Ultimately, Sinar Mas were accused of indulging in illegal deforestation that was pushing orangutans to extinction.
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If deforestation continues the scientists say, the project will deliver 30% less power than currently estimated.
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You have been working very hard to minimize, to mitigate the consequences of deforestation.
An important decision was to include in the new regime emissions from deforestation and land degradation.
The international treaty that limits greenhouse gases, the Kyoto Protocol, doesn't do anything directly about deforestation.
By the late 1970s poaching and deforestation had reduced the gorilla population to 250.
The threat of biodiversity loss is real but exaggerated, as is the problem of tropical deforestation.
If we reduce our deforestation, we should be compensated for these reductions, as are industrial countries.
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Some of the biggest ecological risks come from cruise tourism, deforestation, overfishing and oil exploration.
It's estimated that around 20% of timber used within the EU is sourced from illegal deforestation.
Indeed, 30 years ago, extensive deforestation left the tree on the brink of extinction.
The emphasis on restoring forests would complement work on preventing deforestation in the first place.
Reducing deforestation is a comparatively cheap way of reducing emissions, with other benefits to boot.
Large-scale deforestation has helped make Brazil one of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters.
But there is one area in which the Bali meeting may break new ground: deforestation.
These include higher performance standards for vehicles and appliances, and economic incentives to reduce deforestation.
Senator Katia Abreu, the farmers' leader, insists that her members oppose deforestation in the Amazon.
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Additionally, heavily subsidized corn and soy feed to livestock contribute to massive deforestation in the developing world.
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Global warming, coupled with changes in land use, such as deforestation, or extensive terracing, increases the risks.
Child labor, deforestation, diversity, climate disruption, lobbying and more became issues for which business was held responsible.
Deforestation and habitat loss in Virunga because of illegal charcoal production continue to threaten key gorilla habitat.
"What was driving deforestation was a global market for cows or a global market for coffee, " Conrad said.
Who cares about deforestation and melting polar ice caps, when it means God is just around the corner?
Last October, Brazil said the rate of deforestation plunged 41 percent because of the enforcement of environmental laws.
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This will provide competition to the underlying causes of deforestation and reward those who implement sustainable forestry management.
Global climate change, driven by fossil fuel use and deforestation, is undermining the livelihoods of millions of people.
Nestle was forced to confront the fact that its use of palm oil was linked to deforestation in Indonesia.
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But international money may start to flow through the UN's REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) scheme.
The company also underscored that 60% of the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon is due to cattle ranching expansion.
They cut the amount of land you need for farming, which reduces deforestation.
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