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Population Growth and Associated Food Demand to Take Heavy Toll on Rainforests

February 4, 2014

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Researchers take a look at the effect of a quickly rising population after the release of a U.N. report. Read more below to find out where populations are going to swell and what can be done to limit danger to the environment after the increase. Read more on Mongabay. Read...

An Insidious Threat to Tropical Forests: Over-Hunting Endangers Tree Species in Asia and Africa

April 4, 2013

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Increased hunting and poaching in our world’s rainforests has decimated many mammal and bird populations. According to two new studies, the loss of these important seed-dispersers is imperiling the very nature of rainforests. Read more below. Read more about forest and climate policy in Borneo A fruit falls to the...

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Population Growth and Associated Food Demand to Take Heavy Toll on Rainforests

An Insidious Threat to Tropical Forests: Over-Hunting Endangers Tree Species in Asia and Africa

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