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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected

Grist

The problem, according to the researchers of the study, is that when they measured the geographic distribution of insect populations using global biodiversity data and maps of protected areas, they found that 76 percent of insect species were inadequately covered, and more than 1,800 species not covered at all.

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The Ocean Race reports on microfibres in European seas

Envirotec Magazine

The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • The impact of the climate crisis on Europe’s seas was also measured. The Ocean Race measured microplastics in the last edition of the round-the-world Race in 2017-18 in a pioneering move that combined racing and science.

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Plan A is working to stop greenwashing

Rinexii

Plan A , a leading carbon emission and ESG management software company, launched a Europe-wide movement against greenwashing. degree global warming limit enshrined in the Paris Climate Agreement. We’re passionate about having an impact on our global climate change challenge. What Plan A is doing to help.

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Irish Broadcaster RTÉ Apologises for Poor Climate Coverage

DeSmogBlog

Padraic Fogarty, Campaigns Officer at the Irish Wildlife Trust, told DeSmog: “It’s been really disappointing to see how RTÉ are ignoring the climate and biodiversity crisis. Activists are constantly told that ‘we need to bring people with us’ but this is impossible so long as media refuse to engage with the issue.”.

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Can burning biomass be sustainable?

Low Impact

In any case, why send wood pellets to Europe to substitute for coal, when North Americans burn more fossil fuels than Europeans do? Some debris from felling must be left on the forest floor to maintain soil condition and biodiversity. Carbon Foregone. Default Firewood. million tonnes, without counting anything burnt domestically.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.

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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Business Green

Take a look at the " nine planetary boundaries ", the limits that scientists say humans must respect to keep the planet habitable, and you'll see we're already beyond the safe operating space for four of them: climate change; land-system change; biodiversity; and biogeochemical flows of phosphorus and nitrogen.