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(115) articlesReturn to wild of formerly blind Sumatran orangutan mother of twins after ground-breaking surgery
vendredi, 09 janvier 2015 00:00
Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (www.sumatranorangutan.org) January 9th, 2015, Medan, Indonesia On Monday January 5th 2015, Gober, a formerly blind orangutan mother of twins was returned…
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EXPOSED: Shocking trade in baby orangutans being bred as playthings for the Russian super-rich for £24,000 each
mardi, 06 janvier 2015 00:00
Will Stewart and Simon Tomlinson | MAILONLINE | 6 January 2015 | Full article with photos at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2891073/Shocking-Russian-trade-baby-orangutans-bred-playthings-super-rich-25-000-each.html#ixzz3PAgeNATK Endangered species have become victims of booming…
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Trafficking great ape body parts in Cameroon
dimanche, 04 janvier 2015 00:00
By Eugene Nforngwa | Al Jazeera – January 4 2015 Al Jazeera Original Article https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/trafficking-great-ape-body-parts-cameroon-120453127.html Yaounde, Cameroon - For years, traffickers fuelled the slaughter of…
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Ten Years After the Tsunami, Aceh Faces New “Development Disasters”
lundi, 29 décembre 2014 00:00
10 years after the 2004 tsunami that claimed over 200,000 lives in Aceh, the province remains highly vulnerable to disasters. At a Public Discussion held…
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Tradeoff: Sabah banks on palm oil to boost forest protection
mercredi, 10 décembre 2014 17:39
Last month Sabah set aside an additional 203,000 hectares of protected forest reserves, boosting the Malaysian state's extent of protected areas to 21 percent of…
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'No forests, no cash': palm oil giants commit to sustainability, but will they follow through?
mercredi, 10 décembre 2014 17:35
Embattled Palm Oil Giant Announces Sustainability Policy, But Fails To Win Over Critics
mercredi, 10 décembre 2014 17:24
Malaysian palm oil giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) has joined a growing list of companies committing to zero deforestation for commodity production.
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