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Crazy Plant Ladies
Read story →: Crazy Plant LadiesCrazy plant ladies who followed their passion with the environment and made history. Become a crazy plant lady!
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Nature is in freefall.
Read story →: Nature is in freefall.A three-year backed study shows declines across all aspects of our natural world. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nature-destruction-climate-change-world-biodiversity_n_5c49e78ce4b06ba6d3bb2d44 It’s going to take all of us.
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Honey as Pollution Detector?
Read story →: Honey as Pollution Detector?Metals in honey from bees can potentially be used to detect pollution levels. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749124019389 It’s going to take all of us.
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Half-Earth
Read story →: Half-EarthE. O. Wilson wrote ‘Half-Earth’ to teach people about the 18 biomes needed for a healthy earth. He also presented the idea of using half the earth’s resources. It’s going to take…
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Jane Goodall calls for Billions of People to make ‘Ethical Choices’
Read story →: Jane Goodall calls for Billions of People to make ‘Ethical Choices’Jane Goodall attended the Time 100 Summit in 2019. She urged all humans to make ‘ethical choices’ for earth. https://www.yahoo.com/news/jane-goodall-calls-billions-people-194816521.html It’s going to take all of us.
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Once Thought Extinct
Read story →: Once Thought ExtinctThe clouded leopard was last spotted in 2013, scientists thought after years long project to spot one failed. The clouded leopard is not an actual leopard, but has its own genus. The…
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Plant Blindness
Read story →: Plant BlindnessPlant blindness refers to the inability to identify plants. Fewer and fewer people are choosing environmentally related fields. This is one purpose of Nature on the Brink. Be an earth steward!
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China Fruit Trees Pollinated by Hand
Read story →: China Fruit Trees Pollinated by HandChina fruit trees are pollinated by hand due to lack of pollinators. https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9107955/china-fruit-trees-pollinated-by-hand-due-to-a-lack-of-pollinating-insects/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2yiEwt1EaIvv53OX9O_KmfP1E-QAgfD0tm4Z9Z9LYBxz3CpstZRZWC3Lo_aem_hG4XVvLAIleqUKKMBQs8Nw Plant natives. Support pollinators!
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Hawaii Plant Die-Off
Read story →: Hawaii Plant Die-OffHawaii has the largest plant die off of any state since 1900. Three species of plants have died off each year-500 times faster than they would naturally. https://envirobites.org/2019/06/25/finally-a-global-documentation-of-plant-extinction-in-the-anthropocene/ It’s going to take…