2018’s horrific rainforest deforestation statistics
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4y ago
The Guardian has reported about the fact that while pristine rainforests are essential for wildlife and humans, we’re losing them just as fast as ever. Apparently literally millions of hectares of pristine tropical rainforest were lost to deforestation during 2018, as revealed by a new satellite analysis, and it looks like beef, chocolate and palm oil are the major causes. 2018 was the second worst year since records began Rainforests naturally stash masses of CO2 and nurture thousands of species. They are vital if we want to avoid runaway climate change and stop the curren ..read more
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A new type of rainforest toad has a fluorescent skeleton
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4y ago
According to The Independent, a number of teeny, tiny toads discovered deep in the Brazilian rainforest are very unusual indeed… they actually have fluorescent skeletons, bones that glow in the dark, and the glow might help them communicate with each other. Meet the new toads on the block – Pumpkin Toadlets The new kids on the block are called Pumpkin Toadlets. They use the natural glow of their bodies to signal to their fellow toadlets and also to let predators know they’re poisonous. It was an unexpected discovery, made while examining the way the toadlets interact in the mating season ..read more
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Juvenile Humpback whale found beached in the Amazon
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4y ago
It was just like something from a novel. When the vast carcass of a juvenile Humpback whale was found washed up inland in a remote mangrove swamp, fifty feet from the vast mouth of the Amazon river, it was a complete mystery. It’s strange that a humpback whale was on the north coast of Brazil during February in the first place, an extremely unusual occurrence. Between August and November,humpback whales are found along Brazil’s Bahia coast, where they mate before migrating north. By February, they should be a very long way away in Antarctica. Tragedy for a 12 month old humped back whale calf T ..read more
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How Environmentally Sustainable Practices Benefit the Construction Industry
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4y ago
Becoming an eco-friendly company that focuses on sustainability could have a beneficial impact on your bottom-line in the coming years. In addition to reducing your overhead costs, transitioning to environmentally sustainable practices could also attract new clientele. Those are just a few of the reasons why so many constructions companies are now going green.  Save Costs on Materials  If you are only purchasing new materials, then you could be missing out on some excellent construction options. Despite the stigma against used materials, recycled and repurposed materials are typ ..read more
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Green Behaviour: How to Make Your TV-Watching Experience More Energy-Efficient
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4y ago
Environmentalism has become much more than a trend, and has grown into a worldwide movement in recent decades. From the commercial sector and the benefits it brings to businesses, all the way to the residential realm where mindful homeowners are thinking of new way to cut energy consumption, eco-friendliness has become an inextricable part of the modern lifestyle. From energy-efficient kitchens and water-saving bathroom designs, to building a truly eco-friendly entertainment center in your home, there is always a way to up your game and imbue your home with the green mindset. Let’s take a ..read more
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Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden plans to buy a Chilean rainforest
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4y ago
What can you do when a magical place several thousands of miles away runs into trouble? You buy a chunk of it to conserve. Or that’s what the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh is planning to do. A daring rescue plan to save 5000-year-old trees Apparently some of the world’s oldest trees might just be rescued from a horrible fate if the daring plan involving the Scottish botanic garden goes ahead. They’re busy collaborating with the Rainforest Concern charity to raise funds of as much as £2.6 million to buy a remote 5000 acre area of forest, an area roughly the size of Stirling. It is home t ..read more
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How to Make Your House Greener than Ever
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4y ago
Despite numerous perks, the problem with the modern world is that it’s closer to extinction that we can realise. By doing lots of things that have a negative impact on our planet, we have jeopardised the future of Mother Earth and everyone living on it, and it’s high time we did something about it. Making a positive change is never easy, but you need to make an example and start with your own personal space before moving onto bigger and better things. Making your home eco-friendly requires quite a lot of time, money and energy, yet you can’t put a price on knowing that you’ve done something go ..read more
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Gone by 2100? The massive Congo Basin rainforest is under severe threat
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4y ago
As reported by the Psmag website, it looks like we’ll lose one of the planet’s biggest remaining rainforests by the year 2100. It’s the unbelievably precious Congo Basin rainforest, and between the years 2000 and 2014 it lost an area bigger than Bangladesh. Africa’s Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest. But if deforestation carries on at this rate, the entire primary forest will be gone by the end of this century. When the University of Maryland delved deep into satellite data collected between 2000 and 2014, they were horrified to realise the extent of t ..read more
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Green Washing and the Problem with Recycling
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4y ago
As a B-Corp certified company committed to building a more sustainable world, RTS is dedicated to providing innovative waste management services that facilitate proper recycling. However, greenwashing and fraudulent recycling practices are, sadly, part of an industry that is struggling to keep up with demand. Here we look at some of those issues and how our detailed diversion metrics and waste stream analytics are crucial to solving these problems. Across the US, citizens are diligently sorting recyclables—separating paper from plastic, washing glass bottles and jars, taking out ..read more
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Combating climate change using your garden
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4y ago
The environment is being dramatically affected due to climate change. It’s causing glaciers to shrink, ice on rivers to break up earlier than it should, animals to relocate and trees to flower sooner. It’s predicted by scientists that, because of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will continue to rise for several decades. But, how can we prevent climate change? With many examples of how we can cut our carbon footprint, there are several ways in which the urban garden can benefit our environment. After all, more than 85% of the British population living in towns and cities according to the ..read more
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