Posts By Hailey Denenberg

Hailey Denenberg - who has written 3 posts on Rainforest Action Network Blog.

Hailey Denenberg is a summer intern at RAN working on the Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign. She is an incoming senior at UCLA pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, with minors in Conservation Biology and French. She is an outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, wildlife, and rainforests!

Can Protected Areas Combat the Sixth Mass Extinction?

By Hailey Denenberg, August 12 2011

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Can Protected Areas Combat the Sixth Mass Extinction?

Our planet is currently facing one of the most destructive extinction events in the history of the earth, with an estimated loss of 30,000 species per year, known as the Sixth Mass Extinction. The cause?  Humans. The pulp and paper and palm oil industries are causing species extinction left, right, and center in one of [...]

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Will Danger Listing Of UNESCO World Heritage Site Save The Orangutan?

By Hailey Denenberg, July 21 2011

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Will Danger Listing Of UNESCO World Heritage Site Save The Orangutan?

Several weeks ago, three national parks in Sumatra, Indonesia were collectively labeled a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Danger. This inscription reiterates the urgency to issue full protections for the last remaining tracts of unspoiled rainforest on the island. The Sumatran rainforest, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 for its wealth of biodiversity, [...]

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Malaysia Has A Choice To Make: Industry Or Rainforest?

By Hailey Denenberg, July 13 2011

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Malaysia Has A Choice To Make: Industry Or Rainforest?

It appears the Malaysian government has decided to allow its drive for industrialization to trump the preservation of some of the world’s most important natural resources. Do the two really have to be at odds in the 21st century? The county of Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo, contains one of the oldest and most diverse rainforests [...]

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