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Malaysia Sends Plastic Waste Back to 13 Wealthy Countries, Says It Won’t Be ‘the Rubbish Dump of the World’

By Jordan Davidson / January 21, 2020

The Southeast Asian country Malaysia has sent 150 shipping containers packed with plastic waste back to 13 wealthy countries, putting the world on notice that it will not be the world’s garbage dump, as CNN reported. The countries receiving their trash back include the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Canada. The government will […]

European Moves to Restrict Palm Oil Have Enraged Malaysia and Indonesia

By EcoWatch / March 18, 2019

World’s Largest Palm Oil Trader Ramps Up Zero-Deforestation Efforts

By EcoWatch / December 10, 2018

What’s Worse Than Palm Oil for the Environment? Other Vegetable Oils, IUCN Study Finds

By Mongabay / July 3, 2018

Climate Change Could Bring Drought to Amazon, Greater Rain to Pacific and African Forests

By Olivia Rosane / April 30, 2018

Ravaged by Deforestation, Borneo Loses Nearly 150,000 Orangutans in 16 Years

By Mongabay / February 16, 2018

By Basten Gokkon The world lost nearly 150,000 orangutans from the island of Borneo in the past 16 years due to habitat loss and killing, and is on track to lose another 45,000 by 2050, according to a new paper in the journal Current Biology. The study, published Feb. 15, observed 36,555 orangutan nests across […]