Brazil Congress passes bill to bar use of Amazon deforestation satellite tool

Brazil’s Congress has passed a bill prohibiting environmental agencies from using satellite images to restrict the commercial use of illegally deforested lands. Instead, areas suspected of illegal deforestation will have to be confirmed by authorities on the ground. Supporters say satellite-only enforcement infringes upon farmers’ right to a fair defense. Its critics, which include the […]

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Today i visited a certain #school in our district ,what amazed me that I find young students also carrying out some #gardening activities and also caring for the #environment, this really surprised me that there are also other schools which also do the same like at school
Students were caring some fruits trees and were to be planted in a nearby area where they were some trees but most of them were not #fruit trees
#mastodon #environment #gardening #nature #solarpunk #climatechange #trees
Forest tent caterpillars feast in Calgary as outbreak spikes population across Alberta
Municipalities and experts are advising Albertans of soaring caterpillar populations this spring. Clusters of forest tent caterpillars are frequently seen on trees across North America, particularly during what entomologists refer to as cyclical outbreaks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/forest-tent-caterpillar-moth-larvae-9.7218166?cmp=rss
Forest tent caterpillars feast in Calgary as outbreak spikes population across Alberta
Municipalities and experts are advising Albertans of soaring caterpillar populations this spring. Clusters of forest tent caterpillars are frequently seen on trees across North America, particularly during what entomologists refer to as cyclical outbreaks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/forest-tent-caterpillar-moth-larvae-9.7218166?cmp=rss

'No timeline or cost' for clean-up plan of one of Europe's largest illegal dumps https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8prj928dyo?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon

Clean-up of one of Europe's largest illegal dumps 'could begin in 2028' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0pn21e1r2o?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon

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Mobuoy dump: 'No timeline and no cost' for illegal dump clean up

Politicians say little new information came out of a meeting about the Mobuoy site with Stormont's environment minister.

#BBC #News #Science #Environment The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts https://w.st/AeeHq
Olympic rower floats like astronaut to test future space gym

Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.

Neonicotinoid health risks: widespread exposure, growing evidence of harm 

A growing body of scientific evidence raises concerns about the human health risks of neonicotinoid exposure, including neurotoxicity and reproductive toxicity.

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Spring recipes bring demand for one vegetable. You might be helping kill it all.

You never forget your first time foraging for ramps. For me, it was back home in rural western Pennsylvania. My cousin Andy—my initiator into the mysteries of the coveted wild garlic, or “wild leeks,” a…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #RecipeTopics #Cooking #crime #environment #Recipes #Restaurants
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Spring recipes bring demand for one vegetable. You might be helping kill it all. - Dining and Cooking

You never forget your first time foraging for ramps.

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European Commission linked leather to deforestation, then ignored it

The clock is ticking in Brussels. By June 1, the European Commission, the bloc’s executive body, is set to receive feedback on its proposal to remove leather, hides and skins from the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Officials, however, are trying to push this amendment even after the commission’s own research confirmed that cattle hides also […]

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