Sandra Cordon The Second World Ocean Assessment lays out critical state of oceans – and how little is known about them Oceans cover over 70 percent of Earth and form 95 percent of its biosphere. Yet human activities, from overfishing to plastics pollution to oil and gas extraction to climate change, are degrading the world’s oceans… Continue reading Oceans “not yet beyond repair,” but getting closer
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Earth’s forests though better managed continue to shrink, says FAO
Forests, the size of South Africa, or 129 million hectares lost in last 25 years, mostly tropical Brazil reported the largest annual loss while China reported the largest annual gain India chops most wood, 88 % of which is firewood Forests contributes about USD 600 billion annually to global GDP, or about 0.8 percent of global GDP 12.7 million people… Continue reading Earth’s forests though better managed continue to shrink, says FAO
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