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Why I’ve dedicated my life to protecting the rainforests

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 26th November 2018
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“Suddenly you are surrounded by calmness and fresh air. You are alone. You can listen to the sounds of the forest, the sounds of the birds. Whenever I go inside the forests, I feel always blessed and grateful.”

“I feel like a new person, reborn, when I am in the forest,” Annisa Rahmawati smiles. While Annisa finds peace and a sense of purpose among the trees, she also works every day to protect huge swathes of forest in her homeland, where the sound of bulldozers is threatening to drown out the sound of… Read More

The vital kit we need to stop environmental criminals

Posted by Caitlin Jones - 20th November 2018
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Without our tracking device, more forest would have been destroyed.

Our investigations team have a job no like no other. One week they might be uncovering data to stop oil drilling in the Arctic, and the next they might be tracking trucks suspected of illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. The Investigations… Read More

In pictures: orangutans threatened by deforestation linked to the makers of Oreo

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 14th November 2018
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Palm oil suppliers to Mondelēz, one of the world’s biggest brands, known for it’s products like Cadbury chocolate bars, Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers have destroyed 25,000 hectares of orangutan habitat in Indonesia in just two years (2015 – 2017). Mondelēz buys much of it’s dirty palm oil from the… Read More

Why the government should ban “problem plastics”

Posted by Alice Hunter - 2nd November 2018
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What do black plastic trays, styrofoam takeaway boxes and PVC clingfilm have in common? They’re all “problem plastics” – non-recyclable, too expensive to recycle or toxic to the environment. Obviously these materials aren’t the only… Read More

4 reasons slower ships could mean healthier oceans

Posted by Morten Thaysen - 23rd October 2018
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The CSCL Indian Ocean container ship is hard aground in Germany's Elbe River. With an overall length of 399 metres and a cargo carrying capacity of 19,100 containers, it is one of the world's largest container ships. An overflight of the area showed no signs of pollution. Das Containerschiff CSCL Indian Ocean sitzt in der Elbe auf Grund fest. Mit einer Gesamtlaenger von 399 Metern und einer Kapazitaet von 19100 Containern ist sie eines der groessten Containerschiffe der Welt. Bei einem Ueberflug konnte keine Umweltverschmutzung festgestellt werden.

This week, the International Maritime Organisation has the opportunity cap ship speeds globally from 2021/2022 and then gradually reduce them. This might not sound like a massive deal. But here are four reasons why reducing speeds could make a big difference for the climate and for our oceans. Read More

Green Great Britain Week – how green was it really?

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 19th October 2018
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Hot off the heels of the biggest climate change announcement from the UN in years that we have 12 years to reduce global carbon emissions by 45% – the government launched Green Great Britain Week. A week to “showcase ten years since UK’s world leading Climate Change Act” and… Read More