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We must take a holistic approach to climate and biodiversity, KRAV, Oct 12, 2021...krav.se
- Climate and nature crises: solve both or solve neither, say experts, Jun 10, 2021...theguardian.com
- End mowing of road verges to create huge wildlife habitat, says UK study, May 26, 2021...theguardian.com
- Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact, study suggests, Apr 15, 2021...The Guardian
- Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril, says Dasgupta Review, Feb 2, 2021...gov.uk
2020[edit | edit source]
- Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature, UN chief Antonio Guterres, Dec 2, 2020[1]
- Bottom-up Biodiversity, John Thackara, Nov 27, 2020[2]
- Sir David Attenborough makes stark warning about species extinction[3] Sep 12, 2020
- Tackle UK carbon emissions by working with nature, government urged, Jun 24[4]
- Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO, Jun 17[5]
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- 'Sweet City': the Costa Rica suburb that gave citizenship to bees, plants and trees, Apr 29[1]
- Coronavirus: 'Nature is sending us a message’, says UN environment chief, Mar 25[2]
- 'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19? Mar 18[3]
- 'Astonishing' blue whale numbers at South Georgia, Feb 20[4]
- Car ‘splatometer’ tests reveal huge decline in number of insects, Feb 12[5]
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2019[edit | edit source]
- Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn.[1] Nov 13
- More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction.[2] Oct 3
For the sake of life on Earth, we must put a limit on wealth, George Monbiot.[3] Sep 19
- India’s wild tiger population rises 33% in four years.[4] Jul 29
- Nature crisis: Humans 'threaten 1m species with extinction'.[5] May 6
- Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'.[6] Feb 10
- Chile creates five national parks over 10m acres in historic act of conservation, Jan 29[7]
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2017-2018[edit | edit source]
- Thriving communities and thriving ecosystems through the bee, Jan 22, 2018...[1]
- Insectageddon: farming is more catastrophic than climate breakdown, George Monbiot, Oct 20, 2017[2]
- A global view from a mountain town: how conservation became ingrained in Monteverde, Sep 6, 2017[3]
- Nature gem within the city, Bukit Nana Forest, Aug 31, 2017[4]
- Saved: the endangered species back from the brink of extinction, Apr 8, 2017[5]
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2013-2016[edit | edit source]
- When I Dream of a Planet in Recovery, March 12, 2016...[1]
- How 'natural geoengineering' can help slow global warming, Mar 2, 2016...[2]
- Vancouver moves to protect urban wildlife with new strategy, Feb 2, 2016...[3]
- Every species counts: Value of biodiversity is particularly high in poor environmental conditions, November 17, 2015...[4]
- Opinion: Health and biodiversity restored? How farming can rediscover its long-lost roots, November 16, 2015...[5]
- The Ecozoic City, March 19, 2013....[6] Over the ages we’ve invested huge amounts of effort and energy to keep cities and nature separate. What would it mean if that were about to change?
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