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Sustainable Harvest International
Couldn't come up with a more succinct way of expressing this, so here it is direct from their website: "Central America has lost more than half of its rainforests in the last 50 years, contributing to...
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Just Cashews: They're Nuts to Fight For Justice
We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like...
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Fish Farm Taps Biodiesel From Fish Guts
A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint...
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Natural Disasters in Latin America Blamed in Part on Climate Change
2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a...
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Alive and "Growing" Electric Power Poles in Rural Honduras
With the cost of cement electric power poles and
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Why This Planet Needs a Woman's Touch
When you're trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human
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Are Drugs Destroying the Amazon?
When I wrote about the cocaine industry destroying rainforests, many commenters argued that really it is the prohibition of drugs—not the drugs themselves—that create these negative consequences. That...
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Welcome to Hondupalma, the world’s first sustainable certified palm oil...
Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.
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A palm oil farmer speaks about the industry in Honduras
Ramón Cruz has been growing oil palms for 37 years. He is a supporter of Rainforest Alliance's sustainable certification process.
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What does Rainforest Alliance certification mean for palm oil?
We all know the palm oil industry has a horrible reputation for deforestation. The Rainforest Alliance, however, believes that change can happen from within and that sustainable palm oil production is...
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This is how palm oil is made
Palm oil is found in nearly everything, yet have you ever wondered who makes it? how it's processed? what palm fruit looks like? Take a tour through a Honduran palm oil plantation to learn more.
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Berta Cáceres, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was murdered in...
The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.
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Another environmental activist, Nelson García, is murdered in Honduras
Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.
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Two high-profile murders in Honduras have led developers to suspend funding
In a victory for Berta Cáceres' campaign against a major hydroelectric project, two European development banks have withdrawn support following her and a colleague's recent murders.
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