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Recording of a live interview conducted with Dr. Youssef Nassef in honor of the International Day of Biological Diversity on May 22nd, 2020. Biodiversity, Climate Change, and International Processes Dr. Youssef Nassef Director, Adaptation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Interviewed by Vositha Wijenayake, Executive Director – SLYCAN Trust …

[ad_1] Happy International Biodiversity Day ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I am so glad that this day exists and that we can celebrate it together ???? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So lately we hear a lot about sustainability, that it is important and that it is at risk! However, don’t you feel like it’s a bit …

[ad_1] We love this artwork by @dulk1 which speaks to us about how beautiful the natural world is, and the threats to biodiversity our planet is experiencing as a result of human activity. We highly recommend taking a look at their page for more fantastic pieces of art like this …

[ad_1] The Unamat forest in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios department, Peru. Image: Marco Simola / CIFOR While the world’s attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversity crisis as a leading factor in its emergence. At first glance, the two issues might seem unrelated, but disease …

“We fooled ourselves that sustainability was getting us where we needed to go” says Michael Pawlyn of Architects Declare Architects must urgently go beyond creating sustainable architecture that minimises damage to the planet and design buildings that help repair it, says Michael Pawlyn from Architects Declare. Biomimetic architect Pawyln, who …

[ad_1] Since I can’t be an activist anymore on the streets due to Covid-19, i’m taking it to our digital world. Did you know that @cargill is the largest agriculture company in the world? Which has turned large parts of our planet into industrial monocultures to produce cheap meat, cacao …

We asked our exhibitors what would be the one thing they would change to change the world. It is a shame we have to act the climate emergency and not … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home

[ad_1] The Chinese government is touting bile extracted from caged bears as a treatment for coronavirus, which experts have branded “hugely irresponsible”. Scientists agree that China’s wildlife trade – notably markets where species are crammed closely together – was the most likely source of the coronavirus pandemic. But in a list …

[ad_1] Excited to visit site this morning at @rhswisley for the first time since @landformuk broke ground. Sure it will be a sea of brown earth (**Note to self – all the very best things in life begin like this**), but one day soon it will be feast, habitat and …

[ad_1] Red rebels witnessing the protest against the proposed airport expansion in Bristol yesterday. In a climate emergency the expansion of an existing airport seems filled with a deep cognitive dissonance. As the earth and its creatures burn or are flooded we need to reduce our carbon emissions to zero. …