Juan Villanueva 7th of July 2022 The climate crisis has hit the Alps and got nine lives; 3 more are missing. Last June, a heat wave marked temperatures over 20ºC down the hill and 10ºC at the top of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps (4,809m). As a result, the ecosystem is changing; …
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Juan Villanueva 1st of July 2022 In north east Spain, it is the last wild horse, the garrano. A small but strong horse has inhabited the mountains alongside humans since thousands of years ago, but in the current context of climate crisis and biodiversity, it is endangered. Each year people from the village bring them …
Juan Villanueva 17th JUNE 2022. In the context of the climate crisis, the drought warnings in Spain are clear. According to the government, 74% of the country is at risk of desertification because of climate reasons, and it is not because it rains less. Overall, the difference in the amount of rainfall is not remarkable, …
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THE SCOTT WHO TREKKED CANADA FOR PLANTING TREES Facebook Twitter Youtube After 5,000 miles on the track, the Scottish Michael Yellowlees (32) and his faithful Alaskan Husky dog Luna reached the Eastest point of North America last Sunday. They trekked across the vast country in nine months, from Pacific to Atlantic. Finally, on Sunday, 5th …
The Earthshot prize lo encabezan el Príncipe william y Sir David Attenborough The Green Bee La joven de 14 años que va por los pueblos de la India planchando ropa con una plancha que usa energía solar, o los paneles que imitan el habitat natural submarino en los bloques lisos de hormigón en las líneas …
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Netflix has another documentary, which misses the point. Although the core message is right: We can’t keep producing the same amount of red meat in the same way. The documentary suggests that a shift to organic farming would improve the soil health, what would help to grow more plants, what would store more carbon dioxide …
A new study reveals that the 6th Mass Extinction is closer than scientists thought. In 2015, scientists from Stanford University declared that we were underway to a Mass Extinction. This week, the university has published a paper warning the extreme urgency of taking massive global actions to save the biosphere. The Green Bee
Langholm Initiative has launched a £3.4 million crowdfunding campaign to buy 10,500 acres of land in Southern Scotland. It would be the biggest community land buyout to create a natural reserve in Dumfries and Galloway. Kevin Cumming, Langholm Initiative’s project leader said: «At a time of climate emergency, we are committing to undertake direct climate …
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12th may 2020 It has been an exciting and close tournament to decide the best urban tree. Finally, Platanus x Hispanica aka London Plane has won the #UrbanTreesWorldCup. Many teams (I mean trees) fell unexpectedly and others have stood out on the way to be honoured as the best urban tree. Finally, the London team …
7th May 2020 A team of six people from Trees for Life have voluntarily spent the last 6 weeks in the middle of nowhere. They are near Loch Ness, in their flagship Dundreggan rewilding estate, since 23 March to save more than the native young trees from being lost. For this reason, six youngs isolate …
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