Greta Thunberg to U.N.: you have stolen my dreams and my childhood!
We are in the middle of a climate breakdown, and all they can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth. Here is a link to the full article and video:...
A critical message from Thunberg and Monbiot: Protect, Restore, Fund
Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot have helped produce a short film highlighting the need to protect, restore and use nature to tackle the climate crisis. Living ecosystems like forests, mangroves, swamps and seabeds can pull enormous quantities...
We are destroying our ecosphere…
A new report https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/below-the-canopy by WWF and ZSL finds that on average the world’s forests have lost over half of their vertebrates in less than fifty years – a catastrophic decline that threatens numerous species and...
The IPCC releases a special report on climate change and land
The IPCC report on desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems has some very key conclusions, including emphasizing the need for conservation of high-carbon ecosystems (such as...
Indigenous Peoples welcome IPCC report on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
A statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land from Indigenous Peoples and local communities* from 42 countries spanning 76% of the world’s tropical forests. Read the full article...News:
- 27 Sep 2019
FORESTS STORE MORE CARBON THAN IS CURRENTLY IN the atmosphere (and more than known oil and coal reserves combined). Forests are therefore a critical component of climate solutions because there is enough carbon in forests that if burned or otherwise released into the atmosphere, it would trigger dangerous warming, even if we eliminate fossil fuel […]
- 27 Sep 2019
We are in the middle of a climate breakdown, and all they can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth. Here is a link to the full article and video: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/23/world-leaders-generation-climate-breakdown-greta-thunberg
- 27 Sep 2019
Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot have helped produce a short film highlighting the need to protect, restore and use nature to tackle the climate crisis. Living ecosystems like forests, mangroves, swamps and seabeds can pull enormous quantities of carbon from the air and store them safely, but natural climate solutions currently receive only […]
- 15 Aug 2019
A new report https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/below-the-canopy by WWF and ZSL finds that on average the world’s forests have lost over half of their vertebrates in less than fifty years – a catastrophic decline that threatens numerous species and also the vital ecosystem services forests provide and that we all depend on. Exceptionally bad news for wildlife and […]
- 9 Aug 2019
The IPCC report on desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems has some very key conclusions, including emphasizing the need for conservation of high-carbon ecosystems (such as peatlands, wetlands, rangelands, mangroves and forests), the considerable risks associated with biofuels and the need for changes in consumption patterns, […]
- 9 Aug 2019
A statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land from Indigenous Peoples and local communities* from 42 countries spanning 76% of the world’s tropical forests. Read the full article at https://ipccresponse.org/home-en
- 8 Aug 2019
Tomorrow a special report on how land use affects climate change will be released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Land degradation, deforestation, and the expansion of our deserts, along with agriculture and the other ways people shape land, are all major contributors to global climate change. Read the full article at http://theconversation.com/want-to-beat-climate-change-protect-our-natural-forests-121491
- 5 Aug 2019
The inland rainforest and “wetbelt” region of British Columbia are one of only 3 such areas globally. They have the highest known richness of lichens, massive trees that live for nearly two millennia, their full complement of large carnivores and imperiled woodland caribou. The area is endangered by logging, roads, and energy development. This video […]