tag > Regenerative
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Killing trees that are over 1000 yrs old is fundamentally wrong. Over 1100 people have been arrested trying to protect these giants from being logged. Only a fraction of large old growth remain in B.C. and they keep falling. (via)
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A window onto more vibrant times - Images by Prof. Miles Richardson
A celebrity lifestyle magazine
Connect with Nature
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Is the world’s oldest tree growing in a ravine in Chile? - Conifer is an estimated 5484 years old
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Happy International Day for Biological Diversity
A little more forest everywhere
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Bee-Nomics
In the 80s a Swedish beekeeper created a local currency to see his little village through cash-strapped times. One Clover (the name of the currency) is worth the same as (and exchangeable for) a 0.7kg jar of honey. Honey stores forever and its value fluctuates extremely little. There is currently around 2500 Clovers in circulation, quite enough for the village to run a functional local economy without involving the government.
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Art in Muynak, Uzbekistan. Showing how the Aral Sea looked in the past - by Nikita Makarenko
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"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece" - Claude Monet
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Nature loss: Insatiable greed degrading land around the world - UN - "Human activities are damaging and degrading the lands of the Earth in an unsustainable fashion according to a new UN report."
- Just 1% of farms control 70% of the world's agricultural land, while 80% of all farms are under 2 hectares.
- Around $700bn is paid in agricultural subsidies each year but only around 15% has a positive impact on natural capital or biodiversity.
- At least 70% of the clearing of forested areas for agriculture between 2013 and 2019 was done in violation of national laws.
- Just 1% of farms control 70% of the world's agricultural land, while 80% of all farms are under 2 hectares.
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Flying insect numbers have plunged by 60% since 2004, GB survey finds - "Scientists behind survey of car number plates said drop was ‘terrifying’, as life on Earth depends on insects."
"Rebugging" spread in @BqEditor magazine - "Its easy to feel helpless about the loss of nature, but inspiring t discover there is a lot we can do about it in many ways. Here are 10 ideas to get you started."
