Uganda pioneers a solution to the global biodiversity crisis by aligning farming practices with forest conservation.
Uganda leads in biodiversity conservation by aligning sustainable farming with forest preservation, setting an example ahead of global talks on biodiversity.
"Sufficiency is about more than saving the planet. It can tackle global inequality, improve our wellbeing and reduce the cost of living" theconversation.com/enough-alrea...
Sufficiency is a new approach to solving humanity’s consumption problems. It’s about using less, ensuring wellbeing for all humans, and staying within planetary boundaries.
Global crop mapping got a major update earlier this year, when IFPRI and Land & Carbon Lab produced a map for the year 2020 showing crop areas and yields for 46 different crops globally. Read more and explore the maps here: 🧪 #FoodStudies
An updated model called SPAM produces global maps of crop areas and yields that are pivotal for sustainable supply chains and food security.
Planetary Health Check 2024 update: 🔴Climate change 🔴Biosphere integrity 🔴Biogeochemical flows 🔴Land-system change 🔴Freshwater use 🔴Introduction of novel entities 🟠Ocean acidification 🟢Stratospheric ozone depletion 🟢Atmospheric aerosol loading @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows - Ocean acidification close to critical threshold, say scientists, posing threat to marine ecosystems and global liveability #planetaryboundaries Story by @damiengayle www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ocean acidification close to critical threshold, say scientists, posing threat to marine ecosystems and global liveability
Conservationists are alarmed by the lowest butterfly count result in the UK in the survey’s 14-year history. An average of just seven butterflies per 15-minute count were recorded. 🌍🧪🦋 Read more by Patrick Barkham for The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright
Valuable new report with recommendations for more effective use of social science to help meet net zero targets:
What if fixing climate doesn't mean doing everything the same way, except with less CO₂ emissions, but fundamentally changing the way we interact with nature and with other people?
👏👏👏 World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Declaration on Future Generations. Great to see the United Nations following Wales’ lead 🏴❤️
United Nations adopts ground-breaking Pact for the Future to transform global governance New York, 22 September 2024 – World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital ...
For scientists, getting on policymakers’ radar and building trust with government officials can be a challenge, but in a world reeling from a pandemic and grappling with climate change, science-policy advisers are needed now more than ever. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Four scientists discuss how they broke into the field and how they use evidence to tackle society’s problems. Four scientists discuss how they broke into the field and how they use evidence to tackle ...