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Why should the Scottish woodlands be protected?

AGreenLiving

Although Scotland is more heavily forested than England or Wales, much of its woodlands have been lost to logging, urban sprawl and climate change. Restoring forests, then, would mean more protection for native wildlife, nurturing local biodiversity and the overall stewardship of the environment. Flood risks are alleviated.

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We are on the Cusp of the Collapse of Civilization

Green Market Oracle

The study indicated that global extinction is being driven by human activity including farming, fishing, logging, mining, poaching and burning fossil fuels. We have a chance to save our planet, including much of the diverse array of flora and fauna that make up our biodiversity. to 12.6 ° F) by the end of the century.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. Prescribed-fire professionals ignite cultural burns. As authors Otis Parrish and Kent G.

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Charting Planet’s Second Decade

Planet Pulse

We had a simple theory of change: you can’t manage what you don’t measure, and the Earth was not being measured nearly fast enough to address a wide array of global challenges. We are in a planetary crisis, with biodiversity loss, ecocide, and climate change urgently requiring greater action. Planet’s Second Decade.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Comprising 130,000 hectares on the Kampala Peninsula, alongside another 20,000 hectares on nearby Padang Island to the north, RER was set up a decade ago to restore and protect an area of unique, biodiverse, peatland-rich rainforest that is twice the size of nearby Singapore which lies just over 100 miles eastward.