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It was only a 20-minute flight, inland from the northern shore of Borneo. But the change in the landscape since my previous trip on the same route 20 years ago
December 30, 2016 by Fred Pearce
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Anne Simpson isn’t impressed with the climate-science deniers that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is nominating for his cabinet.“You can deny the science,”
December 16, 2016 by Steve Zwick
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Corporate America is on a cities kick. In Chicago, where I live, more than 50 companies have announced relocations from the suburbs to downtown since 2010 —
December 14, 2016 by Karen Weigert
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Transforming an unsustainable global supply chain can seem daunting. As much as a single company may be committed to change, it’s almost impossible to do it
November 11, 2016 by Nicole Rycroft
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To support cities in climate sustainability, the Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) from U.N. Habitat collaborated with other agencies to develop the
November 10, 2016 by Michèle Zollinger
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Support for restoring the world’s deforested and degraded landscapes is growing rapidly.A 2014 report (PDF) by the New Climate Economy noted that restoring
November 9, 2016 by Sofia Faruqi
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Haiti produces less than 1 percent of the world’s cocoa. But today, cocoa industry players are aiming to put the Caribbean nation on the craft quality
October 19, 2016 by Meg Wilcox
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This is Part-1 in a series. "Hundreds of corporations have promised to reduce their impact on the world's forests, and Supply Change tracks the progress on
September 27, 2016 by Steve Zwick
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Near the corner of Broadwick and Lexington in London’s Soho neighborhood, a single spot on the ground has influenced more than 150 years of urban development.
August 25, 2016 by Nate Berg
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Tropical deforestation accounts for an estimated 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent to the emissions of some 600 million cars, according to
July 29, 2016 by Gaelle Gourmelon
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Deconstruct a hamburger, and what have you got? Beef — maybe from Paraguay — on a bun that might contain soy from Brazil and palm oil from Indonesia, all
July 21, 2016 by Stephen Donofrio
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Forests straddling the equator are critical to a stable climate because they store vast amounts of carbon, and a new study finds that the U.S. and four other
July 19, 2016 by Bobby Magill
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This article originally appeared at Ecosystem Marketplace.Many retailers are at risk of stocking products sourced from cattle raised on recently deforested
July 6, 2016 by Christina MacFarquhar
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Business alone could achieve 60 percent of the global carbon reduction pledged in the Paris Accords, a new analysis shows.If significant numbers of
June 30, 2016 by Barbara Grady
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Cities have more potential than ever to implement significant enhancements in energy efficiency, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a time when
June 29, 2016 by Sara E. Murphy
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Some companies are learning the hard way that sustainability is increasingly critical to the corporate bottom line — and that advanced technologies are making
June 28, 2016 by Sarah Mann
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The world’s cities are home to 54 percent (4 billion) of the earth’s total population; by 2050, that percentage is projected to increase to 66 percent. Today’s
June 23, 2016 by Brock N. Meeks
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I recently had the honor and pleasure of meeting Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland, a global advocate for women and children and a leader in
June 15, 2016 by Margaret O'Gorman
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The Amazon rainforest has been called the "lungs of the planet," but it’s constantly under pressure from agriculture expansion and encroaching development.The
June 6, 2016 by Kelli Barrett
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Last month, I traveled to D.C. to speak at the Innovation Forum on Deforestation in Washington. This event provides a unique forum for large corporations and
June 1, 2016 by Danna Smith
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The illegal timber trade creates problems for everyone. Governments lose valuable revenue and natural resources.Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission
June 1, 2016 by Ruth Nogueron
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This story originally appeared at Ecosystem Marketplace.Many retailers are at risk of stocking products sourced from cattle raised on recently deforested
May 26, 2016 by Christina MacFarquhar
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With 500 million smallholders in the world producing agricultural crops that companies buy as raw materials, there is huge interest in finding effective
April 11, 2016 by Edward Millard
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There was a lot of talk about deforestation at the latest round of international climate talks in December, and it’s no mystery why: Tropical deforestation and
March 11, 2016 by Steve Schwartzman
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Did the palm oil in the biscuits and cosmetics and toothpaste you buy contribute to deforestation, lost habitats and soaring carbon emissions?It is a question
March 7, 2016 by James Murray