Isabelle ⓋWhy investors suddenly care about saving the environmentverified_publisherVox - Benji JonesHere’s a big number: $44 trillion. That’s how much of the world’s total economic output is dependent on animals and ecosystems, according to the World Economic Forum. Insects pollinate commercial crops, coral reefs protect coastal buildings, wetlands purify water, and all of those services — and …
Isabelle ⓋExpert's dire warning after strains of 'superpower' bacteria unearthedYahoo NewsStrains of "superpower" bacteria that could possibly cause the world's next deadly pandemic have been discovered by scientists in …
Isabelle ⓋPlanting trees isn’t enough. Here’s why we need tiny man-made forests.Inverse - Tara YarlagaddaOn a single day in 2019, Ethiopia famously planted 350 million trees. The same year, Turkey planted 11 million of its own. It’s no exaggeration that …
Isabelle ⓋPlastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Workverified_publisherThe Atlantic - Judith EnckIf the plastics industry is following the tobacco industry’s playbook, it may never admit to the failure of plastics recycling. Americans support recycling. We do too. But although some materials can be effectively recycled and safely made from recycled content, plastics cannot. Plastic recycling …
Isabelle ⓋThe Six Great Transitions to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economycsrwire.com - CSR InternationalIf we are to avoid system-wide breakdowns in nature, society and the economy, we need to make six great transitions to thriving. These go beyond the …
Isabelle ⓋThe 17th Century Was A Truly Terrible Time To Be A Humaniflscience.com - Tom HaleThe Black Death of the 1300s would have been an undeniably sucky time to live, the year 563 CE was pretty dire, and the first half of the 20th …