#Global forest restoration and the importance of empowering local communities

“#Global forest restoration and the importance of empowering local communities” Forest restoration opportunity areas in the tropics. (a) Forest restoration opportunity areas by estimated carbon removal, 2020 to 2050, under a scenario in which a moderate carbon tax is implemented to promote forest restoration. (b) Forest restoration opportunity areas by population density. (c) Forest restoration…

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#How to recycle a huge ship – safely and sustainably

“#How to recycle a huge ship – safely and sustainably” Scrapping ships by hand in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Credit: Salvacampillo / shutterstock Shipbreaking is among the most dangerous jobs in the world, according to the International Labour Organisation. This is the process of breaking up huge old ships into spare parts. It almost always happens in…

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#As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge

“#As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge” As two powerful storms menaced the Gulf Coast Monday, forecasters feared Marco would drive sea water onto the shore and unleash torrential rains just two days before Laura lashes the same region with potentially more powerful storm surge and hurricane-force winds. Forecasters raised the ominous…

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#Contaminated water sickens nearly 500 in China

“#Contaminated water sickens nearly 500 in China” Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after drinking contaminated water, reports say Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after drinking contaminated water, state media said Monday, prompting the closure of…

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#Firefighters tackle California fires covering 1 million acres

“#Firefighters tackle California fires covering 1 million acres” A home burns as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex spread in Vacaville, California on August 19, 2020 Firefighters on Sunday battled some of California’s largest-ever fires that have forced tens of thousands from their homes and burned one million acres, with further lightning strikes and gusty…

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#California wildfires some of largest in state history

“#California wildfires some of largest in state history” by Olga R. Rodriguez and Janie Har </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/californiawi.jpg” data-sub-html=”Pam, who declined to give a last name, examines the remains of her partner’s Vacaville, Calif., home on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. The residence burned as the LNU Lightning Complex fires ripped through the area Tuesday…

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