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- New study outlines ways to prevent future pandemics Tue, 28 Jul 20, 3:30amThe coronavirus pandemic has left the world devastated in many ways. Besides the deaths the pandemic has caused, COVID-19 has lead to a serious economic slowdown around the world. Millions of people have lost their jobs....
- Ottan Studio transforms green waste into home decor Tue, 30 Jun 20, 1:30amGreen design start-up Ottan Studio is committed to producing upcycled decor out of food and green waste. By collecting materials such as fruit peels, expired grains, vegetable residues, tree leaves and grass, the company...
- Amazon deforestation increased by 34% in 2019 Sat, 13 Jun 20, 3:30amDeforestation of the Amazon rainforest has continued to be a thorn in the side of efforts to curb global warming. According to data released by Brazil's space research agency INPE, 10,129 square kilometers of the rainforest...
- Organic vegan restaurant named to raise awareness for deforestation in Brazil Wed, 10 Jun 20, 12:30amRecently opened in the Brazilian city of São Paulo and designed by local architecture and design practice VAGA, the Cajuí Restaurant offers a menu of vegan, organic and natural ingredients supplied by small farmers from...
- Climate change, deforestation lead to younger, shorter trees Fri, 5 Jun 20, 12:30amRecently published research in Science magazine warns that older, taller trees are quickly becoming a thing of the past, consequently leaving forests in disarray. Forest dynamics being disrupted...
- How pandemics are linked to climate change Mon, 25 May 20, 7:00pmVideo from the LA times (gag)
- Here comes the sun canoe, as Amazonians take on Big Oil Fri, 13 Mar 20, 9:00pmEcuadorian indigenous groups hope innovation will reduce amount of oil taken from forest only to be brought back as pollution
- Egyptian pavilion proposal for 2020 Venice Biennale targets climate change Tue, 4 Feb 20, 3:30amAccording to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, climate change and poaching are putting approximately 70 animal species in the country at risk of extinction...
- The Amazon has lost over 10 million football fields of forest in a decade Sat, 4 Jan 20, 4:30amThe Royal Statistical Society (RSS) recently published its International Statistic of the Decade, and the “winner” was the stark statistic that the Amazon lost 24,000 square miles of rainforest...
- Converting coal plants to biomass could fuel climate crisis, scientists warn Mon, 16 Dec 19, 5:01pmExperts horrified at large-scale forest removal to meet wood pellet demand
- Ikea steps up drive to become carbon neutral with extra €200m Wed, 27 Nov 19, 6:00pmFurniture giant to invest in green energy plus reforestation and carbon storage projects
- Australia's climate response among the worst in the G20, report finds Mon, 11 Nov 19, 4:34pmBrown to Green report highlights Australia’s poor response on deforestation, transport, energy supply and carbon pricing
- Illegal logging possibly contributes to majority of mislabeled wood in US markets Tue, 29 Oct 19, 3:30amIn a first-of-its-kind study, the World Wildlife Fund, World Resources Institute and United States Forest Service collaboratively found that a disconcerting 62 percent of the U.S. wood products studied were mislabeled. Mislabeling...
- Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’ Thu, 19 Sep 19, 8:00pmFilm by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate
- Hurricane Dorian threatens endangered bird species Fri, 6 Sep 19, 4:30amThose living on the Abaco and Grand Bahama islands recently met Dorian as the hurricane's 185 mph winds wrecked havoc on the islands, destroying and damaging about 13,000 homes...