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Greenpeace International @greenpeace@mastodon.social
· 1d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Google reportedly cleared 250,000 TREES in Finland for a data centre without the environmental impact assessment required by law. Finnish authorities ordered Google to halt construction, but the damage has already been done. What was once a forest has been turned into a muddy field. Murky water flowing from the site into a nearby river has also raised concerns about potential harm to wildlife. #google #finland #datacentres #AI #suomi #forests #bigtech #timetoresist
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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 4d ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Savage’s Glass Frogs 🐸 live in the cloud #forests of #Colombia 🇨🇴 and face threats from the #pet trade and #agriculture. Their see-through skin protects them from predators. Help them survive and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🧐🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Savage’s Glass Frog Centrolene savagei Palm Oil Detectives
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Savage’s Glass Frog Centrolene savagei Palm Oil Detectives

Perched on delicate leaves above rushing mountain streams, Centrolene savagei is a rare frog of wonder. The Savage's Glass Frog, also known as the Savage's Cochran Frog has translucent emerald skin that shimmers under moonlight, revealing a celestial map of organs and veins. These appear like a tiny universe of stars glowing beneath their skin. This remarkable adaptation serves as camouflage, allowing them to blend seamlessly into their misty rainforest habitat. Male frogs fiercely protect a clu

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 5d ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#News: #Australia’s iconic alpine ash #forests are now officially endangered! 🌳🔥 Driven by #climatechange, too-frequent bushfires are killing saplings before they can drop seeds. URGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW! 🛑🐨 #ForestConservation #ClimateAction #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?
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Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?

One of the most widespread types of forest in Australia’s high country is facing an existential threat. We need bold action before it is too late.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 2w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#Bats 🦇 are super seed dispersers in #forests all over the world. Discover how the straw-coloured fruit #bat is saving #Africa’s forests. Yet they’re endangered by #deforestation. Help them and go #vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Fruit Bats: Super Seed Dispersers Growing African Forests Palm Oil Detectives
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Fruit Bats: Super Seed Dispersers Growing African Forests Palm Oil Detectives

Fruit bats AKA flying foxes are vital in Africa’s forests as seed dispersers boosting biodiversity. Take action to save these protectors of the rainforest!

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 2w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Bounding through #WestAfrica's lush #forests, the #Bongo 🦌 is a large #herbivore whose biggest predator is humans, killing them for #palmoil 🌴🩸☠️ and cruel sport 🤮🏹 Help them survive, be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
Bongo Facts: Baby Size, Range and Where They Live
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Bongo Facts: Baby Size, Range and Where They Live

Uncover cool Bongo facts about Africa's largest and most splendid antelope, their range is under threat by poaching for meat and palm oil

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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺 @animalculum@scholar.social
· 1w ago
Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net
Where is carbon stored in boreal #forests? It depends on the fungi https://jecologyblog.com/2026/10/20/where-is-carbon-stored-in-boreal-forests-it-depends-on-the-fungi/ paper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.70446 "fungal richness and composition were significant predictors of tree growth rates and soil carbon concentrations... specific ectomycorrhizal #fungi were linked with faster tree growth and lower soil carbon concentrations... organic nitrogen acquisition by fungi can stimulate tree growth at the expense of the oxidation (and potential loss) of soil carbon"
Where is carbon stored in boreal forests? It depends on the fungi
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Where is carbon stored in boreal forests? It depends on the fungi

Elinor Fajer, Harvard University, and Peter Pellitier, University of Utah, discuss their article: Ectomycorrhizal communities underlie trade-offs between greater long-term tree growth and reduced s…

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 2w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
🌳 #News: @UniofOxford #Research finds while selective logging alters tropical #forests, converting them to #palmoil causes greater harm, especially to #biodiversity. Preserving logged forests is crucial. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Logged Forests Thrive, While Palm Oil Leaves Little Alive Palm Oil Detectives
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Logged Forests Thrive, While Palm Oil Leaves Little Alive Palm Oil Detectives

Research finds selective logging alters forest structure, but palm oil conversion causes more severe damage to biodiversity. Take action boycott palm oil!

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Eric Maugendre about carbon @maugendre@mas.to
· 4mo ago
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"The health of Indigenous lands and their ability to store vast quantities of carbon stem from the stewardship of the people who inhabit them." "Respondents from a wide range of countries, including Bolivia, Mexico, and the Philippines, mentioned using community monitoring or patrols to protect their land from outsiders and violations of traditional protocol." "New research […] also reveals a dangerous misconception that has taken hold in global climate discussions: the idea that Indigenous lands are so rich because they are remote or sparsely populated." Sangat et al. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07434-2 via Joseph Lee @josephvlee.bsky.social #community #conservation #climate #indigenous #whiteness #coloniality #publicSafety #forests #IPCC
Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and practices for climate survival - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
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Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and practices for climate survival - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and practices for climate survival

