March 12, 20150Comments

Burma govt puts forests at risk

A new report reveals that the Burmese government has allocated at least 5.2 million acres and plans to allocate another 11 million acres of Southeast Asia’s last remaining...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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March 5, 20150Comments

The palm oil dilemma

By Natalie Kyriacou – Flying over Sabah, in East Malaysian Borneo there stands row after row of palm oil plantation, engulfing the countryside and swallowing the rich...

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CAMPAIGNS

February 15, 20150Comments

Power brokers’ chains hold back forests protection

UK thinktank says inaction by the ‘Forest 500’ means global efforts to end deforestation by 2030 are not keeping pace with the rate of destruction, writes Alex Kirby. The...

by Earth Tribe Team

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January 16, 20150Comments

Tropical forests may be giving climate extra help

New research indicates that the role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated, writes Alex Kirby. Scientists...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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May 19, 20140Comments

Miranda Gibson’s ongoing fight for the forests

Miranda Gibson has devoted years of her life to defending Tasmania’s old growth forests. Check out the VIDEO below. Holding Australia’s record for longest tree sit, Miranda is...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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December 16, 20130Comments

Miranda and the Tasmanian forest crusade

It is now two years since Miranda Gibson climbed Observer Tree and began her 14 month long tree sit. Now she is back on the ground, working to protect Tasmania’s forests. The...

by Earth Tribe Team

NEWS

September 8, 20120Comments

NEWS

New NASA tool tracks the slow destruction of our forests All over the world, forests are disappearing as they are cut down to help fuel human development–often in places...

by Earth Tribe Team