Sustainable certified palm oil scheme failing to achieve goals

Palm plantations with certification did not excel compared to their non-certified equivalents when it came to protecting orangutan, increasing wealth, or access to healthcare for local villagers, say researchers.

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The missed opportunity in climate change adaption

 Cities around the world are spending billions on climate change resilience, but biodiversity conservation opportunities are being missed in most of the plans. Click below to find out more.

Linking plastic ingestion research with marine wildlife conservation

Millions of metric tons of plastic waste enter the oceans from land each year.

While research like this has helped raise the profile of plastic as a pollutant, there is still a big gap between plastic ingestion research and marine wildlife conservation.

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Crowdfunding supports biodiversity conservation around the world

Crowdfunding is helping to protect endangered species such as the African elephant, the black rhinoceros and the Bornean orangutan.

A University of Queensland-led study has revealed the practice is funding conservation worldwide, including in countries with high global conservation priorities, such as Indonesia and Costa Rica.

Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions PhD researcher Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao said crowdfunding had harnessed the power of the internet to magnify the power of public appeals.  

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