration. In 2016, the species status leaped from “endangered” to “vulnerable,” and now the animal is even further away from […]