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Sophie Attwood, a behavioural scientist, is using her research to encourage people to make more sustainable food choices. Rather than simply presenting facts about diet and climate change, Attwood uses behavioural science techniques to persuade individuals to choose greener options. Her research focuses on working with food service companies to implement strategies such as menu engineering and using indulgent, taste-focused language to promote plant-based options. Attwood believes that individual choices can have a significant impact, as the cumulative effect of small changes in diet can scale up and contribute to addressing climate change. [Extracted from the article]

Planet Labs PBC, a provider of daily Earth data and insights, reported it has released its Forest Carbon Monitoring product, consisting of quarterly, 3-meter resolution measurements of forests globally. The [...]

Byline: Dean Best To be frank, given the opposition, it didn't come as a huge surprise when The European Commission announced yesterday (2 October) it was delaying the introduction of [...]

To address climate change and environmental degradation, Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam has launched an ambitious 10 million tree plantation campaign in collaboration with provincial institutions, farmers, and non-governmental organizations [...]

Planet Labs PBC released its Forest Carbon Monitoring product, consisting of quarterly, 3-meter resolution measurements of forests globally. This new product offers partners and customers an unprecedented dataset to support [...]

Intercontinental Exchange announced that ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, IBA, is collaborating with Space Intelligence, a provider of high accuracy nature mapping data, to launch the ICE Commodity Traceability Service, ICE [...]

The article focuses on the environmental and social impacts of the booming avocado industry in Michoacán, Mexico, particularly around the Pátzcuaro-See. It highlights how the demand for avocados has led to illegal water extraction, deforestation, and criminal activities, threatening the region's ecosystem and the well-being of its local population.

The article discusses the European Union's new regulation on deforestation-free products, a key initiative under the European Green Deal (EGD) aimed at promoting sustainability and achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

This article discusses a new documentary called "Secret Lives of Orangutans," directed by Huw Cordey and narrated by David Attenborough. The film focuses on a family of endangered orangutans in Sumatra and highlights their struggles and unique behaviors. It explores the relationship dynamics within the family, particularly the challenges faced by the young orangutan, Eden, as she learns to navigate the world on her own. The documentary combines educational information about orangutans with lighter, more entertaining moments, making it suitable for a wide range of viewers. The film's immersive cinematography and Attenborough's authoritative narration make it engaging for both younger and older audiences. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses environmental defenders in the Peruvian Amazon who risk their lives to protect ancestral lands against logging and drug cartels. It focuses on the life and activism of Apu Quinto Inuma, highlighting his efforts to organize Native patrols despite government opposition, emphasizing their struggle for land rights and the environmental impact of illegal activities like deforestation and drug trafficking in the region.

The article focuses on the rescue of a young sloth named Snow White in Costa Rica, highlighting the threats sloths face, such as deforestation and illegal pet trade, and the efforts of the Sloth Institute (TSI) to save and rehabilitate injured and sick sloths.

IN THIS ISSUE Around the world Alberta, Canada Bear hunting allowed again A ban on hunting grizzly bears that was introduced in 2006 has been reversed. The new rule states [...]

(JOEL CARILLET/GETTY IMAGES) TRY to imagine an environment largely untouched by humans and the Amazon rainforest might spring to mind. After all, large swathes of this South American landscape are [...]

Features Urban jungle Lost cities emerging from beneath the Amazonian rainforest are revealing a fresh perspective on the development of prehistoric civilisations, finds Colin Barras JOEL CARILLET/GETTY IMAGES TRY to [...]

Byline: Stu Robarts The enforcement of the EU's Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) is likely to begin at the end of this year as planned despite calls for a delay, [...]

Byline: Stu Robarts The enforcement of the EU's Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) is likely to begin at the end of this year as planned despite calls for a delay, [...]

Inditex has joined Canopy’s Pack4Good campaign. Through the campaign, the partners aim to focus on sustainable alternatives to the deforestation of ancient and endangered forests, including recycled pulp and paper, [...]

The construction sector faces several challenges in reducing its emissions: a major challenge is the huge reliance on carbon-intensive materials and energy sources during the construction process. Shrinivas Rao, CEO, [...]

Tripat Girdhar, Environment Expert & Founder, Arete Design Studio, presents the challenges and efforts in creating awareness on Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience. The World Environment Day has developed [...]

Byline: Fiona Holland The US is asking the EU to postpone the implementation of its new deforestation law, due to come into effect at the end of this year. Members [...]

Byline: Nandita Vijayasimha The Indian healthcare industry is now working to go paperless to stall environmental implications of deforestation, GHG emissions and waste generation. Initiatives like electronic health record (EHR), [...]

Byline: Laura Husband TextileGenesis explains its new partnership with the FSC will allow its traceability platform for fashion and textile players to aid the traceability of cellulose fibres from responsibly [...]

Commissioned by NGV Melbourne for its Triennial and permanent collection (curated by Simone LeAmon), Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen's piece Fell transforms waste timber back to its original form: a tree stump. [...]

Approximately 32 million acres of natural forest - an area nearly equal to the size of Florida - is lost to deforestation each year. Illegal logging accounts for much of [...]

