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Expanding farms harm nature on 58 pct of world's land: study

2016-07-15 00:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An expansion of farmland has damaged nature beyond a "safe" limit on 58 percent of the world's land surface, threatening natural services such as crop pollination by insects, scientists said on Thursday. Grasslands, such as in United States, Argentina, South Africa or Central Asia, are among natural systems most affected by declines in animals and plants caused by human activities, they wrote in the journal Science. Northern pine forests and tundra are least affected, they said. Overall,...

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Creme of Nature has named Africa Miranda its new brand ambassador

2016-07-07 17:41:00| Happi Breaking News

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Is nature priceless or should it have a price?

2016-07-04 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: An investigation into the 'natural capital` of the East has just received funding at Anglia Ruskin and UEA. Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia have won a joint funding bid from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to examine and debate the natural capital of the East of England, with a specific focus on the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire. The World Forum on Natural Capital define natural capital as including the food we eat, the water we drink and the plant...

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Its Not Just Crimes Against Nature, Its Crimes Against People

2016-06-22 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Many of us who have dedicated our lives to environmental protection believe that all crimes against nature are also crimes against people. After all, nature is the life source for the human species. But unfortunately, not all members of the public agree with us. Some people care more about saving animals, a wetland or a forest. None of these matters are of much interest to the media, government or funding organizations. However, when people are also involved and directly harmed by the crime against...

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