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EarthBeat Weekly: Pandemic, storms call us to make peace with the planet
… cause. Among the top recommendations: Recognize that climate change, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and pollution of air and water are related and must be tackled together. Start …
5,000 trees link Virginia parish with Kenyan farmers
… for God's creation by responsibly and sustainably caring for their local environment, local biodiversity, the global climate, and the well-being of their families and communities." Grace …
2021 seen as a year to make up lost ground on climate change
… Francis says is necessary to address this decade's urgent challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and the need to create a more just and sustainable post-COVID-19 world. As part …
Extreme heat, wildfires, storms marked advance of climate change in 2020
… Ecologists also expressed concern that widespread deforestation is leading to diminished biodiversity and increasing the risk of disease pandemics such as COVID-19. A study published in … Nature added to a growing body of evidence that connects trends in human development and biodiversity loss to disease outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world by March …
Meet the 20-somethings advising the UN chief on how to save Planet Earth
… to find sympathy with Guterres, who said that “humanity is waging a war on nature” at a UN biodiversity summit in September. “We have to change course and transform our relationship with …
NCR's top 10 most read news stories of 2020
… its struggle against the unrestrained development taking place in one of the world's most biodiverse areas. … 2. … The night that broke Jim Gaffigan, the 'clean' Catholic comedian … On …
How to rebuild California forests, with climate in mind
… stands into lands dominated by squat scrub species. Forest ecologists warn that this may harm biodiversity, lower the capacity of forests to store carbon and even threaten water supplies. … gradually moves upslope. When high-severity fires kill big sections of forest, they also harm biodiversity and habitat for numerous species. Large, intensely burned areas and the shrub cover … lack the varied habitat niches the forest would normally provide, and therefore have reduced biodiversity, says Malcolm North, an ecologist with the University of California, Davis. …
Loyola Chicago launches School of Environmental Sustainability as center for research, action
… Chicago's air and water quality. Plans for the future include new research labs focusing on biodiversity, ecological restoration and environmental health, as well as greater …
As Paris Agreement reaches five-year mark, world 'not doing well' on climate change, Vatican cardinal says
… who represent a small sliver of the global population but protect 80% of the world's biodiversity. And should politicians fail to lead, she said, faith groups must step in. "In any …
As Economy of Francesco ends, pope calls on the young to chart a new development model
… tracks how countries are exceeding life-supporting planetary boundaries related to climate, biodiversity, pollution and land use. "The goal here is to meet the needs of all people within …
EarthBeat Weekly: World's hunger for gold deadly for miners, environment
… for the Arctic's resources is growing as the climate warms, threatening the region's biodiversity and its Indigenous people. Hurricane Iota multiplied the destruction in Central …