Sometimes I mourn the forests we never got to see : Environmentalism
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Analysis: Bolsonaro election loss could cut Brazilian Amazon deforestation by 89% - Carbon Brief
A loss for Jair Bolsonaro in the upcoming Brazilian presidential election could lead to Amazon deforestation in Brazil falling by 89% over the next decade.
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A healthy society requires a healthy planet - The Official Microsoft Blog
In January we launched Microsoft’s carbon initiative, setting new goals for our company to become carbon negative by the end of this decade. While COVID-19 has upended daily life for almost all of us since then, sustainability issues have become no less urgent or important. That’s why today we’re announcing the second step in our...
The plan to turn half the world into a reserve for nature - BBC Future
Scientists and conservationists are proposing that up to half of Earth’s land and oceans be protected for nature. Is it a necessary step or a pipe dream?
Destroying Nature Unleashes Infectious Diseases - The New York Times
A developing model of infectious disease shows that most epidemics — AIDS, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, Lyme disease — are a result of things people do to nature.
Opinion | The Earth Is Just as Alive as You Are - The New York Times
Scientists once ridiculed the idea of a living planet. Not anymore.
One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supp