June 2012
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Ten African nations pledge to transform their...
African elephants at Chobe River in Botswana. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs.
Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate “natural capital” into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method...
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The Importance of Impossible Ambitions →
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Climate change rate could be faster than thought,...
Data indicate China’s carbon emissions could be 20% higher, prompting fears Earth is warming at a much faster rate
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guardian.co.uk, Monday 11 June 2012 13.00 BST
Heavy pollution surrounds the China Central Television (CCTV) building, right, in Beijing. Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
China’s carbon emissions could be nearly 20% higher than previously thought,...
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Rio Summit: The world in figures
Following is a snapshot of the world ahead of the UN’s June 20-22 Rio Summit on sustainable development.
- POPULATION: Seven billion today, a doubling since 1950, and set to rise to 9.3 billion by 2050, of which two-thirds will live in cities. The population in poor countries has increased more than fourfold since 1961. Forty percent of the world’s population today now lives within...
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Stop Treating the Great Barrier Reef as a Dump
signatures: 21,394
signature goal: 50,000
Target: The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australia
Sponsored by: Judith B.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most beautiful landmarks on Earth and unique, being the world’s largest living structure. It forms the home of a great variety of mammals, fish, turtles and...
A BEAUTIFUL LIE: Earth Wavers On The Edge Of... →
ablorg:
Human behavior is accelerating climate change, and setting in motion a chain of events that may put the future of our species in jeopardy. Those who acknowledge the negative impact of human development accept this and desperately want to do something about it. We find it hard to…
