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Climate
Commentary: Changing minds on climate change
philstar.com - Paco Pangalangan
The average temperature on earth is now 1-degree Celsius hotter than it was in the pre-industrial era 1800s. However, half of that degree only …
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And should for the rest of the world too , shouldn’t it?
Agriculture
Organic Farming Could Feed Europe By 2050
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Drought
UN Report Warns There's a Different Type of 'Pandemic' Coming For The World
ScienceAlert - Mike McRae
Thousands of years of history tell us drought is nothing new. Sometimes we prevail. Often we don't. A bleak look into the future tells us we've seen …
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Refugees
Number of displaced persons at record high: UN report
DW English - Okeri Ngutjinazo
The UN has called for action after an increase in people fleeing conflict and persecution despite the COVID pandemic. The number of displaced people …
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Desertification
Desertification and land degradation threaten global well-being | Earth Day
EARTHDAY.ORG - Lynn Travnikova
Today, June 17, marks World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Desertification is the process by which arable land is depleted of nutrients …
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Plastic
44% of Ocean Plastics Are Linked to Takeout Food
ecowatch.com - Audrey Nakagawa
In recent years, it's been a fad to skip the straw to save the turtles, but what you may not know is that straws are not the biggest offenders when …
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