UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 11:38:42 +0000

UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history

Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday in the United Nations’ first comprehensive report on biodiversity.

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How to fix nature and avoid human misery — UN report

Credit to Author: ceridio| Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 10:05:04 +0000

UN Report biodiversity

Up to a million of Earth’s estimated eight million species face extinction, many of them within decades, according to a draft version obtained by AFP.

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Write your own prescription for a ‘nature pill’

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:42:34 +0000

Take your stress outdoors this spring! What if there was a free, natural, flexible and convenient remedy for stress? No prescription from a doctor required, no pill to remember to take, no restrictions about where or when to take the remedy, no unrealistic time constraints, not much planning required…would you be interested? I hope so, […]

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LOOK: Golden trumpet trees bloom in Malaybalay, Bukidnon

Credit to Author: jbalboa| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:21:49 +0000

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The trees bloom every summer, typically from “February to March.” Locals compared their city’s unique tree to cherry blossom trees in Japan.

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Australian state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 07:38:59 +0000

An Australian state government has plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish have died.

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Thai officials get pat on the back for tropical storm response

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 08:40:08 +0000

Scenes of destruction wreaked by tropical storm Pabuk, like this damaged house in Ban Chang-hoon of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Muang district, are a common sight throughout the province a day after the storm’s exit.

Authorities and the public sector have won praise from experts for their role in disaster prevention and management during tropical storm Pabuk, which academics say minimized casualties and damage.

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