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Jan 7, 2025 | 
msn.com | April Reside |James Watson |Josie Carwardine
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
phys.org | Rajeev Pillay |James Watson
We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
econotimes.com | Rajeev Pillay |James Watson
We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss.
In response, conservationists are working to safeguard biodiversity strongholds such as tropical rainforests, famed for their remarkable richness of species. Many of these rainforests are household names, from the Amazon to the Congo to Australia’s Daintree and Wet Tropics.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | James Watson
We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss. In response, conservationists are working to safeguard biodiversity strongholds such as tropical rainforests, famed for their remarkable richness of species. Many of these rainforests are household names, from the Amazon to the Congo to Australia’s Daintree and Wet Tropics.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | James Watson
1 day agoI toured an ultra-luxury Seaborn cruise ship. It was the opposite of its parent company Carnival's lively vessels — and 11x the costOne of Carnival Corp's most luxurious cruise ships starts at more than $700 a day in 2025 — caviar included. No, it's not one of Carnival Cruise Line's giant roller coaster-equipped vessels.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
dailycampus.com | James Watson
In the United States, identity politics is now more powerful and prevalent than ever before. This shift began when the forty-fourth president of the United States, Barack Obama, instituted a foundational upheaval in American politics by becoming the first black man to hold the executive office. Today, after 20 years, four presidents and two terms in office, another person of color is running for office. The biggest question is then, what has America learned since Obama?
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
phys.org | Michelle Ward |David Lindenmayer |James Watson
Since European colonization, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state's forest estate.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Michelle Ward |David Lindenmayer |James Watson
Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate. We will never know the full impacts this rampant clearing and degradation have had on the state’s wildlife and plants.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | James Watson |Charlie Hennig |Nick Thody
Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update,
which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market
news
European Union
The Council of the EU has formally adopted the Nature Restoration Law. This law
aims to put measures in place to restore at least 20% of the
EU's land and sea areas by 2030, and all ecosystems in need of
restoration by 2050.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
canadianinquirer.net | Brendan A. Wintle |Andrew Rogers |James Watson |Michelle Ward
Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we’re also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history have there been such high such rates of species loss and ecosystem collapse. The biodiversity crisis is not just distressing, it’s a major threat to the global economy. More than half of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) directly depends on nature.
