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Brazil has written to the EU to ask it hold off on implementing deforestation law
“Brazil has asked the European Union to hold back on implementing its deforestation law. The EU must get on with implementing the deforestation law, but in return we need to have talks about supporting Brazil to rehabilitate the rainforest and look at just transition for legitimate local Brazilian farmers but not huge agri-businesses like Cargill. The UK must also implement the same law and should also put tariffs on Soya from the USA.” {Earth and Leaf Editorial} Brazil has written to the EU to ask it hold off on implementing deforestation law REMOVED PHOTO (280) epa10180074 View of the fire in a farm the Brazilian Amazon,…
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Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – 1 billion trees. At last. A government taking the crisis seriously. Planting 1 billion trees is still not enough. With dietary changes, every country in the world must do this and more. But we are over the moon here at Earth and Leaf, one comment though is why acquire the land from the farmers. Shepherds of the Trees!} {extract below} Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades…
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How do we know that the climate crisis is to blame for extreme weather?
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – climate crisis is to blame for extreme weather} {extract below} How do we know that the climate crisis is to blame for extreme weather? It is a crucial question: is the climate crisis to blame for the extreme weather disasters taking lives and destroying homes around the world. But it has not been an easy one to answer. How much is due to global heating, how much is just the severe weather that has always happened? The good news is that the scientific techniques used to untangle that question – called climate attribution – are now well established. The bad news is what they reveal:…
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World’s 1.5C climate target deader than a doornail experts say
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – World’s 1.5C climate target deader than a doornail experts say. We need radical action. If this change accelerates earth will be uninhabitable in our childrens lifetime} {extract below} World’s 1.5C climate target deader than a doornail experts say The internationally agreed goal to keep the world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is now “deader than a doornail”, with 2024 almost certain to be the first individual year above this threshold, climate scientists have gloomily concluded – even as world leaders gather for climate talks on how to remain within this boundary. Three of the five leading research groups monitoring global temperatures consider 2024 on track to…
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Bring New Life to Rural Britain
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/17/farmers-have-hoarded-land-for-too-long-inheritance-tax-will-bring-new-life-to-rural-britain?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Rising sea temperatures around the UK and the potential threat to wild fish
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – Rising sea temperatures around the UK and the potential threat to wild fish} {extract below} Rising sea temperatures Millions across the UK have been enjoying a sweltering start to the summer, but unusually high temperatures at sea could spell trouble for marine and freshwater wildlife. The Met Office confirmed that global sea surface temperatures for April and May smashed previous records, at their highest since monitoring began in 1850. An ‘unprecedented’ marine heatwave in UK waters The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has classified the abnormally high sea temperatures in UK waters as a ‘category 4’ heatwave. Cat 4 marine heatwaves are described as…
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Drax will keep raising carbon emission levels until 2050s
{Drax will keep raising carbon emission levels until 2050s and this is just from the plant at Drax. The other emissions caused by this ludicrous business are not counted. Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Raising Carbon Emission Levels Drax will keep raising carbon emission levels until the 2050s despite using carbon capture technology, according to scientific research. The large power plant in North Yorkshire is a significant generator of electricity for the UK but has faced repeated criticism of its business model of burning wood pellets sourced from forests in the US and Canada. The new study found that the intensive forest management needed to source 7m tonnes…
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Wildlife Trusts buy part of Rothbury Estate Northumberland ending grouse and pheasant shooting
{Ending driven Grouse and Pheasant Shooting is going to be a mainstay of upland farm sustainability in the future – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Ending Grouse and Pheasant Shooting The Wildlife Trusts, in partnership with Northumberland Wildlife Trust, have bought part of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland and are bidding to buy the remainder of the estate within two years, in what they describe as ‘securing the entire estate for nature and the nation‘. The estate is being sold by ‘Lord’ Max Percy, the youngest son of the Duke of Northumberland; some of his family have been prominent members of the grouse shooting dynasty for decades. The…
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JBS broke its own rules while buying cattle from deforested areas in Pantanal
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – JBS broke its own rules while buying cattle from deforested areas in Pantanal – JBS is the worlds largest meat company and as such is out there with the fossil fuel companies. We need to remove JBS from the food supply chain unless they are willing to change. Given that it is prepared to break its own rules that is unlikely to happen.} {extract below} JBS broke its own rules while buying cattle from deforested areas in Pantanal The world’s biggest meat company bought cattle more than 100 times from a farm that was sanctioned and fined nearly $2.5 million for illegally destroying unique and…
