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Adminsitration to Allow Logging in Critical Habitat for Spotted Owl

"To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward... more

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London Olympic builders boycott Tasmanian timber

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Article: Indigenous Bolivians march against Amazon road

The marchers say the road threatens their ancestral territory

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New Monkey Discovered in Myanmar Sneezes When It Rains

New Monkey Discovered in Burma Sneezes When it Rains by Rachel Cernansky, Boulder,... more

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Malaysia Conservationists Alarmed by New Plans to Dam Rivers on Borneo |

PHOTO: Orangutan populations in Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatera island are facing... more

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U.N. Will Carry Out Its Second Emergency Airlift of the World's Most Endangered Species, the Baby Gorillas, from the Democratic Republic of Congo

UN to airlift gorillas from DR Congo By the CNN Wire Staff June 6, 2010 5:39 a.m.... more

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Children's Books About Rainforest Deforestation Traced Back to Rainforest Deforestation |

An increasing number of children's books—including some detailing the... more

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Bill Nye the Science Guys Says: Save Our Earth (and Comments on the First Earth Day, 40 Years Ago)

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Save Mumbai from an ecological disaster - Petitions

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The Importance of the Earth's Rainforests

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Save the Amazon Forest today

For all those curious on how they can save the Amazon forest and its people, a visit... more

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How Our Cell Phones Kill Gorillas |

Mother Jones - http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/03/gorillas-extinct-mid-2020... more

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"The Last Stand Of The Gorilla"

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Stop Expanded Logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest

Act now and stop this land grab! Protect America's rainforest.... more

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FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WARNED OF GREENWASH RISK

ForestEthics : Protect Forests and Our Climate

Notice Advises of Deceptive Claims by “Sustainable Forestry Initiative”

Greenwashing by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is again under harsh scrutiny, this time in a trend-setting eco-conscious magazine and in the mailboxes of its target markets.

On March 5th, ForestEthics mailed letters to Fortune 500 companies that rely heavily on direct mail to market their products and services, including companies from the insurance, financial services and telecommunications sectors.

Citing the growing public controversy about SFI's deceptive 'green' marketing practices, the letters offer ForestEthics' expertise to help companies find legitimate ways to safeguard their brands and promote the environmental attributes of their products.

"SFI's greenwashing could be toxic for any brand associated with it," said Aaron Sanger of ForestEthics. "SFI is spending millions of dollars to market business as usual environmental destruction as 'green', and these misleading claims undermine the hard work and smart choices of any business making a sincere effort to be environmentally responsible."
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In September when ForestEthics filed legal complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that became the focus of an article in the New York Times on September 12.

In October, the Sierra Club also filed a complaint with SFI, presenting scientific evidence that SFI certified logging by Weyerhaeuser on extremely steep and unstable mountainsides in SW Washington despite publicly available evidence that these areas were prone to landslides. In a major regional rainstorm in December 2007, massive landslides did occur on logging sites certified by SFI as sustainable, producing downstream logjams and record flooding.

In its FTC complaint, ForestEthics described how SFI, funded and managed primarily by large logging companies, gives its seal of approval to the logging practices of these same companies that harm people and wildlife, damage water resources and destroy forests.

The report submitted to the IRS focused on SFI's nonprofit status, as SFI's funding and activities serve the private interests of wood and paper companies that want a 'green' image. This is not a proper purpose for an organization with the same nonprofit status that the IRS gives to public charities.

http://www.forestethics.org/fortune-500-companies-warned-of-greenwash-riskForestEthics : Protect Forests and Our Climate Notice Advises of Deceptive Claims... more

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Almost 10% of Europe's butterflies face extinction, report warns

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One Square Mile - Kennard, Texas

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Little more than 10,000 hectares of rainforest remain on Java

From 2003-2006, Java lost approximately 2,500 hectares a year (10,000 hectares of forest in total) according to the Forestry Ministry. Despite the rate of loss being far lower in Java than other Indonesian islands (such as Borneo, Sumatra, and Sulawesi), Java is particularly threatened because there is so little forest left. If the past rate of deforestation occurs from 2007-2010 then by the end of the year conservation organization Pro Fauna predicts only 10,000 hectares of rainforest will remain on the island, leaving a number of unique and endangered species in deep trouble.

In addition ProFauna campaign officer Radius Nursidi warns that the actual rate is probably higher than the official data reflects.

Java is home to a number of species that survive no-where else, including the Critically Endangered Javan rhino with a populated estimated at 40-60 individuals; the Endangered Javan Hawk-Eagle; the Endangered Javan gibbon; the Vulnerable Javan langur; the Endangered Javan slow loris; and the Endangered surili, a species of monkey. The island has already lost one of its flagship species to deforestation and poaching: the Javan tiger likely vanished entirely in the 1980s.

Poaching remains rife in Java, according to Pro Fauna, even in national parks, such as the R. Soerjo Grand Forest Park in Pasuruan and Merubetiri National Park in Banyuwangi. Illegal logging is also a problem at these conservation areas. Currently, there are no security posts at the exit areas of these parks, allowing poachers to easily escape with their quarry.

"[The] Indonesian government should take practical and political actions to save the remaining forests and wildlife in Java Island. The authorities should set up security posts in the exit points of the nature conservation areas," said Nursidi in a press release.

Indonesia has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. Largely due to this fact it is also third in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, after China and the United States. Much of the deforestation is due to oil palm plantations, as well as paper and other wood products in some areas.

http://news.mongabay.com/2010/01240hance_java.htmlFrom 2003-2006, Java lost approximately 2,500 hectares a year (10,000 hectares of... more

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Working In Idaho

America's bailout plan helped complete a sawmill in Emmett, Idaho keeping a... more

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