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Bagaimana memperbaiki hubungan kita dengan alam usai coronavirus
Di tengah krisis coronavirus, banyak dari kita kembali ke alam untuk meringankan stres, meningkatkan kesehatan mental, dan tetap aktif secara jasmani. Walaupun demikian, interaksi manusia dengan alam dan ekosistem berkontribusi pada terjadinya pandemi ini. Jadi, apa pelajaran yang dapat kita ambil dari sini? Tindakan manusia telah mengubah planet kita, dari darat hingga laut, dan telah menyebabkan hilangnya ekosistem.
How to improve our relationship with nature after coronavirus
In the middle of the coronavirus crisis, many of us have turned to nature to reduce stress levels, improve mental health and stay physically active. Yet, human interaction with nature and ecosystems contributed to the existence of the current pandemic in the first place. So what can we take away from this? Human action has altered our planet, from land to ocean, and has led to a loss of ecosystems.
Sea level rise is inevitable - but what we do today can still prevent catastrophe for coastal regions
Even if we stop all greenhouse emissions today – which is not exactly realistic – sea levels will continue to rise. That’s not to say that what we do doesn’t matter. In fact, it matters a great deal. But the sea level rise we see today is the consequence of global warming that started from emissions released decades ago. Large bodies of water like the oceans have a great heat capacity – they warm up slowly and keep that temperature for a long time.
Parameterization-induced uncertainties and impacts of crop management harmonization in a global gridded crop model ensemble
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Christian Folberth , Joshua Elliott, Christoph Müller, Juraj Balkovič, James Chryssanthacopoulos, Roberto C. Izaurralde, Curtis D. Jones, Nikolay Khabarov, Wenfeng Liu, Ashwan Reddy, Erwin Schmid, Rastislav Skalský, Hong Yang, Almut Arneth, Philippe Ciais, Delphine Deryng, Peter J. Lawrence, Stefan Olin, Thomas A. M. Pugh, Alex C. Ruane, [ ...
Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’
The IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is the most comprehensive ever completed Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history—and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the summary of which was approved at the 7th session of the IPBES Plenary,...
Declining Natural Capital: High Stakes for Asia and the Pacific
The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them. Introduction Asia and the Pacific is one of the most biologically and culturally diverse regions on the planet that hosts high numbers of unique animal and plant species and ecosystems.
Increasing the carbon storage potential for Pacific Northwest forests
In the Pacific Northwest, our forests are globally unique in their capacity to capture and store immense amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. We have long known that forests are an integral part of the solution to solving climate change.
Time‐Continuous Phosphorus Flows in the Indian Agri‐Food Sector: Long‐Term Drivers and Management Options
Phosphorus (P) is a major agricultural nutrient and, in its mineable form, a potentially scarce resource. Countries with limited physical access to P should hence develop an effective national P governance. This requires analyses of trends and variations in P flows and stocks over time. Here, we present a long‐term P flow analysis for the Indian agri‐food sector from 1988 to 2011. Major P flows are imports of mineral P, fertilizer application, and uptake of animal fodder.
Plastic waste is visible, but 'natural capital' such as bees makes more difference to a sustainable future
The UK government’s pledge “to make ours the first generation to leave our environment in a better state than we found it” is laudable, but it will require much more than the clean up operation on plastics that has dominated headlines. Prime Minister Teresa May launched the 25 Year Environment Plan on January 11 by pledging to cut needless plastic waste by 2042. But, while reducing human-made waste is a must, protecting and sustaining natural resources is equally vital.
Sustainable mountain development in East Africa in a changing climate | GRID-Arendal
Mountains directly contribute to the lives of much of the world’s population through the provision of freshwater or irrigation for agriculture; they are the source of rivers, along which human settlements are able to flourish. While acting as the lifeblood for many communities, these fragile landscapes are under threat from changes to our climate, the effects of which are accentuated at high altitudes.
Quantification of uncertainties in global grazing systems assessments
Livestock systems play a key role in global sustainability challenges like food security and climate change, yet, many unknowns and large uncertainties prevail. We present a systematic, spatially explicit assessment of uncertainties related to grazing intensity (GI), a key metric for assessing ecological impacts of grazing, by combining existing datasets on a) grazing feed intake, b) the spatial distribution of livestock, c) the extent of grazing land, and d) its net primary productivity (NPP).
Nature is talking - are you listening and re-calibrating strategy as needed?
Business success depends on identifying signals amidst noise. Key signals come from customers, suppliers and employees.
The Clean Power Plan desperately needs business support
A little more than a year ago, the Paris Agreement on climate change launched a cleaner, more stable, job-generating economy, with the global opportunity for $13.5 trillion dollars in investments (PDF).The story about this new economic opening was easy to miss, as the press coverage focused more on what the climate agreement meant in terms of degrees Celsius and parts per million in the atmosphere than on what it means as a business opportunity.
Including Ecosystems in Risk Assessments
Science provides the foundation for the decisions that EPA makes to protect public health and the environment, and ecological risk assessments play a large part. Recently the Agency released guidelines and a technical paper to help risk assessors and others better incorporate an understanding of the many benefits people receive from ecosystems, referred to as “ecosystem services,” when conducting ecological assessments.
Calibration-induced uncertainty of the EPIC model to estimate climate change impact on global maize yield
Understanding the interactions between agricultural production and climate is necessary for sound decision-making in climate policy. Gridded and high-resolution crop simulation has emerged as a useful tool for building this understanding. Large uncertainty exists in this utilization, obstructing its capacity as a tool to devise adaptation strategies.
Africa's forests may be our last chance to slow climate change
Deforestation is now the second leading cause of global climate change. Debates on this topic often centre on the Amazon, given the high-profile destruction of its forest biodiversity. However, a troubling rise in deforestation in Central Africa – home to the world’s second largest tropical forest – has received surprisingly little attention. Two-thirds of Africa’s remaining forests are located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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