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Biodiversity Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics

2 October, 2020 F M 0 Comments Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 8:01 pm

Biodiversity: Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics. Human activities are destroying the natural world, leading to the extinction of animal and plant species at an alarming rate. Now, world leaders are promising action…

Extinction crisis: World leaders say it is time to act

2 October, 2020 F M 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 7:50 pm

World leaders say it is time to act. As nearly 150 global leaders lined up - virtually - to address Wednesday's UN biodiversity summit, the stakes could not have been higher. According to the UN, 75%…

Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040

30 July, 2020 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 5:51 am

Image captionThe single biggest use of plastics is in packaging and it tends to be used just once before being thrown away An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for our environment -…

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Biodiversity Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics

Extinction crisis: World leaders say it is time to act

Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040