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Eric Maugendre about carbon @maugendre@mas.to
· 1mo ago
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#Forests need sustainable management and strengthening Indigenous rights and resources. “She realized that, you know, the people were also a very important part of the complex forest relationships,” Erica Gies says. “Which is much more of a reciprocity kind of mentality. If you take, you also give back. There is a responsibility to care for the system. Because if you don’t, and if you overexploit it, it would be really easy to starve, right?” Podcast: https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/04/reciprocity-not-extraction-centering-an-indigenous-approach-to-forestry/ 🧵 #community #conservation #climate #indigenous
Reciprocity, not extraction: Centering an Indigenous approach to forestry
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Reciprocity, not extraction: Centering an Indigenous approach to forestry

Forester and scientist Suzanne Simard is well known for her landmark 1997 paper, which demonstrated that two distinct species of trees could share resources. At the time, it turned traditional Western forestry thinking on its head. Instead of the Darwinian view of trees as being in competition with each other, it introduced the idea that […]

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 3w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#News: US #mining giant #Alcoa under investigation after illegally clearing #WA’s jarrah forest, destroying habitat for endangered black #cockatoos, #quokkas and #numbats while already under probe – #forests ARE NOT FOR SALE for greedy #bauxite profits #AnimalRights #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats
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US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats

Pressure grows on Alcoa over strip-mining of Western Australian jarrah forest, which also threatens Perth’s water supply

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 3w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
The largest #bat 🦇🌎 in the world has a 1.7m wingspan and hangs out in S.E. #Asia’s #forests, the Malayan Flying Fox is #endangered by hunting and #palmoil 🌴🔥#deforestation. Help them survive and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴💩🧐 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Kalong Facts and Threats: The Malayan Flying Fox Under Siege Palm Oil Detectives
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Kalong Facts and Threats: The Malayan Flying Fox Under Siege Palm Oil Detectives

The kalong is the world’s largest bat, but this Malayan flying fox now faces hunting, persecution and palm oil-driven habitat loss across South and Southeast Asia.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
With glassy skin in vivid colours and large alien-like eyes, Malayan Forest #Geckos look striking 🦎😻 These #reptiles long for peace in the understory of #Malaysia’s #forests. Help them survive and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🧐⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Malayan Forest Gecko Cyrtodactylus pulchellus Palm Oil Detectives
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Malayan Forest Gecko Cyrtodactylus pulchellus Palm Oil Detectives

The Malayan Forest Gecko, a rare reptile endemic to Peninsular Malaysia's dense rainforests, is in grave danger due to deforestation for palm oil plantations

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Eric Maugendre about carbon @maugendre@mas.to
· 3mo ago
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Timber-production forests are twice less likely to burn as timber plantations: "We find plantations in temperate regions were twice as likely to suffer stand-replacing wildfires than natural production forests, including in vital timber-producing nations like China and Russia. Plantations in tropical regions showed no clear effect". Bousfield et al. (2025). "Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59272-6 #plantations #forests #wildfires #carbon #GHG #climateChange #emissions #CO2
Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems - Nature Communications
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Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems - Nature Communications

Timber plantations in temperate countries are twice as likely to be destroyed by wildfires compared to natural wood-producing forests under similar conditions. The increasing threat of wildfires in the future will threaten global wood security.

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Eric Maugendre about carbon @maugendre@mas.to
· 2mo ago
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'Opposing the privatisation of our native #forests is not an ideological one; it’s based on a history of the market failing nature even more appallingly than our governments have.' In other words: neoliberalism doesn't save forests or #climate, which are intertwined. https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260806-who-the-greens-vote-with-matters-less-than-what-the-greens-vote-for #treePlantations #foresters #forestry #Australia #AusPol #climatePolicy
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Who the Greens vote with matters less than what the Greens vote for

In the coming weeks in the federal Senate, the Australian Greens will hold the balance of power vote on a small disallowance motion with big repercussions for climate policy in Australia.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#News: German scientists turn CO2 + methane + industrial #yeast into #fat identical to #palmoil—no #deforestation, no #landgrabbing! A true game-changer for #forests. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
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Greenhouse Gases Yield a Palm Oil Alternative

Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world. The consequences for the environment and climate are catastrophic. A research team has now succeeded in producing a high-quality substitute—from industrial emissions that harm the climate.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 2mo ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#News: Fragmented #forests are a #climate bomb! 🌳📉 #Research finds trees on forest edges absorb more CO2, yet are vulnerable to #heat stress. If temps keep rising, the carbon sink will collapse. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🛑🔥 @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Fragmented Forests Sequester Less Carbon - Eos
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Fragmented Forests Sequester Less Carbon - Eos

New research has revealed that larger, unified forests store more carbon than the same area of fragmented patches.

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 2mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
#Trump admin moves ahead to end #roadless rule on #NationalForests Environmentalists [warn] …lifting protections will have detrimental effects for old growth #forests, #wildlife & #water supplies. “Americans across the political spectrum have made it crystal clear that they don’t want political appointees removing protections from #PublicLands,” said Chris Krupp, an attorney with the group WildEarth Guardians. #law #SaveRoadless #conservation #ClimateChange
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Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide.

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