Heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record last year, according to a new report. Despite a temporary decline, the pandemic-related slowdown had no discernible impact on growth rates of emissions. Half of carbon emissions are reabsorbed by oceans and land, but these may be less effective ¡°sinks¡± in the future.
What if mangroves could float? If so, their narrow range in the space between land and sea could be widened to include vast stretches of the surface of the ocean, bringing big benefits.
A pivotal figure in an indigenous community in the Amazon rainforest region of Ecuador shares his unique insights and perspective, drawn from a lifetime of spiritual experience.
Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, but their future is increasingly under threat due to desertification and land degradation.