Biden brings new momentum to global climate change agenda

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US President Joe Biden is serious about addressing climate change.

Carbon’s Impact on the Largest Desert of the World

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Celebrated annually on June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought has a theme of turning degraded land into healthy land. Because nearly three quarters of the Earth’s ice-free land has been altered by humans to meet an ever-growing demand for food, raw materials, highways and homes.

Will the top CO2 emitters change their ways? And if not, who is going to save the day?

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Bottom line, we are asking these companies, many of them fossil fuel behemoths to forget their bottom line, and also their top line. Companies might talk about serving a human purpose, like making slavery-free clothes, or beef that did not burn down the Amazon, or insurance that was not allergic to claims, but they can’t run away from that necessity of making money. It’s not personal, it’s just business.

9 Ways to Combat Microplastics at Home

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Microplastics are now everywhere in our environment, including the air, water, and the foods we eat.

Is The Plastics Crisis Really Affecting Our Fertility?

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Professor Shanna Swan has spent the past two decades looking at how chemicals in plastics are impacting sperm counts (and yes, smaller penises). Here’s what you need to know.

Human rights must be at heart of new biodiversity framework, experts say

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The planet’s wildlife is disappearing at unprecedented rates and ecosystems are deteriorating rapidly, according to a growing number of studies.

What on Earth is COP26?

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You will be hearing a lot in the run up to COP26 in November. But what exactly is it? In this blog I will explain all in as few words as possible.

International study: Humans accelerate the change of biodiversity

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Humans have significantly altered biodiversity in all climate zones of the Earth. This has been shown by a study published in "Science".

Pfizer: The bright and the dark side

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective. Did not provide any more details and cautioned that the initial protection rate might change by the time the study ends.

Celebrating World Wildlife & Forest Days

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The 2021 World Wildlife Day to be held on March 3, 2021 and World Forest Day on March 21, 2021 celebrates and raises awareness of the “Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet” which underpins a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Tired Earth's #Maskuary Campaign

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The COVID-19 outbreak has increased the use of disposable personal protective hygiene equipment, and the common feature of these equipment is the plastic it contains.

Twelve Digital Art Shows for a Sustainable Green Recovery

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We have a chance to not simply reset the world economy but to transform it

New versions of pollution

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Global warming now is a burning question, the Earth is going to be wormed rapidly due to emissions of greenhouse gases, air is getting pollution and the Earth is facing many problems.

Increased Medical Waste in the Times of Corona

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During the pandemic, single use personal protective equipment (PPE) has driven increased plastic pollution. The WHO has requested a 40% escalation of disposable PPE production.

The disposable mask: towards a new ecological disaster?

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We must promote local initiatives, multiply targeted awareness and information campaigns on the pollution of disposable masks, support them with solutions supplementing the distribution of masks: collection points, partnerships, associative initiatives ..

Environmental Education Symposium on UN’s SDGs

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(EEC) which is a cooperative that serves San Bernardino & Riverside counties in the inland region of Southern California, USA

Female Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19

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The 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, is celebrated internationally to raise awareness on the issue celebrating women’s excellence in science.

A new challenge COVID-19 : Stay safe and protect the environment

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COVID-19 is a massive global economic and health calamity causing social and economic disruption at an unprecedented scale.

Globalization: The Problem or Part of the Solution (2)

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Globalization has a wide-range of effects; negative and positive.

CAS2021 - The First Global Climate Action Summit for a Recovery From Covid-19

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The global COVID-19 pandemic came as a dramatic wake-up call of the importance of Climate Change for our daily lives and economies.