Lawsuit Launched Urging EPA to Set Climate Pollution Cap
Minnesota, Oregon, San Carlos Apache Tribe Join Climate Groups to Demand Federal Action Under Clean Air Act
From the Center for Biological Diversity
Researchers: Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work—changing basic human behaviors must come first
As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it’s clear the various responses over the past half century have largely failed. Our new research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of these crises—our own maladaptive behaviors.
From Phys.Org
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-solutions-fast-moving-ecological-crises-wont.html
Abandoned Lands: A Hidden Resource for Restoring Biodiversity
Abandoned farmland has been increasing, with a billion acres — an area half the size of Australia — lost globally. Ecologists are increasingly pointing to the potential of these lands and of degraded forests as neglected resources for rewilding and for capturing carbon.
From Yale Environment 360
https://e360.yale.edu/features/abandoned-lands-restore-biodiversity
A warming planet is creating a booming, and dangerous, disaster-restoration industry
Fueled by immigrant labor, the loosely regulated industry exposes workers to lethal toxins that are making them sick long after the cleanup.
From Grist
Seize the moment: researchers have a rare opportunity to make progress in protecting global biodiversity
A quiet revolution is taking place to incorporate the costs of biodiversity loss into economic planning. It needs researchers to be engaged.
Biodiversity loss promotes the spread of viruses
Decreasing biodiversity, particularly in tropical rainforests, has a direct impact on the prevalence of viruses, according to a study led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research.
Published in the journal eLife, the research demonstrates that rainforest destruction leads to reduced diversity in mosquito species. This paves the way for more resilient mosquito species – and the viruses they carry – to become dominant.
From Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/biodiversity-loss-could-promote-the-spread-of-viruses/
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions
Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian.
From The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/do-carbon-credit-reduce-emissions-greenhouse-gases
Where Does the Money Go in Environmental Grantmaking?
An expansive study by Yale researchers shines light on the incongruities in environmental grantmaking at a micro and macro level, detailing how a grantee organization’s geography, proximity to cities, budget, and top executive’s sex and race are significant factors for how much grant money goes to environmental nonprofits.
From Non Profit Quarterly
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/where-does-the-money-go-in-environmental-grantmaking/
Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building
To take part in transformative social change, philanthropists must think toward a future in which their own centrality is diminished.
From: Stanford Social Innovation Review
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/thinking_about_the_long_term_with_philanthropic_power_building
To Cut Global Emissions, Replace Meat and Milk with Plant-Based Alternatives
Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 31% and halt the degradation of forest and natural land, according to new research.
From Environmental News Network