The article discusses the need to take action to save the biodiverse tropical rainforest Amazon from becoming the worst environmental disaster in history. According to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research's Luciana Gatti, the Amazon will turn into a dry savannah from a lush rainforest if no steps are taken to conserve it. Also cited is the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA) report showing the major deforestation of the Amazon.

The article features the Maastricht, Netherlands-based startup Mosa Meet and its effort to produce affordable, cell-cultivated meat. The company uses peppercorn-size sample of muscle from Limousin cows to grow ground beef. According to the United Nations (UN), beef contributes to deforestation and greenhouse gases that are more potent than carbon dioxide. Mosa co-founder Mark Post claims that cellular agriculture will eliminate the environmental consequences of intensive cattle farming.

The national tree of Pakistan, Deodar, and other famous species including Kail, Spruce, and Walnut are found in cold climate areas of Swat, Chital, Kohistan, Dir, Gilgit Baltistan, and AJK, [...]

Features / Ask the expert Is soya sustainable? Lisa Morris dispels some of the myths around whether vegans eat too much soya, and why soya can be bad for the [...]

The article discusses the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), a project aiming to reforest or rehabilitate hundred million hectares of deforested and degraded land in Africa by 2030. It describes a visit by a delegation from Cameroon and Madagascar to Germany in April 2023 to learn about Germany's forestry practices, emphasizing sustainable forest management and high-quality seed acquisition.

Türkiye's forestry sector can play a vital role in helping to achieve the country's net zero target through absorbing greenhouse gases. By acting as a carbon sink, it relieves the need to undertake the most expensive abatement in hard-to-abate sectors, significantly reducing the cost of achieving carbon neutrality. This article outlines current trends in the forestry sector and what is needed for forestry to play its important role in reaching climate targets while improving land-use management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Protecting Earth's biodiversity means empowering the people closest to it, says Donna Lu [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

India, Jan. 11 -- 2024 marks a critical juncture in our collective journey towards environmental conservation As we step into 2024, the need for concerted efforts to combat pressing environmental [...]

Mondelez International announced a significant milestone toward its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain by 2050. After joining the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)'s [...]

HEALTHY FOOD / Oranga kai / Healthy food The reality of FAKE MEAT Are plant-based meats really the better choice? For the environment? For us? Dee Pignéguy investigates and says [...]

The article focuses on adopting a more sustainable diet to help protect the environment. Topics include switching to a vegan diet can significantly reduce agricultural land use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use; the food system's role in climate change, deforestation, and water pollution; and Encourages reducing reliance on packaged foods by using reusable containers and buying from local refill shops.

The article focuses on orangutans, highlighting their vital role in Southeast Asian rainforests as tree-dwelling apes who contribute to ecosystem balance through seed dispersal. It details their unique behaviors, such as using tools to obtain food, and the significant threats they face from deforestation, illegal hunting, and the pet trade. It emphasizes the importance of conservation efforts, including habitat protection and education, to ensure their survival.

We talk a lot about deforestation's role in climate change. But its impact on Earth's water recycling system is just as critical, finds Fred Pearce [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Beyond the Amazon's irreplaceable biodiversity, beyond its colossal carbon stores, there are wind and ocean currents that connect the forest to regions across the globe (SN: 3/11/23, p. 9). Tree species inhabiting the more drought-prone central eastern Amazon tend to grow slower but be more resistant to embolism and vascular collapse than species in the forest's west. Over the last 50 years, the average annual temperature across the forest has climbed at least 0.6 degrees C. And exceptionally severe droughts have struck the forest three times in the last two decades. [Extracted from the article]

The author reflects on the need to save forests from disappearing. Topics discussed include the disappearance of forests on Earth, the importance of forests to plants and animals and to human civilization, the disappearance of forests during the Great Dying event, a history of forest protection in the U.S., the myth about tree planting.

The annual rate of deforestation in the Amazon surged nearly 60 per cent during his administration (according to InfoAmazonia, Lula cut deforestation by 70 per cent in his first term of office from 2003 to 2010). As Lula declared an aim to achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, his supporters, NGOs and, perhaps above all, the forest peoples of the Amazon, breathed a collective sigh of relief. Brazil is back' proclaimed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after his victory in last year's general election. THE LOW POINT This supertanker will take time to turn - barely a month after Lula took office, Brazilian Amazon deforestation reached its worst-ever February level, when surveillance satellites detected 209 square kilometres of forest destroyed, an area equivalent to about 30,000 football fields. [Extracted from the article]

Cargill, the largest private company in the US, buys from farmers and ranchers in 70 countries. Insider spoke withPilar Cruz, Cargill's chief sustainability officer, about its environmental work. The company [...]

TRAVEL THE LAST WORD IN WILDERNESS Alex Simpson discovers some of nature’s most endangered destinations and wildlife, and successful projects in renewal which dare to dream of an ecological renaissance. [...]

The article explains the challenges faced by endangered destinations and wildlife due to deforestation, climate change, habitat loss and unsustainable practices. It discusses various successful conservation and sustainability projects aimed at preserving these ecosystems and species; include efforts in the Amazon, polar regions, alpine ecosystems, aquatic environments, megafauna conservation & primate protection; and the importance of these initiatives in preventing further ecological decline.

Rampant deforestation is forcing Asian elephants into conflict with humans. Rachel Nuwer went to Sri Lanka to see if we can live in peace with them [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]