The fires in the Amazon have been of major concern for many people over the last few weeks. People have learned that the fires were due to deforestation efforts and not natural but given the size of the rain forest, the question can be asked, can it even burn down? The answer is unfortunately yes.
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I think by now everyone is pretty clear that trees are kind of important in the fight against climate change. So why is deforestation STILL a huge problem? The quick answer is human greed. The bad news is that since 2014, deforestation has gone up instead of down.
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Palm oil is used in just about everything and its harvest is causing a large amount of deforestation in South America. Peru is committing to ending this practice and moving towards sustainable palm oil harvesting by 2021.
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Toilet paper is very important for obvious reasons, so it makes perfect sense for consumers to gravitate towards the best there is. Usually the best toilet paper is the soft stuff. But unfortunately, that comfort comes at a cost. This soft toilet paper might not be great for the environment. Here’s the thing, most soft toilet paper requires the use of virgin timber, and this comes from wood pulp via ancient trees in Canada and other parts of the world….
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We’re not experts when it comes down to bees and most animal species, and that’s why we knew nothing of the Resin Bee, also known as Wallace’s Giant Bee. Yes, folks, it’s the largest bee on the planet, and for decades, scientists thought it went extinct. Such is no longer the case because the bee was recently found on a group of Indonesian island known as the North Moluccas. What’s interesting about the Resin Bee, is its 6 cm wingspan, and…
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