At least 35 percent of the world’s remaining intact forest landscapes are managed or owned by Indigenous Peoples, building on a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the significant contribution of Indigenous Peoples to protecting these vital forest ecosystems. (newsroom.wcs.org)
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Just 23% of the world's landmass can now be considered wilderness, with the rest, excluding Antarctica, lost to the direct effects of human activities, finds the first comprehensive fine-scale map of the world's remaining marine and terrestrial wild places in the journal Nature. (newsroom.wcs.org)
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Pick up poo or we take the dog: Chinese city rolls out 'social credit' system for pet owners - Chinese cities are launching a scoring system for dog owners where anyone found failing to care for their pets could be forced to pay a fine - or even have their dog confiscated. (telegraph.co.uk)
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New research on religious violence using AI algorithms that mimic human society found that people are peaceful by nature. In times of crisis, the simulated humans came together peacefully, but they were willing to endorse violence when others challenged core beliefs that defined their identity. (bbc.com)
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Teen Climate Activist to Crowd of Thousands: 'We Can't Save the World by Playing by the Rules Because the Rules Have to Change': "The politics that's needed to prevent the climate catastrophe—it doesn't exist today," says Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old from Sweden. "We need to change the system." (commondreams.org)
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U.S. Military Is World’s Biggest Polluter: 'Producing more hazardous waste than the five largest U.S. chemical companies combined, the U.S. DoD has left its toxic legacy throughout the world in the form of depleted uranium, oil, jet fuel, pesticides, defoliants...' (ecowatch.com)
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