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(628) articlesChimp rescued from zoo after 8 year struggle
9 April 2014
Daily Star| Justin Salhani 09|04|2014 BEIRUT: An animal rights group confiscated Lebanon’s last imprisoned chimpanzee from a zoo over the weekend, nine years after it…
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General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive announce deforestation-free policies for palm oil sourcing
1 April 2014
General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive announce deforestation-free policies for palm oil sourcing Rhett A. Butler | Mongabay | 24th March 2014 Two consumer products giants have joined…
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Indigenous communities demand forest rights, blame land grabs for failure to curb deforestation
25 March 2014
Diane Parker | Mongabay | 25/03/2014 Indigenous communities demand forest rights, blame land grabs for failure to curb deforestation Deforestation for palm oil in Malaysia…
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Mongabay | Ariel Mark | March 2014 Over the past 25 years, West Africa's primates have been put at risk due to an escalating bushmeat…
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Featured video: indigenous tribe faces loggers, ranchers, and murder in bid to save their forests
20 March 2014
Jeremy Hance | Mongabay | 19/03/2014 Featured video: indigenous tribe faces loggers, ranchers, and murder in bid to save their forests Rainforest in Panama. Photo…
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by Cat Ferguson (livescience.com) Panzee, a 22-year-old female chimp, significantly outperformed 12 children and 4 adults on a complex maze in a virtual-reality computer game.
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Leftover trees enhance the biodiversity of new forests
20 March 2014
Nicholas Barrett | Mongabay | 20/03/2014 Leftover trees enhance the biodiversity of new forests Trees left standing after deforestation have a discernible impact on the…
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Progressive palm oil group opens door to companies, NGO's adopting zero deforestation policies
12 March 2014
Progressive palm oil group opens door to companies, NGO's adopting zero deforestation policies Rhett A. Butler | Mongabay | 12/03/2014 The Palm Oil Innovation Group…
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