#forests
Act to save #Dartmoor #rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners | #Trees and #forests | The Guardian
Our local #TemperateRainforest, just down the road.
Out there. The scent of rain. The mood of chasing ghosts.
#outerworld #the_baltic_self #forests #ruegen
#the baltic self
2pm and out of forests again. Feet in water, with and without shoes. The sea is cold but calm today. Still somewhere in between cities and a wilderness that has much space left to itself here.
#outerworld #the_baltic_self #escapism #forests
#the baltic self
#biology #forests #multipleTreeSpecies #CarbonSinks
Forests with multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-forests-multiple-tree-species-effective.amp
Le gĂ©ant mondial du bois #Samling a cĂ©dĂ© Ă la pression de lâopinion publique internationale et a abandonnĂ© ses poursuites contre les dĂ©fenseur·e·s de la #forĂȘt de #BornĂ©o. Cette issue constitue une grande victoire pour les droits des personnes indigĂšnes et lâenvironnement.
Ce procĂšs visait Ă faire taire et Ă ruiner la petite organisation locale « Sauver les riviĂšres », qui a rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© que Samling avait dĂ©truit des terres indigĂšnes, dĂ©boisĂ© dâimmenses Ă©tendues de forĂȘt tropicale et menacĂ© de prĂ©cipiter lâextinction des gibbons, dĂ©jĂ en voie de disparition.
La campagne a Ă©tĂ© menĂ©e par les communautĂ©s #indigĂšnes et soutenue par les membres dâEkĆ partout dans le monde. Plus de 5 800 de personnes ont fait un don pour financer les frais de justice de lâassociation afin quâelle puisse continuer de mener la bataille devant les tribunaux.
GrĂące Ă la pĂ©tition signĂ©e par plus de 33 000 membres dâEkĆ demandant Ă Samling dâabandonner les poursuites, nous avons permis dâattirer lâattention du monde entier sur lâentreprise. 5 400 personnes ont envoyĂ© des emails au PDG de Samling, afin de renforcer directement notre appel. Devant une telle pression, Samling a tentĂ© en vain de porter plainte pour harcĂšlement contre lâorganisation « Sauver les riviĂšres ».
Voici la dĂ©claration de lâun des membres de lâorganisation aprĂšs lâabandon des poursuites par Samling :
« Nous Ă©prouvons une immense gratitude pour tout le soutien international que nous avons reçu de la part de diverses organisations, dâĂ©minents dirigeants et des communautĂ©s indigĂšnes. Ensemble, continuons de nous battre pour les droits des communautĂ©s indigĂšnes et de dĂ©fendre lâenvironnement »
Cette victoire est cruciale, mais la lutte continue. Bien que les poursuites qui auraient pu faire taire et ruiner Sauver les riviÚres aient été abandonnées, Samling continue de détruire les terres indigÚnes.
Mais lâabandon des poursuites dĂ©montre bel et bien que lorsque des personnes unissent leurs forces et se mobilisent, elles peuvent lâemporter face Ă des entreprises multimillionnaires. En outre, il y a une deuxiĂšme mauvaise nouvelle pour Samling. En effet, il a Ă©galement Ă©tĂ© rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© que le Forest Stewardship Council #FSC avait acceptĂ© une plainte contre Samling pour violation de son certificat de durabilitĂ©.
Samling a dĂ©clarĂ© quâelle accueillerait favorablement les commentaires et les retours constructifs de la communautĂ© locale de BornĂ©o et quâelle dialoguerait avec toutes les parties prenantes concernĂ©es. Et nous leur demanderons de rendre des comptes Ă ce sujet.
#deforestation #luttes #forests #borneo
Plus dâinformations : Astonishing outcome! Timber giant withdraws lawsuit against indigenous forest defenders
Aliran. 18 septembre 2023
(En anglais) .
(En anglais) Indigenous activists in Borneo claim win as logging firm removes equipment from disputed area
Mongabay. 18 septembre 2023.
(En anglais) Forest Stewardship Council launches new investigation into timber giant Samling
The Borneo Project. 11 mai 2023.
#UK #forests face catastrophic #ecosystem collapse within 50 years, study says | #Trees and forests | The Guardian
#Environment #Biodiversity #Ecology #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Conservation #Wildlife
Dort, wo Stadt und Heide ineinander zerfasern, wirft ein böiger Sturm groĂe rotgoldene BlĂ€tter in einen ebenso goldenen Tag. Junge Hipster tragen Kaffeebecher und Smartphones spazieren, mittelalte MĂ€nner in enger Kleidung rennen auf schlammigen Waldwegen vor der Zeit davon. Auch hier abseits der StraĂen und HĂ€user ist es fast zu eng, um auĂerhalb des Raumes zu treiben, den die Lauten und Schrillen um sich herum beanspruchen und in dem man sich nur beschĂ€mt und unwohl bewegt. Gelernt ferner: Wenn man einem fremden Hund den dargebotenen Stock wirft, hat man lange treue Begleitung. Dann wird der Boden fester, BĂ€ume weichen ersten Blöcken. Es beginnt zu regnen, und Gedanken verheddern sich in der Frage, ob das Grau verschiedener Jahre verschieden fad und trĂŒbsinnig schmeckt. (Sinnfragen und Kaffee an wechselhaften Sonntagnachmittagen.)
