By ANAHAD O’CONNOR, The New York Times The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and pro
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The Road to Lubuk Kakap, Ketapang
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[LINK] Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s wilderness in 25 years – study
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The Cost of Certification, a Brief
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[LINK] Rapid conversions and avoided deforestation: examining four decades of industrial plantation expansion in Borneo
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[LINK] Certification and Biodiversity – How Voluntary Certification Standards Impact Biodiversity and Human Livelihoods
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