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Now playing Next Green News Death and deforestation: The dirty palm oil companies supplying the EU An undercover investigation by Global Witness has linked the use of child labour on oil palm plantations to household brands. 08/10/2021
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Now playing Next Nature Why does this tree need refugee status? Indigenous activists delivered a tree to the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil on Tuesday, as it’s the first country in the world to ban deforestation. 22/09/2021
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Now playing Next Green News More than 200 people were killed defending the environment in 2020 "One day, we hope to report an end to the violence against those defending our planet and their land." 13/09/2021
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Now playing Next Nature Over 30% of global tree species are now threatened by extinction More than 440 tree species are right on the brink of extinction with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild. 01/09/2021
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Now playing Next Green News Indonesia set to start producing more palm oil as ban comes to an end The ban was brought in to prevent deforestation and wildfires but is due to end in September. 19/08/2021
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