Biodiversity/Conservation
Sep 19th, 2020 |
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By Suzanne York. It feels like a moment of truth for humans and nature. It’s obvious we are in ecological breakdown and need to change course, but will we do it? The weather is becoming increasingly erratic and harsh, from heatwaves in Europe to floods in South Asia. Antarctica’s “doomsday” glacier is breaking. There are
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Tags: biodiversity loss, Climate Change, extinction, Global Biodiversity Outlook, Living Planet report
Jun 12th, 2020 |
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By Geoffrey Holland, guest writer for Transition Earth. I’m always happy when consequential people make consequential remarks about stuff that matters. One of the most influential people on Earth, the revered naturalist Jane Goodall, has just delivered a consequential whopper. If you’re paying attention, you have to recognize that humanity is on a dead-end course. I’m
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Tags: equity, extinction, Jane Goodall, Population Growth
Jan 21st, 2020 |
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By Suzanne York. The new year kicked off with a lot of coverage of extinction, mostly due to the tragedy in Australia. Television news programs, newspapers and social media are awash in reports of the devastating impact of Australia’s raging fires on its enigmatic species. The images of koalas, kangaroos and wallabies burning are tragic
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Tags: biodiversity loss, Climate Change, Davos, global economy, Population Growth, UN
Jul 10th, 2019 |
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By Suzanne York, Transition Earth. World Population Day (July 11th) is a special day of recognition that most people are either unaware of, or want to ignore. After all, discussing population growth is still often considered taboo. Yet we are at the point where it needs to be made more of a major issue. The terrible
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Tags: extinction, Family Planning, Population Growth, rights of nature, women's rights, World Population Day
Jul 1st, 2019 |
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By Geoffrey Holland, guest writer for Transition Earth. [Editor’s Note: This article was originally published with The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere] A thoughtful examination of human history, boils down, more or less, to two steps forward, one step back. There is no written record of our beginnings. For most of our history,
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Tags: Anthropocene, extinction, planetary health, Population Growth, sustainability
May 8th, 2019 |
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By Suzanne York. It’s the type of story that should lead the news headlines all week. But a report of critical significance for the entire world barely elicited a whimper from media, much less governments. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services was compiled over the past three years by 145 expert authors from
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Tags: Anthropocene, endangered species, IPBES assessment, nature needs half, rights of nature
Jan 21st, 2019 |
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By Suzanne York. If you ever question whether or not the world is experiencing the Sixth Mass Extinction, as noted by many scientists, a glance at recent news headlines of species at risk should send convince you we are either in it, or on the precipice. From monarch butterflies to tigers to bats, too many
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Tags: biodiversity loss, extinction, insects, nature needs half, rights of nature, sixth mass extinction
Sep 10th, 2018 |
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By Suzanne York. We humans, in general, pride ourselves on having such ingenious brains, but we’re not always that smart. We live in a society that is using up natural resources at an unsustainable rate – resources upon which our lives depend upon – yet we blithely continue with business as usual. Certainly there are
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Tags: Consumption, nature needs half, poaching, rights of nature, sustainability
Jun 5th, 2018 |
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By Suzanne York. There was some good news on the nature front, just in time for World Environment Day – the number of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif in central Africa has increased to above 1,000. This represents a rise of 25% since 2010 of a critically endangered species. It is a sign of hope
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Tags: endangered species, Family Planning, mountain gorillas, PHE
Jan 1st, 2018 |
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By Suzanne York. As the world rings in a new year, there are the ubiquitous feelings of desiring fresh starts and new beginnings. Yes, a fresh start is greatly needed, as the state of the global environment (and more) is extremely bleak. With so much on the line for the planet as a whole –
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Tags: Ganges River, global alliance for rights of nature, rights of nature, river rights, Te Awa Tupua Act, Whanganui River