Ethical wood label to revive checks after pandemic sparks forest fears
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation The Forest Stewardship Council, which lends its ethical label to household products worldwide, said on Thursday it would ramp operations back up by September after the coronavirus pandemic sparked deforestation concerns among environmentalists. The FSC – the main global scheme for certifying sustainable wood-based products including toilet roll and books – put […]
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Australia extends bans on travel from coronavirus hotspots to slow spread
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia on Thursday banned the arrival of foreigners from South Korea, tightening its border controls in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus as it recorded its second death from the illness. Prime Minister Scott Morrison also extended existing bans on foreigners arriving from mainland China and Iran and said there […]
Consumers’ use of toilet paper wiping out habitat, heating planet, report says
Thomson Reuters Foundation Americans use more toilet paper than anyone else in the world, helping destroy the habitats of native people who live where it is sourced and contributing to global warming, a research study said this week. US consumers use roughly three rolls of toilet paper a week, accounting for a fifth of the […]