#outerworld #sunday_afternoon #autumn_in_moments #forests #where_we_are_we_are
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/cargill-amazon-destruction
Cargill, Cease Your Destruction!
BEKA SAW MUNDURUKU
Oct 12, 2023
..."We have lived here in the heart of the #Amazon for over 4,000 years. But now our world hangs by a thread.
Modern science tells us that our #forests stabilize the #climate and shape the weather. My people have always known this. Science tells us the Amazon is nearing a tipping point, a point of no return. My people already see and suffer from these changes.
...
There is illegal #mining, there is illegal #logging. There is the theft of our land and our trees and the damming of rivers. There is the murder of those who defend the land and the brutal intimidation of our leaders. And all of these problems grow because companies like #Cargill covet our land and subject it to so-called #development.
...
The FerrogrĂŁo is a 1,000-kilometer railway that Cargill wishes to cut through our lands to transport soy. Soy produced from the destruction of the Cerradoâa critical ecosystem south of the Amazon.
...
This railway will destroy 2,000 square kilometers of the Amazon forests we live in, including Munduruku lands that are currently federally protected #Indigenous Territory. It will open our lands to more land grabbers and illegal miners and loggers that already invade and burn our lands and murder our people.
The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the FerrogrĂŁo is illegal, but economic interests like Cargill want to change the laws to allow for construction.
Cargill has said that anyone who opposes the FerrogrĂŁo is âirresponsible.â We are fighting for our lives. For our land. For our cultures. For our children and grandchildren. This is not irresponsible.
What is irresponsible is for your company to make promises to end deforestation while continuing to expand into our territories and giving license to others to do the same.
You have the power to stop this."...
Netzrand, Wolkenrand. Blick auf Felder, alte BĂ€ume an den Rainen, ferne Dörfer. Die Luft steht still, MĂŒcken spielen in einem Sonnenstrahl. Tee und Apfelkuchen auf der alten Holzbank. Innehalten in sich, kurz, tief. Abseits der Zeit.
#outerworld #forests #where_quietness_roams
#where quietness roams
COP15 is a once in a lifetime opportunity to turn the tide on biodiversity loss
#cop15 #montreal #biodiversity #loss #decline #life #nature #planet #soil #ecosystems #sustainable #resources #conservation #forests #rainforests
DELIKADO
Defending paradise has never been so dangerous
#Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asiaâs hottest new tourist destinations. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources, it is more akin to a battlefield.
DELIKADO follows Bobby, Tata and Nieves, three magnetic leaders of this network, as they risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggles trying to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippinesâ âlast ecological frontierâ.
It is a timely film emblematic of the struggles globally for land defenders as they are being killed in record numbers trying to save natural resources from being plundered by corporations and governments. As the world faces its sixth-mass extinction and the climate emergency worsens,
It is also a unique expose of President Rodrigo Duterteâs âwar on drugsâ in the Philippines, which has claimed thousands of lives and the International Criminal Court of Justice has said may amount to a crime against humanity. DELIKADO shows the drug war is used as a tool for politicians to control the levers of economic and political power.
DELIKADO offers a story of courage and resilience to inspire others into action.
The battles being led by Bobby, Tata and Nieves in DELIKADO are the same as those being fought by local communities in #Brazil, #Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of #Congo and elsewhere around the world where #corporations and #governments are seeking to plunder increasingly valuable natural resources.
They are being killed for trying to stop #mining, #agribusiness and #logging. Many of the deaths occur in remote villages or rainforests. The victims are often from indigenous communities and the killers are rarely caught. The powerful masterminds behind the murders virtually never. All these factors are in play in Palawan.
The film has a special relevance and urgency in highlighting the perilous fate of Palawan, the most biodiverse part of the Philippines and home to two UNESCO World Heritage-listed natural wonders.
Palawan, due to its remoteness, had long avoided the corrupt development seen around the rest of the Philippines over recent decades as the countryâs population has boomed. Palawanâs rainforests are among the biggest, oldest and most diverse in Asia. They are home to thousands of animal and plant species.
But few people know it is on the path to environmental destruction. Politicians and businessmen are destroying Palawan at an unprecedented rate to extract its forests, minerals and fish. #Urbanisation and #tourism are other pressures leading to the depletion of Palawanâs natural resources.
