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IKEA furniture destroys some of Europe’s last remaining ancient forests
Furniture manufacturers producing for IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Romanian Carpathians, including in Natura 2000 protected areas, new report finds.
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Financial institutions are funding deforestation in the Amazon
Greenpeace Brazil’s new report exposes how banks are granting credit to farmers implicated in deforestation and other irregular activities in the Amazon.
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The financial sector is undermining the EU’s efforts to tackle nature destruction
The European Union presents itself as a role model in tackling biodiversity loss. But EU banks and finance institutions are bankrolling nature destruction on a global scale.
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EU banks have poured €256 billion into sectors that threaten nature and climate
A new report shows that some of the largest banks based in the EU provided a staggering 22.1% of total global credit between 2016 and early 2023 to big players in sectors that put nature at risk.
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Deforestation Anonymous
In Indonesia since 2021, one forestry company – PT Mayawana Persada – has cleared more than 33,000 hectares, an area nearly half the size of Singapore. As this report sets…
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Massive deforestation in Borneo destroying orangutan habitat
A coalition of leading environmental organisations have released a report that sheds light on the alarming resurgence of deforestation in Indonesia.
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5 things you need to know about Europe’s forests
Forests cover around 40% of Europe's land area, creating green and lush landscapes. However, a darker reality emerges about their state when you dig into the statistics. Here are five things you probably didn't know about the current state of Europe's forests.
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The climate emergencies of 2023
We outlined some of the climate emergencies of the year in this blog — from torrential rains in Southeast Asia that resulted in catastrophic floods and landslides, to droughts in Africa that exacerbated the region’s hunger and poverty.
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How our financial system is bankrolling extinction and what governments need to do to restore nature
As Governments are preparing their plans on how to implement the commitments they have made in the historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, we urge them to adopt regulations of the finance sector, control financial flows, and stop and reverse the destruction of natural ecosystems.