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2021 seen as a year to make up lost ground on climate change
… Francis says is necessary to address this decade's urgent challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and the need to create a more just and sustainable post-COVID-19 world. As part …
Extreme heat, wildfires, storms marked advance of climate change in 2020
… Ecologists also expressed concern that widespread deforestation is leading to diminished biodiversity and increasing the risk of disease pandemics such as COVID-19. A study published in … Nature added to a growing body of evidence that connects trends in human development and biodiversity loss to disease outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world by March …
Meet the 20-somethings advising the UN chief on how to save Planet Earth
… to find sympathy with Guterres, who said that “humanity is waging a war on nature” at a UN biodiversity summit in September. “We have to change course and transform our relationship with …
NCR's top 10 most read news stories of 2020
… its struggle against the unrestrained development taking place in one of the world's most biodiverse areas. … 2. … The night that broke Jim Gaffigan, the 'clean' Catholic comedian … On …
How to rebuild California forests, with climate in mind
… stands into lands dominated by squat scrub species. Forest ecologists warn that this may harm biodiversity, lower the capacity of forests to store carbon and even threaten water supplies. … gradually moves upslope. When high-severity fires kill big sections of forest, they also harm biodiversity and habitat for numerous species. Large, intensely burned areas and the shrub cover … lack the varied habitat niches the forest would normally provide, and therefore have reduced biodiversity, says Malcolm North, an ecologist with the University of California, Davis. …
Loyola Chicago launches School of Environmental Sustainability as center for research, action
… Chicago's air and water quality. Plans for the future include new research labs focusing on biodiversity, ecological restoration and environmental health, as well as greater …
As Paris Agreement reaches five-year mark, world 'not doing well' on climate change, Vatican cardinal says
… who represent a small sliver of the global population but protect 80% of the world's biodiversity. And should politicians fail to lead, she said, faith groups must step in. "In any …
As Economy of Francesco ends, pope calls on the young to chart a new development model
… tracks how countries are exceeding life-supporting planetary boundaries related to climate, biodiversity, pollution and land use. "The goal here is to meet the needs of all people within …
EarthBeat Weekly: World's hunger for gold deadly for miners, environment
… for the Arctic's resources is growing as the climate warms, threatening the region's biodiversity and its Indigenous people. Hurricane Iota multiplied the destruction in Central …
EU Catholic leaders urge tougher policies to protect Arctic
… intensifying competition over the region's resources and urged tougher policies to protect its biodiversity and Indigenous communities. As exploration, mining, investment and military … by the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and 1992 conventions on climate change and biodiversity. Activities are coordinated via an Arctic Council that includes the United States, …
Climate summit postponed, but action should ramp up, say advocates
… Deal , which focuses on creating a clean, circular economy, reducing pollution and restoring biodiversity, as well as providing financial and technical assistance to other countries. In the …
Global climate action at stake in US election, faith activists say
… forests has a cascade effect, not only releasing greenhouse gases, but also reducing the biodiversity that keeps ecosystems healthy, said Thomas Lovejoy, a biology professor at George Mason University in Virginia who has spent his life studying tropical ecosystems. "The biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis actually are all part of one big Gordian knot of …
Franciscan university honors patriarch for theological work on ecology
… decade, the world has seen alarming environmental degradation with climate change. The loss of biodiversity and the polluting of natural resources together with a growing gap between rich and …
Uganda's quest for sustainable energy poses fresh environmental threats
… pipeline, which will cross vast marshland and rivers, poses unacceptable risks to water and biodiversity. The pipeline, which is expected to carry some 200,000 barrels a day of crude oil to … Authority. The loss of these fragile ecosystems not only has serious implications on Uganda's biodiversity, but also compromises the ability of the country to cope with the climate change. … overlaps several wildlife habitats including 510 km of African elephant habitat, important biodiversity and natural habitats, water resources and marine coastal ecosystems. The pipeline …
Unexpected climate question in debate spurs unsurprising responses
… according to his plan, which also includes proposals for infrastructure, transportation and biodiversity conservation. Biden has also pledged to work with states that have been continuing …