Sentences with phrase «protected rainforest»

An analysis on National Geographic books found Sumatran rainforest fiber from Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), a brand whose suppliers have been linked to rainforest destruction in Sumatra, and, in the most recent Greenpeace report, alleged illegal logging of protected rainforest trees.

The creation of The Village will pay homage to the stunning natural elements of its site with the pockets of lush protected rainforest and network of waterways presenting a perfect setting for the development's classic colonial - inspired architecture with a contemporary twist.

Our destination for this tour is 250 hectares of protected rainforest preserve.

A seaside hideaway situated on Playa Grande's mile - long stretch of beach, Amanera emerges from 373 acres of lush, protected rainforest

The Daintree, on the other hand, offers a more natural experience of Australia's protected rainforest.

After a short trek through the protected rainforest where exotic flora and fauna abound, you will be able to bathe at one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

With 270 hectares of protected rainforest on neighbouring Ulva Island, wildlife lovers and adventurers will not want to miss two of New Zealand's best - protected nature reserves.

It is approximately 100 square miles of protected rainforest in central Panama and home to well over 500 bird species.

The new bottled water is sourced from an artesian aquifer in a protected rainforest in the Namosi Highlands in Fiji.

Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.

There are many ways you can protect rainforests, fight climate change, and help people and wildlife thrive.

Protecting the rainforests requires the collaboration of many different partners.

Greenpeace also claims that Sud - Cameroun Hevea, a company owned mostly by Singapore's GMG, is developing rubber and palm oil plantations that threaten the Dja Faunal Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest and best protected rainforests in Africa.

A counterintuitive fishery in Brazil's Amazon yields 40 million tropical fish a year while protecting the rainforest.

It's based on a counterintuitive premise: that fishermen can protect rainforest, nourish the local economy, and promote animal welfare by taking large volumes of wild fish out of their natural habitats to ship them thousands of miles away.

How to Protect the Rainforest.

The European Parliament is set to back a ban on use of palm oil for biofuels, in a bid to protect rainforests, but exporters warn this would violate trade rules

Amazon Watch is a nonprofit that supports the rights of indigenous peoples and protects the rainforest in the Amazon Basin.

Being such a precious commodity, Costa Rica and its people (like our Tico family), have been on a crusade to protect its rainforest and natural resources.

Conway National Park is a peaceful coastal park overlooking the Whitsunday Passage, protecting rainforest - clad mountains, forested hills and deep valleys.

The Reserva Nacional Tambopata is a 679,500 - acre (275,000 - ha) reserve that protects the rainforest all the way to the Bolivian border.

Good luck protecting the rainforests in such a scenario.

Glad to know Al Gore and Wangari joined together to protect rainforest.

And not just amy amount of money will do, Ecuador has determined that it will cost $ 360 million USD a year to protect their rainforest, which just happens to sit on 900 million barrels of oil.

Essentially, the time has come to pay the tab and someone needs to pony up the money to protect the rainforests in exchange.

Eating Brazil Nuts Protects the Amazon Rainforest - Literally In Amazon, Protecting Rainforest by Policy or Force Cattle Pastures in Deforested Amazon Now the Size of Iceland

Amazon Watch's mission is to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, supporting indigenous - led initiatives in protecting more than 60 million acres of rainforest from oil development and mega-dams.

Dr. Mark Plotkin, an ethnobotanist who heads the Amazon Conservation Team, a group that works with tribes to protect rainforests in Suriname, Colombia, and Brazil, agrees.

«The best way to protect ancestral rainforests is to help the Indians hold on to their culture, and the best way to help them hold onto their culture is to help them protect the rainforest,» he added.

In this agreement donors pledged to build the school in exchange for the village's promise to continue to protect the rainforest for a 50 year period.

We emphasize projects which tell an inspiring story and to which people can relate — whether it is protecting rainforests, restoring croplands back to native forests, or creating jobs for local communities and indigenous people.

The report urged policymakers to increase funding through World Bank - run forest funds or use the UN-run Green Climate Fund to help protect rainforest.

For his work to protect the rainforests of Gabon from mining interests that threatened to destroy those areas, Mr. Ona received the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa.

Just last November, President Lula argued that the world was responsible for protecting the rainforests of Brazil and that wealthy nations should pay up.

There are many ways you can protect rainforests, fight climate change, and help people and wildlife thrive.

Image via GOOD OroVerde is a German non-profit that works to protect rainforests.

It sustains the economy, protects the rainforests and the tangerine flavor is faboolicious.

I spent time in both rainforests this past April and there was certainly talk of improving economies in order to protect the rainforests.

Mongabay has a complete list of the 13 protected areas already slated to benefit from the program: US forgives $ 30M in debt to protect rainforests in Sumatra, Indonesia Forest Conservation Tropical Forests Better Left Intact as Carbon Sinks Than Converted to Biofuel Plantations Indigenous Rights Crucial to Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation Sumatra's Remaining Forests Get Government Pledge of Protection

(03/30/2012) At the same time that it is committing hundreds of millions of dollars a year to protecting rainforests, Norway is investing more than 13 billion dollars a year via its pension fund in dozens of companies linked to deforestation, alleges a new report from Rainforest Foundation Norway and Friends of the Earth Norway.

Not exact matches

My company, Women Rocking Business, has raised over half a million dollars for women around the globe, women in the rainforest and in Indonesia, supporting them to build businesses that serve their communities and protect our ecosystems, this is something I'm deeply proud of.

Now available online, «Primeval: Enter the Incomappleux» takes audiences deep into one of the world's last stretches of untouched, ancient, temperate rainforest and discusses a plan to protect it from logging.

Francis» visit to Chile and Peru aims to highlight immigration, the suffering of indigenous peoples and protecting the Amazon rainforest.

Soy and beef production have played significant roles in the exploitation of the Amazonian rainforest, but the rollout of regulations to protect these precious natural resources have had unexpected...

The Rainforest Alliance and UTZ both run programs designed to protect the welfare of the civets.

The project supports the Rainforest Alliance, which works in partnership with Brazilian nonprofit Imaflora — as well as farmers, forest communities and cattle ranchers — to protect Brazil's magnificent and ecologically fragile natural heritage.

To this day Sambazon is the ONLY Fair Trade Certified açaí (which is a lot more in depth and different than 1 % For the Planet and many pay to play certifications other brands have), and is the only vertically integrated company on the market, ensuring the highest quality, and premium açaí out there, and has protected millions of acres of Amazon Rainforest to this day, by providing 20,000 family farmers with employment from sustainable harvesting of açaí fruit.

With 90 percent of the world's forests outside of protected areas, the Rainforest Alliance works to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land - use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

Newman's Own Organics buys 100 percent of its cocoa from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms that protect the environment and ensure the well - being of workers, their families and surrounding communities.

He continued, «In partnership with Olam Ghana, the Rainforest Alliance will work not only with governments and companies, but also with forest communities and cocoa farmers, giving them the tools they need to diversify their income and improve their yields — and therefore their livelihoods — while protecting forests and landscapes.»