Asteroid Dust Could Help Cool the Climate, Scientists Say

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:18:51 +0000

A new study links an asteroid collision to a cooling period and a burst of biodiversity 466 million years ago, and suggests that asteroid dust could help the climate crisis today.

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Meet ‘MakMak’: Kiddie campaign conveys grave state of Philippine wildlife

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 21:42:16 +0000

Meet ‘MakMak’: Kiddie campaign conveys grave state of Philippine wildlife

Clad in a brown ranger vest, “MakMak” will soon fly in and make a clarion call for biodiversity conservation

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Palawan town taps youth as wildlife protectors

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 00:29:59 +0000

Palawan town taps youth as wildlife protectors

In a municipality with almost half of its territory occupied by forest land, its local government is tapping its youth to cascade

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1 Million Species Are Threatened with Extinction Thanks to Humans, UN Report Says

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 18:44:39 +0000

A comprehensive United Nations report compiled by more than 450 researchers warns of a dire future for both humans and nature if business continues as usual.

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How to fix nature and avoid human misery — UN report

Credit to Author: ceridio| Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 10:05:04 +0000

UN Report biodiversity

Up to a million of Earth’s estimated eight million species face extinction, many of them within decades, according to a draft version obtained by AFP.

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