Sentences with phrase «report by rainforest»

According to a report by Rainforest Alliance, the rate of deforestation in the forest concessions from 2000 to 2013 was just 0.4 percent.

According to a report by Rainforest Action Network, the area «is among the most biodiverse ecosystems ever documented by science.»

Not exact matches

Eventually, we pass a sign on the right side of the road that says «Kitabi Tea Factory,» and I bolt upright in my seat — was this the Kitabi Tea Factory, an estate and tea processing facility that has been certified to the Rainforest Alliance's agriculture standard since 2011, and whose audit report I had, by chance, just included in a new analysis of tea farm improvements?

Initial sourcing goals, from their 2013 report (PDF), indicated that they wanted to source more Rainforest Alliance certified coffee from Kenya and Sumatra, and expand into East Africa and Papua New Guinea by encouraging and educating suppliers.

The aforementioned paper reports that «Rainforest Alliance inspection auditors rely heavily on data provided by farm managers» (who are not ecologists), and confirm data provided during visits by various estimates and extrapolations.

No director, officer, employee, or volunteer of the Rainforest Alliance who in good faith reports any action or suspected action taken by or within the Rainforest Alliance that he or she perceives to be illegal, fraudulent, or in violation of any adopted corporate policy shall suffer intimidation, harassment, discrimination or other retaliation or, in the case of employees, adverse employment consequences.

The report «Feeding the Beast», released today by Friends of the Earth (FOE), describes how EU money invested in factory farms is contributing to clearing rainforests.

Rainforest conservation could also lead to state - level increases in beef revenue, topping off at $ 10 billion for a big producer like Texas by 2030 or boosted revenues of $ 2 million for Alaska, the smallest beef producer, the report states.

Villagers along the muddy banks of the Curanja River in the remote Peruvian Amazon are reporting frequent sightings and even raids by a mysterious, isolated tribe that lives deep in the rainforest.

The report, funded by the Arcus Foundation, analyzed data collected with support from Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, KfW (German Development Bank), ICCN, Newman's Own Foundation, Rainforest Trust, UNESCO, USAID, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and World Bank.

The findings of the international study, reported by Simon Lewis of the University of Leeds, UK, mirror past discoveries of the huge carbon - absorbing ability of the Amazon rainforest.

Lead author Asner commented: «Our results reveal far more rainforest damage than previously reported by the government, NGOs, or other researchers.

The initiative was set in place to protect and conserve 220,000 square kilometers of lush rainforest on the island and according to a new report by leading conservation organization, World Wildlife Fund, it has resulted in the exciting discovery of 123 new species... so far.The rare yellow - green ibycus rachelae slug has been dubbed the ninja slug after its mating ritual was discovered to include firing «love darts» full of hormones into its mate.

It seems that, not content with having lied to us about shrinking glaciers, increasing hurricanes, and rising sea levels, the IPCC's latest assessment report also told us a complete load of porkies about the danger posed by climate change to the Amazon rainforest.

As Peru's legislature debates the merits of building the Purús highway through the Amazon rainforest, a new report by Global Witness alleges that the project has been aggressively pushed by...

Whether it's the destruction of rainforest shared by elephants and orangutans in Sumatra to produce palm oil; reports linking fast food giants to the burning of tropical forests in Brazil and Bolivia; or the hundreds of thousands of hectares of tree cover loss per year in West Africa — the world's forests are being razed to sate global demand for -LSB-...]

Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands (5/28/2008) Biofuel feedstock expansion in Africa will likely come at the expense of ecologically - sensitive lands, reports a new analysis presented by Wetlands International at the Convention of Biological Diversity in Bonn.

The World Bank report comes on the heels of a proposal by a coalition of developing countries to seek compensation from industrialized countries for conserving their rainforests to fight global warming.

This is according to analysis by a group of NGOs including the Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club published in a report titled «Banking on Climate Change 2017,» and realeased last month.

The Financial Times recently reported, «Between January 2014 and September 2017, international banks channeled $ 630 [billion] to the top 120 companies planning to build new coal plants around the world, according to research by campaign groups, including the Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, and Friends of the Earth.»

(08/07/2009) Despite violent protests by indigenous groups over plans to expand oil and gas exploration in the Peru's Amazon rainforest, energy investments in the South American country are expected to increase to $ 1.5 billion in both 2009 and 2010, reports Reuters.

(06/21/2010) The Sunday Times over the weekend retracted a column that accused the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of making a «bogus rainforest claim» when it cited a report warning that up to 40 percent of the Amazon could be «drastically» affected by climate change.

Salt compounds released by fungi and plants in the Amazon rainforest have an important role in the formation of rain clouds, reports research published in the journal Science.

EARLIER today I posted a report, via WUWT, on Al Gore's failed «save the planet» legacy — the deforestation of pristine Sumatran rainforest, linked to palm oil production, that is making Indonesia warmer by up to 10 °C!

The work of 2014 Goldman Prize winner Rudi Putra is featured in a report released by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) earlier this week.

Thousands of square kilometers of the world's second - largest rainforest, the Congo Basin, sit on the verge of destruction, according to a new report released today by Earthsight, the London - based non-profit...

A recent report by conservation NGO Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is decrying what they say is Norwegian government complicity in funding a project they allege could result in the clearance...

The Guardian reports that Peru's army is poised to deploy in the Amazon rainforest to lift blockades across rivers and roads by indigenous people opposed to oil, gas, logging and mining projects.

All interested parties are invited to submit comments on farms currently undergoing the Rainforest Alliance Certified ™ certification process with RA - Cert, and to review Public Summary reports for completed audits on agriculture enterprises that have been certified by RA - Cert.

It may seem shocking, but according to reports by Reuters, Brazil is preparing to auction off big chunks of the Amazon rainforest to timber companies.

Responding to Greenpeace's recent report (a screengrab of which is above) on the wholesale destruction of Indonesian rainforest by Sinar Mas Group affiliate Asia Pulp & Paper, Walmart issued a press statement Wednesday expressing shock that it would be singled out in the report, as it has been in discussions with the environmental group on ways to improve its supply chain.

Considering forest - threatening factors such as fires, deforestation, and the emission of greenhouse gases, the research found if the regions of the Amazon most crucial to maintaining the biome's climate are lost, large sections of the once lush rainforest may be reduced to a virtual desert.According to a report from Globo Amazônia, the study conducted by Gilvan Sampaio of National Institute of Special Research (INPE) found that the vegetation of the Amazon will be particularly impacted by rising global temperatures in the years to come, in addition to the continued threats posed by deforestation and fires.

Photo credit: arkntina According to a 1996 report by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, funded by the World Bank and the United Nations, 72 acres of rainforest are destroyed every minute, mostly by impoverished people who

(08/27/2008) The British government should end subsidies for biofuels and instead use the funds to slow destruction of rainforests and tropical peatlands argues a new report issued by a U.K. - based think tank.

It was also run by the Sunday Times, which headlined its report «UN climate panel shamed by bogus rainforest claim».

(07/18/2012) Already wracked by extensive deforestation and forest degradation, the future looks grim for Borneo's tropical rainforests, reports a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences.

Timber from the South Seas, a report co-authored by Kuroda, provided the first comprehensive data on Japan's timber consumption patterns and exposed Japanese corporations» contribution to rainforest destruction.

(07/25/2012) A campaign run by environmental activists has helped lead to a 87 percent reduction in palm oil use by eight major food companies in Norway, reports Rainforest Foundation Norway, which led the effort.