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Environmentalist Recognized In India

Gowda Speaks The Language Of The Forest Tulsi Gowind Gowda, a 72-year-old environmentalist from India, has planted more than 30,000 trees and has been involved in environmental conservation activities for more than 60 years. As a member of the Halakki indigenous tribe in Karnataka, Gowda comes from a poor family. Now 73 years old, she never received a formal education, but she is respected as…

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U.S. Investing In Rural America

Land Use A Battleground In War Against Climate Change The U.S. is on the brink of making a historic investment in farmers, ranchers and rural communities, helping them cut emissions, prepare for climate impacts that are already here, and create good jobs along the way. The Inflation Reduction Act — which passed the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and which President Biden is expected…

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#climate change USA

Some Nature-Based Solutions Falling Short

Reforestation Guidelines Maximize Impact After decades of deforestation, several projects around the world hope to boost forest and landscape restoration around the world. International initiatives, including the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests have generated more than 60 commitments to restore 170 million hectares of deforested lands by 2030. The restoration plans will…

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Australia Declares Koalas An Endangered Species

Nation In A Deforestation Crisis Australia is the only developed country in the world known as a hotspot for deforestation. A global warming, climate change and drought continue scorching the Australian landscape, the country continues to bulldoze and burn its forests to make room for more agriculture. In fact, most deforestation and land clearing in Queensland is linked to beef…

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#Australia and deforestation and koala habitat #koalas endangered by deforestation

COP26 Builds Momentum To Stop Deforestation

Forest and Land-Use Agreement Already In Jeopardy Forests are one of the only proven weapons in the battle against greenhouse gases, but we are burning them down to create massive factory farms. Millions of acres of critical ecosystems have been lost forever. Many more are hanging in the balance today. Is hope really on the way? In the COP26 climate summit’s most significant deal, more than 100…

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#deforestation and climate change #forest and land-use agreement Glasgow #forest conservation and carbon capture

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reach Record Level

Carbon Sinks Becoming Carbon Generators Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year, despite the pandemic lockdown. The world will reach new records in 2021 according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The last time the Earth had a comparable level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 3 million to 5 million years ago. Given the long life of CO2 the…

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#forest conservation and carbon capture #reforestation and carbon capture

Wildfires, Deforestation and Global Warming

Carbon Sinks, Ecosystems Destroyed When Needed Most From the Amazon to the Arctic, the last forests around the world are burning. Induced by climate change, the wildfires are compounding the problem of global warming. This summer, smoke from Russian wildfires crossed above the North Pole to reach Greenland and Canada. Carbon emissions from global wildfires reached record levels in August, after…

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#wildfires and climate change #wildfires and global warming

Global Warming Accelerating

Net Zero, Carbon Sequestration Part Of Solution Human influence has warmed the climate at a an unprecedented rate. Climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, including heat waves, droughts, heavy precipitation, and tropical cyclones. The first IPCC report, released in 1990, concluded that human-caused climate change would soon become…

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#climate change models updated #global warming gaining momentum #IPCC report on climate change

Brothers Team Up To Save Orangutan Habitat

Crocodile Hunter Inspires Rainforest, Wildlife Conservation Thanks to some marvelous charities around the world, several children who face disabilities and terminal illnesses are granted a wish every year. One young man from Australia gave his wish to endangered orangutans and the world. Daniel Clarke grew up with cerebral palsy. His condition helped define him as he has become a role model for…

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#Daniel Clarke and William Clarke and orangutan conservation #orangutan conservation and orangutan habitat

Deforestation, Land Use Are Existential Issues

Nature-Based Solutions Imperative To Global Defense In the battle against global warming and climate change, there are no silver bullets. It will require both an offensive approach and a defensive one. Defending ecosystems and biodiversity is a moral obligation and an existential one. A new report, the State Of Finance For Nature, prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and…

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#biodiversity and habitat loss #forest conservation to stop climate change #nature-based solutions to climate change #reforestation and climate change mitigation

Greener Cities Part Of Climate Solution

Cities Becoming Hubs Of Agriculture, Forestry Some experts say that the battle against climate change will be won or lost in our cities. Cities are home to about 50 percent of the world’s population, but they generate 80 percent of our planet’s greenhouse gases – the primary human contributor to global warming and climate change. Many of these population centers are feeling the impacts of global…

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Rewilding Promotes Biodiversity

Restoring The Earth Requires Corridors, Carnivores Land use is one of the most important issues of our time. Decisions made within the next five years will have a dramatic impact on the state of the planet forever. In some areas, it’s a showdown between conservation and development. For endangered species, it’s a matter of life and death. Biologists concur that the ideal conservation model is…

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#rewilding ecosystems #The Rewilding Institute promotes biodiversity

Urban Sprawl Impacting Global Land Use

Cities, Population Growth Displacing Agriculture

Degraded lands are the center of much attention as global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to increase at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the world. To compensate, global agricultural operations for livestock, soybeans and palm oilhave been converting the…

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#land use and climate change #land use and land use change #urban sprawl and agriculture

Land Use Driving Extinction, Global Warming

UN Declares Decade Of Restoration

Degraded lands are the center of much attention as global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to increase at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the world. To compensate, global agricultural operations for livestock, soybeans and palm oil have been converting the world’s…

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#land use and global warming #land use change and agriculture #restore degraded land

Biden Promotes Greener Nation, Cities

Free-Market Forces Support Transition To Alternative Energy

Climate changewas a hot topic during the last presidential debate. Trump spewed hot air about clean air and clean water, despite his policies to gut protections for our dwindling precious resources. Meanwhile, Biden made one of the boldest political statements in presidential history with the announcement of a plan to transition America…

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#Biden green revolution #Green New Deal USA #US energy policy and presidential election

American West Scorched By Climate Change

Restoring Forest Landscapes Essential To All Life

As climate change gains momentum, so does the drought that is gripping the great American West. States such as California and Colorado are vivid examples of what a mega-drought can do to entire ecosystems and entire communities. Both states are experiencing their worst wildfires on record and there is little moisture, or hope, on the horizon.

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#California wildfires #climate change and wildfires #Colorado wildfires

California Caught In The Crossfire Of Climate Change

Drought, Wildfires, Power Outages, Air Pollution and a Pandemic

Climate change has already cost states like California billions of dollars in damage to agricultural, tourism, recreation, and other industries. It’s also claiming human lives.

It’s impossible to escape the news. California is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record and it’s far from over. The state has been locked in a…

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#California preparing for climate change #climate change impacts in California #climate change threatens California

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