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Indonesia biomass zone for Japan and South Korea energy razes rainforest in Sulawesi
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – Indonesia biomass zone for Japan and S. Korea energy razes rainforest in Sulawesi – As well as fossil fuel use this must be stopped too and must happen now} {extract below} Indonesia biomass zone for Japan and S. Korea energy razes rainforest in Sulawesi OHUWATO, Indonesia — Heavy trucks roll toward a semiremote coastline here on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island before idling alongside a waiting barge, which will later make a vast shipment of wood pellets to Japan and South Korea. The shipping terminal was built by PT Biomasa Jaya Abadi (BJA), an Indonesian firm with ambitions to become a global leader in the trade…
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Industrial wastelands to wildlife oases: The 5 nature wins that have actually worked
{The 5 nature wins that have actually worked – They are: 1. Protect our oceans 2. Fight invasive species 3. Restore degraded wetlands 4. Save keystone species 5. Bring forests back to life Maybe each country should be given just one task, for example Russia to restore the Caspian Sea because it controls the sources of its water, Brazil to end all deforestation and start rehabilitation – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Industrial wastelands to wildlife oases: The 5 nature wins that have actually worked World leaders are gathering in Cali, Colombia, to agree ways to save species from extinction and restore nature. Here are five powerful solutions to…
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The global methane bomb is starting to detonate
{The Global Methane Bomb – if this were to happen our world will become uninhabitable very quickly indeed} {extract below} The global methane bomb is starting to detonate With each passing year, our own relatively puny emissions are pushing these ancient cycles further out of balance. If they turn against us, the effects could be devastating. For all the damage that humanity is causing through our production of greenhouse gases, the numbers involved can seem impossibly slight. Every year we release about 9.6 billion metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere as CO2, or carbon dioxide – but there’s about 58 trillion tons stored away in organic and…
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Wales stuck to its guns
{Wales stuck to its guns – This is a really serious part of what we are about at Earth and Leaf. This action across the Yorkshire Dales National Park would make communities much more sustainable. A great proposal. Lets hope that Wales stuck to its guns continues to be the case. – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Wales stuck to its guns The Welsh region of Dwyfor has been the site of an unusual experiment in recent months. The area has a high number of second homes, which is pricing young families out of renting and forcing locals hoping to buy out of their hometowns. In 2022, the Welsh…
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Whats So Great About Sandeels?
{Whats So Great About Sandeels? – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Have you ever seen a sandeel? Your initial instinct might be no — but if you’re familiar with Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), then it’s highly likely that you have. After all, it’s one of their favourite food sources and you’ll often spot these shimmering silver fish in photographs, dangling from a puffin’s flamboyant bill. But it’s not just puffins that enjoy feasting on them. Packed with protein and extremely nutritious, sandeels are preyed upon by a whole host of marine creatures including seabirds like black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and terns (Sternidae), dolphins and porpoises, and economically important fish…
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Angkor Plywood the timber cartel shipping Cambodian forests internationally
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – Illegal logging in Cambodia – Angkor Plywood, the timber cartel shipping Cambodian forests internationally} {extract below} Angkor Plywood the timber cartel shipping Cambodian forests internationally Angkor Plywood, the timber cartel shipping Cambodian forests internationally STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — Rare timber species likely logged from Cambodia’s embattled protected forests have been exported to Vietnam and China for years by Angkor Plywood, one of the country’s most notorious logging companies, Mongabay can reveal. Over a year-long investigation, Mongabay has acquired documents and testimonies, as well as photo and video evidence, that show Angkor Plywood has been illegally logging timber from Cambodian protected areas and violating various laws…
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Atlantic Ocean Currents on the Verge of Collapse. This is What it Means for the Planet
Atlantic Ocean Currents on the Verge of Collapse
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Energy Industry Trade Body Chief to Head UKs Climate Watchdog
Energy Industry Trade Body Chief to Head UKs Climate Watchdog
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Early Winter Ice Halts Arctic Shipping Traffic Weeks Ahead of Schedule
Early Winter Ice Halts Arctic Shipping Traffic Weeks Ahead of Schedule
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Reforesting Senegals Deserts – A Success Story
Reforesting Senegals Deserts
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Livestock and our unsustainable diets
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets
