Subsidies to industries that cause deforestation worth 100 times more than aid to prevent it

Brazil and Indonesia paid over $40bn in subsidies to industries that drive rainforest destruction between 2009 and 2012 – compared to $346m in conservation aid they received to protect forests, according to new research

Top 10 sustainable food apps

There are restaurant guide and calorie counter apps aplenty, but what’s out there for consumers with sustainability in mind?

What goes in must come out: 2012 Cruise Ship Report Card

Friends of the Earth releases 2012 Cruise Ship Report Card Cruise sewage: What goes in must come out. The enormous amounts of food and drink consumed on cruise ships, along with water from laundry, pool, medical facilities, photo labs, spas, and dry cleaning stations, has to go somewhere. At sea, what you flush down the … Read more