Village Forests can reduce poverty and also deforestation if done properly.
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Village Forests under the Social forestry Scheme can not only reduce poverty but also deforestation, study finds.
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Although China’s tree-planting efforts have increased carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and protected the soil from erosion, they have also led to drastic water shortages.
Montreal climate march, September 27 2019.
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New research shows changing your lifestyle for environmental reasons can lead you into political action.
Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist, addresses a press conference during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22 2020.
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Jane Goodall’s comments at Davos may seem harmless, but they reflect a dangerous misreading of the climate crisis that needs to be challenged.
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Psychedelic drugs are creating waves as evidence mounts of their therapeutic potential. New research also suggests they might mitigate the climate crisis by unlocking a lost connection to nature.
Merapi Eruption by Night, by Raden Saleh, 1865.
The Tambora-Frankenstein myth silences Shelley’s critique of science.
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We need to tackle individualism to tackle climate change.
Indonesia’s power plants are vulnerable to climate-related events, such as floods and droughts.
Climate change affects power plants in Indonesia, eventually disrupting energy supply to consumers.
A resident sits inside a styrofoam box as he wades through a flooded area in Jakarta in early January.
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Indonesia’s capital Jakarta will face escalating flood costs by 2050.
Millions of youth have participated in climate strikes, negotiations, press conferences and events, demanding urgent climate action this year.
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The actions of today’s leaders on climate change will determine how much more vocal youth will become in 2020.
We really screwed this one up didn’t we.
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There is nothing funny about the prospect of environmental collapse. But comedy can highlight the errors that led us to the crisis, and encourage us to act in the face of hopelessness.
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These seven cli-fi novels will get you fired up for action.
The Indonesian government has included climate change programs in its Village Fund. It’s aiming to reduce emissions and alleviate poverty.
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The Indonesian government has been distributing funds for village development. In 2019, the money can also be used for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Our food, finance, and logistics systems are more vulnerable than we think.
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Our food, finance, and logistics systems are worringly vulnerable to climate shocks – we can’t rule out collapses within a decade.
Thinking big.
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Old buildings aren’t just waste – the materials can be reused to create the cities of the future.
A woman of the Pa'O tribe waits for a boat at Nang Pan market by Inle Lake, eastern Shan State of Myanmar.
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Climate change will affect everyone, but women will overwhelmingly bear the greatest burden.
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The most vulnerable people bear the brunt of an ineffective energy system that prioritises profit over the consumer.
Thousands of people evacuated Calgary when its two rivers flooded in June 2013.
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Hundreds of Canadian municipalities have declared climate emergencies but many have yet to take action.
Memory can serve as a heavy reminder of the past. Indigenous people gather in Shubenacadie, N.S., in June 2008 to remember the residents of a former residential school and the abuses they suffered.
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Memories can be powerful tools to address humanity’s most difficult political, sociological and environmental problems
Global population is rising.
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There are plenty other good reasons to stabilise the global population.