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Cheetah smuggling driving wild population to extinction, report says

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Rising demand for luxury pets in the Gulf states taking gruesome toll as two-thirds of snatched cubs are dying en route

Southwest Airlines upcycles 80,000 leather seats into bags, shoes and balls

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From leather seats to tote bags and fish skin into luxury shoes, businesses are creating new value from waste streams

Will eating organic food make you healthier?

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A major new study has found that organic foods contain higher levels of antioxidants and less harmful chemicals than conventionally farmed produce. But does that mean they are better for you? With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates.

Let us know your thoughts. Post in the comments below, email karl.mathiesen.freelance@theguardian.com or tweet @karlmathiesen

Parks look for new ways to meet costs – with trees, bees and subscription fees

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With warnings that many of Britain’s parks are on a financial precipice, some are looking at novel ways to meet running costs

Revealed: whale-watching boats the greatest collision threat to whales

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Guardian Australia analysis of International Whaling Commission data shows motor yachts, naval vessels and ferries come close behind

Marlon Brando’s paradisiacal hideaway in French Polynesia is the world’s first and foremost post-carbon resort

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Marlon Brando’s paradisiacal hideaway opens in French Polynesia. The Brando, the luxury resort imagined by Marlon Brando, opens the doors on the 10th anniversary of Marlon Brando’s death. The luxury resort is situated on French Polynesia’s breathtakingly beautiful private atoll of Tetiaroa – an atoll composed of a dozen small islands surrounding a sparkling lagoon … Read more