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Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest?

Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest?

Liang Lan . February 05, 2022

A recent report examines the links between fashion brands and Amazon deforestation.

Iceland whaling: Fisheries minister signals end from 2024

Iceland whaling: Fisheries minister signals end from 2024

Liang Lan . February 05, 2022

Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for....

Climate change: CO2 emissions ‘would fall by 68 per cent if the whole world went vegan’

Climate change: CO2 emissions ‘would fall by 68 per cent if the whole world went vegan’

Liang Lan . February 02, 2022

A switch to plant-only eating would reduce greenhouse gases by cutting emissions from livestock and deforestation, scientists suggest

Climate consciousness and the reimagining of forest ecosystems within the rule of law

Climate consciousness and the reimagining of forest ecosystems within the rule of law

Liang Lan . February 02, 2022

Forest destruction has contributed historically to climate change and continues to do so.

Extreme heat waves in oceans become ‘new normal’, threaten marine life, study warns

Extreme heat waves in oceans become ‘new normal’, threaten marine life, study warns

Liang Lan . February 02, 2022

More than half the global ocean experiences high temperatures that were rare a century ago

World Wetlands Day 2022: How Wetlands Help Minimise Impact Of Climate Change

World Wetlands Day 2022: How Wetlands Help Minimise Impact Of Climate Change

Liang Lan . February 02, 2022

2022 is significant as the World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day for the first....

Earth has more tree species than we thought

Earth has more tree species than we thought

George Scott . February 01, 2022

There are 14% more tree species than previously thought, according to what researchers are calling the first "scientifically credible" estimate.

Climate change, population threaten 'staggering' US flood losses by 2050

Climate change, population threaten 'staggering' US flood losses by 2050

George Scott . February 01, 2022

Paris (AFP) – Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than....