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A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon
From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back
Bibi van der Zee, Patrick Greenfield and Jonathan Watts
02, Jun, 2023 @12:17 PM
The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest
Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly
Jonathan Watts, Patrick Greenfield and Bibi van der Zee
02, Jun, 2023 @12:00 PM
A visual guide to deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
Fortunes of world’s largest rainforest and its Indigenous inhabitants have risen and fallen with political leadership
Anna Leach, Harvey Symons, Lucy Swan and Patrick Greenfield
02, Jun, 2023 @12:00 PM
Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over $1bn carbon neutrality claim
US airline pledged to go carbon neutral but plaintiffs say it is relying on offsets that do almost nothing to mitigate global heating
Patrick Greenfield
30, May, 2023 @1:00 PM
MEPs accused of ‘culture war against nature’ by opposing restoration law
Fears biodiversity proposals could be abandoned amid opposition from lobby groups and some countries
Patrick Greenfield
25, May, 2023 @9:24 AM
CEO of biggest carbon credit certifier to resign after claims offsets worthless
David Antonioli to step down from Verra, which was accused of approving millions of worthless offsets used by major companies
Patrick Greenfield
23, May, 2023 @1:58 PM
Flagship EU law to restore nature must not be derailed, warns environment chief
Rejection of key legislation on pesticides and restoration of wildlife ‘would send a dangerous, negative signal to the world’
Patrick Greenfield
16, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Greenwashing era is over, say ad agencies, as regulators get tough
Insiders welcome stricter rules in the UK and EU over the use of terms such as ‘carbon neutral’ in adverts, and claims concerned with offsetting
Ellen Ormesher and Patrick Greenfield
15, May, 2023 @3:11 PM
Adverts claiming products are carbon neutral by using offsetting face UK ban
Advertising watchdog to begin stricter enforcement on use of terms such as ‘carbon neutral’ amid concerns over offsets
Patrick Greenfield, Jillian Ambrose and Ellen Ormesher
15, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Scotland considers annual laser scan to monitor health of forest and peatlands
Airborne ‘lidar’ survey would generate 3D map of the country and provide high-quality information on its ecosystems
Patrick Greenfield
12, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Filipino activists appeal to British banks over region devastated by oil spill
Environmentalists from the Philippines urge investors to avoid LNG projects which they say threaten the Verde Island Passage
Patrick Greenfield
05, May, 2023 @11:30 AM
Field of fresh cow pats welcomes first dung beetles to be rewilded in France
Sixty of the keystone species released near Bordeaux to feast on waste from wild cattle and help restore a vital habitat on the Atlantic coast
Patrick Greenfield
30, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM
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