This is vitally important considering the Amazon is responsible for approximately 20% of the world's total freshwater - as the largest watershed in the world - and also accounts for around 16% of the oxygen produced on land.

These decisions affect all life on earth. #COP30 #deforestation #farming

This is vitally important considering the Amazon is responsible for approximately 20% of the world's total freshwater - as the largest watershed in the world - and also accounts for around 16% of the oxygen produced on land.

These decisions affect all life on earth. #COP30 #deforestation #farming

Clearly, the risks of climate change at ~3C are still terribly high & catastrophic for many, particularly with #tippingpoints in the climate, but I think the point here is that we should recognise the progress that has been made globally so far in managing these risks, such as coal phase-out #hope

Just reading this now, what a great read!

When I was at university we did handwritten exams, don't students still do this?

So next time there is a massive hurricane, tsunami or flood in the US, who's going to be responsible for the early warning systems?
#forecasting #disaster

Let's hope simplification does not mean a reduced focus on sustainability. Agriculture and food security is reliant on ecosystems and biodiversity, and investors with a long term outlook have called for greener CAP reforms several times www.fairr.org/news-events/...

One study found "the average global crop price will increase by about 187% if pollinators go extinct"

Could biodiversity loss already be an unseen contributor to the global #costofliving crisis?

#foodprices
#FoodSecurity #naturerisks www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...