Once the last of Palawanâs majestic #Apitong, #Kamagong, #Ipil and other endangered trees are cut down, these species will be forever lost. With the demise of these #forests will come the loss of Palawanâs incredibly diverse range of endemic animal species. Some of the worldâs largest butterflies - bigger than an outspread human hand - can only be found in Palawanâs rainforests. They are also home to seven-foot monitor lizards, turquoise and violet-winged peacocks, giant grey bear cats, bulging-eyed geckos as long as an adultâs arm, flying squirrels and dirt-brown âhornedâ frogs.
Centuries-old #traditions and #customs for the tribal people still living in the forests will also disappear if the forests are destroyed. Other communities living in towns and villages outside of the forests will face floods and droughts when the forests are gone.
#Delikado #DelikadoFilm #documentary #film #nature #environment #activism #advocacy #Indigenous #Peoples #land-defenders #natural-resources #conservation #protection #preservation #Philippines #KarlMalakunas #ThoughtfulRobot #NarraviFilms #docu-films
World on brink of five âdisastrousâ climate tipping points, study finds
The Guardian
Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may already have passed point of irreversible change.
The climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple âdisastrousâ tipping points, according to a major study.
It shows five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due to the 1.1C of global heating caused by humanity to date.
These include the collapse of Greenlandâs ice cap, eventually producing a huge sea level rise, the collapse of a key current in the north Atlantic, disrupting rain upon which billions of people depend for food, and an abrupt melting of carbon-rich permafrost.
At 1.5C of heating, the minimum rise now expected, four of the five tipping points move from being possible to likely, the analysis said. Also at 1.5C, an additional five tipping points become possible, including changes to vast northern forests and the loss of almost all mountain glaciers.
In total, the researchers found evidence for 16 tipping points, with the final six requiring global heating of at least 2C to be triggered, according to the scientistsâ estimations. The tipping points would take effect on timescales varying from a few years to centuries. (...)
âThe study really underpins why the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C is so important and must be fought for.
âWeâre not saying that, because weâre probably going to hit some tipping points, everything is lost and itâs game over. Every fraction of a degree that we stop beyond 1.5C reduces the likelihood of hitting more tipping points.â (...)
âOur new work provides compelling evidence that the world must radically accelerate decarbonising the economy. To achieve that, we need to trigger positive social tipping points.â
The collapse of the Greenland ice cap is one of the tipping points that may already have been passed. Photograph: Ulrik Pedersen/Getty Images.
Tags: #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #global_warming #co2 #methane #greenhouse_gases #ice_cap #tipping_point #climate_agreement #paris_agreement #permafrost #greenland #glaciers #deforestation #forests #ocean_current #ipcc #amazon #positive_social_tipping_points #social_tipping_points
Large Parts of Amazon may Never Recover, Major Study Says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/05/large-parts-of-amazon-may-never-recover-major-study-says
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/55533/amazon-rainforest-fires-2022-brazil-causes-climate/
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/05/new-study-warns-swaths-amazon-have-already-passed-key-tipping-point
#amazon #rainforest #deforestation #americas #brazil #bolivia #trees #forests #tipping-point #conservation #environment
Prevent #tree #extinctions or face global ecological catastrophe, scientists warn | #Trees and #forests | The Guardian
Was die Armee im #BiaĆowieĆŒa Wald zurĂŒck lieĂ: behelfsmĂ€Ăige Infrastruktur, BrĂŒcken, Lager,...
Wenn das nĂ€chste Mal wegen VermĂŒllung mit dem Finger auf GeflĂŒchtete gezeigt wird, erinnert Euch an die Folgen der Militarisierung fĂŒr die đ”đ±/đ§đŸ GrenzwĂ€lder.
@katzyna via @Elpida_Amal
https://twitter.com/katzyna/status/1528755541098565633
#BiaĆowieĆŒaForest #militarization #xborder #forests
What troops are leaving behind in #BiaĆowieĆŒaForest: makeshift infrastructure, bridges, camps. Next time someone points fingers at migrants and refugees for âlitteringâ be reminded of the impacts that #militarization is having on the #xborder #forests of Poland-Belarus. pic.twitter.com/7DDPOVz6dZ
— Dr. Katarzyna Nowak (@katzyna) May 23, 2022
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#science #sciencemanuelacasasoli
Rare and ancient trees are key to a healthy forest
Ancient trees are an irreplaceable hub of biodiversity.
Such ancient trees, some dating back more than 3000 years, are key to the survival of their #forests [âŠ]. Rare trees [âŠ] are also critical to forest health.
Image Credit and Description
Ancient and old trees like âGeneral Sherman,â a giant sequoia in California, can be a forestâs insurance policy for weathering environmental change.
JIM BRANDENBURG/MINDEN PICTURES