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Sign up nowOne million species risk extinction due to humans - draft UN report
Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends.
The accelerating loss of clean air, drinkable water, CO2-absorbing forests, pollinating insects, protein-rich fish and storm-blocking mangroves - to name but a few of the dwindling services rendered by Nature - poses no less of a threat than climate change, says the report, set to be unveiled May 6.
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Indeed, biodiversity loss and global warming are closely linked, according to the 44-page Summary for Policy Makers, which distills a 1,800-page UN assessment of scientific literature on the state of Nature ...
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/one-million-species-risk-extinction-due-to-humans-draft-un-114...
#extinction #pollution #deforestation #climate
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UK goes coal-free for record-breaking 90 hours during hot Easter weekend weather
Britain has broken its record for using energy generated from sources other than coal during the hot Easter weekend.
National Grid said the UK recorded its longest ever continuous coal-free period over the bank holiday weekend, lasting more than 90 hours.
It marks the longest stretch of time in which the UK’s electricity has been produced by other means since before the industrial revolution, which began in the 1700s.
Source: inews.co.uk/news/environment/uk-coal-power-free-easter-weekend-weather-longest-time/
#climate #coal #Easter
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UK Government directs £4.6 million to tackling illegal wildlife trade
The UK Government has announced it will provide £4.6 million in funding for projects tackling illegal wildlife trade around the world. They include efforts to stop smuggling in Madagascar, to disrupt the grey parrot trade in and to reduce demand for marine turtle products in Nicaragua.
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... The UK has pledged to spend £36 million to fight illegal wildlife trade between 2014 and 2021. The new projects are among a series of actions to emerge from a major conference held in London last October.
Source: www.newscientist.com/article/2200314-uk-government-directs-4-6-million-to-tackling-illegal-wildli...
#UK #Madagascar #Cameroon #Nicaragua #illegalwildlifetrade #parrots #birds #turtles
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