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Companies and major NGOs have been strangely loath to go public about how their climate and nature programmes have been affected by President Donald Trump’s evisceration of USAID and climate funding.
Most small-scale gold mining operations separate gold from ore by adding liquid mercury and then burning the mixture, ...
Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision ...
Scientists working on Will Smith's new show found a record-breaking anaconda species in the Amazon rainforest. The discovery, led by Professor Bryan Fry, involves the 20.7 feet long northern green ...
Texas-based ingredient company Applied Food Sciences supplies guayusa to the natural products industry with its patented, organic extract called AmaTea® Max, which is becoming increasingly popular in ...
Coffee farmers in Myanmar are seeing major ecosystemic and economic benefits come from engaging in agroforestry practices. With the support of the nonprofit Fauna & Flora, the Asho Chin people of ...
People drink more than two billion cups of coffee every day, and Colombia is one of the world’s top exporters. Coffee was reportedly introduced to Colombia in the early 19th century by Jesuit ...
The third-party sustainability certifier Rainforest Alliance recently launched a new version of its sustainable agriculture standard, while also introducing a future add-on program for specializations ...
Peet’s Coffee will no longer charge an extra fee for plant-based milks, following pressure from animal rights group PETA and public support from Sir Paul McCartney. The announcement comes after PETA ...
Far from international forums and economical centers, locals in one of the Amazon deforestation hotspots seek alternatives to agribusiness and gold mines. Mongabay went to Pará state’s ...
Peet's Coffee said plant-based milk will be offered at the same price as dairy starting this summer. The company has a long history in the Bay Area, with its first location opening in 1966 at Vine ...