environment
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Palm oil plantations on illegally deforested land in Sumatra – home to elephants, orangutans and tigers – have allegedly been used to supply scores of household brands, says new report
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A pod of pilot whales, nesting storks and a clan of hyenas are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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This year, in collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian aims to record the deaths of all people killed while protecting land or natural resources. At the current rate, about four defenders will die this week somewhere on the planet
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An ambush by local rebel forces led to five deaths in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, while another ranger died in Virunga
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In Guatemala, one of the world’s largest silver deposits reaps millions for its Canadian owners but for local farmers the price is their land and even their lives
talking points
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Whether basking in sunshine in the northern hemisphere or fighting cooler temperatures in the south, we’d like to see the wildlife you discover
multimedia
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An underwater robot has captured images of what is believed to be suspected debris of melted nuclear fuel inside one of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan
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A torrential rainstorm has battered Yongji county in China’s Jilin province for the second time in a matter of days.
key issues
elephant conservation
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World’s ‘largest ever’ seizure of 7.2 tonnes of ivory has street value of £7m, officials say
Michael Gove’s green dream: like Brexit, the reality awaits
Gove 'deeply regrets' Trump's approach to Paris climate deal
Cross-party group of MPs call on Gove to adopt clean air bill