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Supermarket shelves around the world were emptied as people panic bought due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Singapore, this brought attention to the Republic’s overreliance on food imports and its subsequent food security. Fortuitously however, Singapore made plans in 2019 to reduce its dependence on food imports with its “30 by 30” vision, whereby 30% of Singapore’s nutritional needs will be produced locally by 2030, up from less than 10% today. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #food #foodsupply #foodimports #singapore #SGIG #singaporefood #30by30 #supportlocal #covid19 #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #HongKong #nature #conservation #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange
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A report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) warns that zoonotic diseases are increasing and will continue to do so without action to protect wildlife and preserve the environment. Inger Andersen, under-secretary general and executive director of the UN Environment Programme, says, “The science is clear that if we keep exploiting wildlife and destroying our ecosystems, then we can expect to see a steady stream of these diseases jumping from animals to humans in the years ahead.” . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #virus #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #zoonoticdisease #bats #protectwildlife #destroyingecosystems #animals #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #HongKong #nature #conservation #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange Picture credits: The Korea Bizwire
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Authorities in Inner Mongolia, a region in China, issued a warning on July 5 after a hospital reported one confirmed case of the Bubonic plague of unknown origin. The second suspected case involves a 15-year-old, who had apparently contracted the disease through a marmot hunted by a dog. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #pandemic #marmot #dog #innermongolia #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #HongKong #nature #bubonicplague #plague #conservation #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange . Picture credits: National Park Service/Walt Kaesler
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Preliminary studies have identified a positive correlation between COVID-19-related mortalities and air pollution. There is also a plausible association of airborne particles assisting the viral spread. How could air pollutants play a role in further affecting human health in this pandemic? This positive correlation between increased death rates due to COVID-19 and air pollution has been observed in Italy. Northern Italy is one of the most polluted areas in Europe, where a higher level of mortality related to the COVID-19 virus was discovered. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #airpollution #pollution #virus #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #airpollutants #emissions #viralspread #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #HongKong #nature #conservation #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange
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Germany has agreed to ban the sale of single-use plastic straws, cutlery, cotton buds and food containers from July 2021, aligning with an EU directive intended to reduce plastic waste. Globally, about 1.3 billion tons of trash is generated per year. In Europe, the amount of plastic waste has increased 13% in the last decade and in Germany alone, 3 million tons of plastic packaging waste is produced annually. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #plastic #singleuseplastic #plasticwaste #recycle #plasticban #plasticpollution #trash #legislation #pollution #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #HongKong #nature #conservation #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange
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Single-use plastic is one of the greatest threats to the environment. According to the Hong Kong-based NGO OceansAsia, approximately 300 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide every year, with more than 8 million entering oceans annually- ultimately threatening the ecosystems of marine wildlife. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to further exacerbate the scourge of plastic pollution. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #plasticpollution #plasticwaste #facemasks #ppe #trash #recycle #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #HongKong #nature #conservation #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange
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A new study has found that the South Pole warmed at a rate three times the global average over the past three decades. Temperatures at the Amundsen-Scott research station in Antarctica rose by 1.8 degrees Celsius between 1989 and 2019; by comparison, global temperatures rose 0.5 to 0.6 degrees Celsius during the same period. This warming of the South Pole, one of the coldest and most isolated places on Earth, shows that it is starting to feel the impacts of the climate crisis. 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg #earthorg #earth #southpole #antarctica #warming #icemelting #globaltemperaturesrising #acceleration #ocean #warmeroceantemperatures #UKIG #atmosphericpressure #environment #HKIG #antarcticpeninsula #HongKong #IPO #elnino #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #climateaction #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #climateimpact #climatechange
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As the world wrestles with the post-pandemic future, it is clear that the world order cannot follow a business-as-usual approach. As the world’s sixth mass extinction event draws nearer, more economies are beginning to embrace a ‘closed’ or a ‘circular economy’ model: notably, the EU released its Circular Economy Plan that aims to end the ‘throwaway culture’ plaguing society. To make this a reality, the very ideas of growth and consumption need to be challenged. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #economy #circulareconomy #econ #business #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #extinction #UKIG #sixthmassextinction #environment #HKIG #EU #HongKong #EuropeanUnion #postpandemic #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #climateaction #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #climateimpact #climatechange . Picture Credit: The Porto Protocol
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Following Earth.Org’s June 18th coverage of the mysterious illness that had killed a cluster of elephants in the Okavango Delta region in northern Botswana, it has now emerged that more than 350 elephants have died, in a mass die-off event that scientists are describing as a ‘conservation disaster’. 70% of those elephants that have died in the region in Botswana are clustered around waterholes. The government has yet to test samples so there is no information about what could be causing the deaths or whether there is a threat to humans. Anthrax has been ruled out, so the two main possibilities are poisoning or an unknown pathogen. Cyanide poisoning is another possibility, however local reports say that scavenging animals do not seem to be dying after consuming the carcasses, nor are they showing abnormal behaviour. 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg #earthorg #earth #elephants #elephant #mammals #death #disease #anthrax #botswana #threat #UKIG #pathogen #environment #HKIG #cyanide #HongKong #northernbotswana #poison #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #climateaction #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #climateimpact #climatechange
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While this pandemic has forced much of the world to self-isolate inside their homes, this is simply not possible for many people. While the wealthier population is able to isolate, have goods and amenities delivered to their households and work remotely or not at all, poorer residents who live in densely populated neighbourhoods cannot do the same. A report by the World Bank says that inhabitants of such areas are at a higher risk of being in contact with the COVID-19 virus, which illustrates the importance of addressing social equality post-virus. How do we avoid such hotspots from forming in future crises? 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg #earthorg #corona #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #isolation #quarantine #socialjustice #socialequality #housing #UKIG #treatment #environment #HKIG #testing #HongKong #workfromhome #weathyvspoor #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #climateaction #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #climateimpact #climatechange
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People usually associate deforestation and illegal logging with tropical rainforests in developing countries such as those in the Amazon and Southeast Asia. However, illegal logging also happens in developed regions such as Hong Kong. . . 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg . . #earthorg #earth #logging #plasticpollution #illegallogging #waste #logs #illegal #trees #deforestation #UKIG #tropicalrainforest #environment #HKIG #ecology #HongKong #forest #southeastasia #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #climateaction #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #climateimpact #climatechange
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The COVID-19 crisis has led to severe economic disruptions, knocking energy markets off balance, especially the electricity sector. Up to now, the energy sector has seen the steady growth of renewables- both globally and within the US- while the power of coal has been steadily waning. Faced with COVID-induced economic turbulence, how will renewable energy fare now as growth is forced downwards for the first time in 20 years? 👉 Link in bio 👉 Follow @earthorg #earthorg #earth #renewableenergy #plasticpollution #ecosystem #coronavirus #carboncycle #energy #coal #fossilfuel #UKIG #emission #environment #HKIG #covid19 #HongKong #solarpanel #windenergy #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #climateaction #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #climateimpact #climatechange
