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Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza

161 followers · 2676 posts · Server sfba.social

The main reason behind the decline of #orangutan populations is #habitatdestruction and #fragmentation due to #illegallogging, #agriculture, and #palmoil #plantations.
#BoycottPalmOil #SiblingBeings #IndigenousBiodiversity #WebOfLife #DeterioratingCarbonSinks
https://themeghalayan.com/in-the-shadows-of-extinction-orangutans/

#orangutan #habitatdestruction #fragmentation #illegallogging #agriculture #palmoil #plantations #BoycottPalmOil #siblingbeings #indigenousbiodiversity #weboflife #deterioratingcarbonsinks

Last updated 1 year ago

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Mongabay · @mongabay

642 followers · 211 posts · Server mastodon.green

As Indonesia gears up for legislative and presidential elections in less than a year, authorities have warned of the pattern of dirty money from illegal logging, mining and fishing flowing into past campaigns.

Experts say the practice of candidates taking this money from companies that exploit natural resources is common, given the high cost of running a campaign.

Read the story from Hans Nicholas Jong

#Indonesia #Politics #IllegalLogging #Fishing #News #Environment #Elections

#indonesia #politics #illegallogging #Fishing #News #environment #elections

Last updated 2 years ago

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Mongabay · @mongabay

583 followers · 145 posts · Server mastodon.green

This is the story of how three individual landowners engineered the single-largest instance of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

The clearing of 6,469 hectares (or 15,985 acres) of forest in the southern part of Pará state could earn them nearly $20 million in profit at current land prices.

Read the article from Fernanda Wenzel

#Amazon #LandGrabbing #Conservation #Forests #TropicalForests #Brail #News #Environment #Deforestation #OrganizedCrime #IllegalLogging