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We have been collating data since 2001 to record how deforestation of the tropical rainforests and climate change have been affecting the Earth.

This page details the news stories and Global Impact events that have occurred in this area.

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 Facing moratorium and criticism in Indonesia, Sinar Mas looks to Liberia for new palm oil opportunities
(5th September 2010, Mongabay)


 Burger King drops palm oil supplier linked to Borneo rainforest destruction
(2nd September 2010, Mongabay)


 Cargill backtracks on sustainability push for palm oil, says activist group
(27th August 2010, Mongabay)


 Cargill to engage Indonesian supplier after audit confirms forest destruction
(27th August 2010, Mongabay)


 APP refutes Greenpeace charges on deforestation, though audit remains absent
(12th August 2010, Mongabay)


 Indonesian SMART gets mixed score in green audit
(11th August 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Indonesia APP says audit shows deforestation claim untrue
(11th August 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Audit finds palm oil company destroyed peatlands, but not primary forest
(10th August 2010, Mongabay)


 Chevron urges arbitration in $27 billion Ecuador case
(5th August 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Longtime target of green groups, Cargill, to supply sustainably-certified palm oil to Unilever
(29th July 2010, Mongabay)


 Walmart fires back at Greenpeace over deforestation charges
(8th July 2010, Mongabay)


 More wins needed in climate talks: World Bank
(22nd June 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Tesla Motors hopes to raise $185m from going public
(15th June 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Swiss giant orders investigation into its largest palm oil supplier
(15th June 2010, Mongabay)


 Majority of firms will spend more on climate change
(25th May 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Industry threats to relocate over carbon targets exposed as 'misleading'
(24th May 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Nestle will cut off palm oil suppliers who destroy the rainforest
(18th May 2010, The Telegraph (UK))


 Nestle caves to activist pressure on palm oil
(17th May 2010, Mongabay)


 Activists lock themselves in Cargill headquarters as new report alleges illegal deforestation
(5th May 2010, Mongabay)


 Paper company loses green certification after rainforest destruction in Indonesia
(18th April 2010, Mongabay)


 Nestle shareholder meeting interrupted by Greenpeace orangutans
(15th April 2010, Mongabay)


 Certified sustainable palm oil sales reach record level
(9th April 2010, Mongabay)


 Unilever backtracks: may purchase palm oil from Sinar Mas
(7th April 2010, Mongabay)


 US gun, guitar, and furniture-manufactures must declare basic information about wood sources
(31st March 2010, Mongabay)


 US oil company donated millions to climate sceptic groups, says Greenpeace
(30th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Nestle's palm oil debacle highlights current limitations of certification scheme
(25th March 2010, Mongabay)


 FedEx Funds Conservation International to Reforest Panda Habitat
(25th March 2010, ENS)


 Nestle fiasco continues: Indonesian oil palm planters threaten boycott too
(22nd March 2010, Mongabay)


 Nissan turns over a new Leaf with a zero-emission family hatchback
(19th March 2010, The Independent (UK))


 Weyerhaeuser joins push for U.S. climate bill
(18th March 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Nestle says drops palm oil supplier after report
(17th March 2010, Reuters Link to News Story)


 Industries hoarding greenhouse gas emission permits
(11th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 IMF proposes climate change fund
(8th March 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Cargill sells palm oil business in Papua New Guinea
(26th February 2010, Mongabay)


 BBC documentary leads Unilever to blacklist Indonesian palm oil company
(24th February 2010, Mongabay)


 Big business leaves big forest footprints
(16th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 UK firms flout CO2 ratings for buildings
(15th February 2010, The Independent (UK))


 BA agrees deal for UK jet biofuel plant
(15th February 2010, BBC Link to News Story)


 Companies disclose deforestation risk in their supply chains
(10th February 2010, Mongabay)


 Google Earth boosts deforestation monitoring capabilities
(7th February 2010, Mongabay)


 Certified palm oil sales accelerate
(5th February 2010, Mongabay)


 IMF Chief Proposes $100 Billion Annual Fund to Tackle Climate Change
(30th January 2010, ENS)


 Cheerios maker linked to rainforest destruction
(19th January 2010, Mongabay)


 Investors urge governments to take immediate action on climate change
(14th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Consumers should help pay the bill for 'greener' palm oil
(12th January 2010, Mongabay)


 McDonald's seeks to cut cows' methane emissions
(10th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))


 Top British firms drag their feet to reduce carbon footprints
(7th January 2010, The Guardian (UK))