Amanda Starbuck

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Climate justice, clean energy. Bird nerd.
Program Director at The Sunrise Project.
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A Wake Up Call indeed: total weight of wild mammals less than 10% of humanity’s.

This outlines the total urgency for stronger species and habitat protection, and initiatives to reverse this, including #rewilding

http://bit.ly/3ZZokF9
#biodiversity

‘A wake-up call’: total weight of wild mammals less than 10% of humanity’s

From elephants to tigers, study reveals scale of damage to wildlife caused by transformation of wildernesses and human activity

The Guardian

Last night the world agreed a treaty to protect 30% of the world's oceans. This is a historic breakthrough, the biggest ever international biodiversity agreement. Congratulations and huge gratitude to many friends who have worked for years and years to make this happen.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64815782

#biodiversity #oceans

Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

Countries have reached a landmark agreement to help put 30% of the world's oceans into protection.

BBC News

"too many Canadian banks and pension funds are failing to show the foresight and determination that their shareholders – and citizens – should expect"

http://bit.ly/3Z7FzU4

#climatechange #fossilfuels #netzero #greenwash

Companies need to stop greenwashing and get serious with net-zero pledges

Many companies’ net-zero pledges are not robust enough – at their worst, they are essentially greenwashing

The Globe and Mail

This article explains how bioenergy - often seen as 'green' energy - contributes to air pollutuon, and what you can do about it if you live near a bioenergy facility
http://bit.ly/3Y5LHLc

#energy #deforestation #pollution #forests #climate

How Bioenergy Causes Air Pollution: The Dark Side Of Renewable Energy| Countercurrents

Bioenergy is often seen as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to other forms of energy generation. But the truth is that it can actually be quite

Countercurrents
Lithium Americas is a Canadian company with mining projects in the Lithium Triangle of S. America. A judge just lifted an injunction against them at Thacker Pass, NV that will run over Native Americans there, and compete with drinking and agricultural water. One metric ton of lithium requires up to 500,000 gallons of water. There is nothing green about lithium. I hope you will remember this during all those glitzy EV ads. https://geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/showdown-at-thacker-pass
Showdown at Thacker Pass

Lithium: New Resource, Same Old Story

Sane Thoughts for Insane Times

A sign of change in the Amazon? Brazil pushes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory http://bit.ly/3XGQkeR

#Brazil #amazon #mining #humanrights #Lula #indigenous

Brazil pushes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory

ALTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Armed government officials with Brazil's justice, Indigenous and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world.

Associated Press

It's Superb Owl Sunday!🦉
Here's a Spectacled Owl, they live in tropical forests of central and south America. I met this one a year ago in Mbaracayú, Paraguay.
Photo by Oscar Rodríguez

#SuperbOwl #Owl #birds #wildlife #nature #biodiversity

This is for the bird-nerds among you, some really good news about the Hooded Grebes in Patagonia:

They are on the brink of extinction, but the first chick to been born in 4 years arrived last week.. and more are on the way...

Full story here https://bit.ly/3RnBjg7

#birds #biodiversity #nature

¡Nació el primer pichón de Macá Tobiano en 4 años!

Una esperanza para esta especie endémica.

Aves Argentinas

Key to stopping Amazon deforestation: Indigenous people. This new study shows that only 5% of deforestation occurs in Indigenous territories and protected areas
http://bit.ly/3Y3CO5C

#amazon #forests #deforestation #indigenousrights

Amazon’s least-deforested areas are due to ‘vital role’ of Indigenous peoples - Carbon Brief

Only 5% of net forest loss occurs in Indigenous territories and protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon – even though these areas contain muchf of the region’s forest. 

Carbon Brief

This is alarming - new research shows that more than 90% of Verra's rainforest offset credits – among the most commonly used by companies – are likely to be “phantom credits” and do not represent genuine carbon reductions.
http://bit.ly/3IYlpXx

#climate #deforestation #falsesolutions

Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating

The Guardian