by Haafizah | Oct 26, 2023 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews
An arson attack on a reforestation project in the Amazon comes after environmentalists received death threats. Launched in 2019 by environmental research group Rioterra, the reforestation project took 270 hectares (665 acres) of forest that had been razed by cattle...
by Haafizah | Oct 26, 2023 | ClimateChange
The speed at which we are producing heat-trapping methane could spell the end of earth’s civilisation. Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast, and, unlike the rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane’s recent...
by Phil-Admin | Oct 25, 2023 | ClimateChange, HealthyLiving
Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet’s health – it’s bad for our health too. Effects will vary by age, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status. A recent international study in the Lancet says that many more people will be exposed to extreme weather...
by Haafizah | Oct 24, 2023 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
Love and Climate, a speed-dating event for environmentally minded singles, helps people “find love and save the planet”. Hud Oberly is a catch. He’s tall, he’s handsome and he loves love. “Being around romance and stuff is fun and exciting,” says the 29-year-old New...
by Haafizah | Oct 24, 2023 | AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews
Ex-officials at the UN food body claim that the organisation hid animal agriculture’s impact on climate change despite overwhelming evidence. The night before publication, Henning Steinfeld was halfway across the world dealing with panicked politicians and an...
by Phil-Admin | Oct 24, 2023 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
Climate change will make Europe’s beer cost more and taste worse. Hop yields and quality will continue to drop by 2050 if farmers don’t adapt to higher temperatures. Climate breakdown is already changing the taste and quality of beer, scientists have warned. The...
by Haafizah | Oct 23, 2023 | AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews
Scientists have been talking about the impact of agriculture on climate change for years and finally it will be discussed at COP28. A third of the world’s food production is at risk from the climate crisis, research has found – but at the same time our food systems...
by Haafizah | Oct 23, 2023 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
Shedding light on the impact of agriculture on the climate crisis has led to some former United Nations officials being harassed and beaten down. Former officials in the UN’s farming wing have said they were censored, sabotaged, undermined and victimised for more than...
by Phil-Admin | Oct 19, 2023 | AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews
Denmark has published an action plan detailing its goal to transition towards a plant-based food system, in what is a first by a national government. It’s part of the 2021-announced climate agricultural plan to cut food emissions and will involve plans to promote...
by Haafizah | Oct 19, 2023 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, is at it’s lowest level in history, confirming that this part of the world´s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought. The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its...
