The most important UN climate change talks since the 2015 Paris Agreement are upon us, with more than 120 world leaders are arriving in Glasgow for Cop26. The question now is, amid all the big talk, will it make a difference? Given that Cop1 was held in 1995 and carbon dioxide emissions are now 14 billion tonnes a […]
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Climate and Ecological Crisis: Humanity at a Crossroads “Floods, extreme heat, desertification, and droughts are just a few of the signals the planet is sending us. Either we change the economic system—or we disappear.”— Diego Arias Serna, “Capitalism versus Climate Change”, 2015 A Planet on Fire Human presence has always transformed the Earth, but since
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Deforestation in Colombia in 2020 — and What’s Happened Since In 2020, deforestation surged in Colombia: approximately 171,685 hectares of forest were cleared — an 8% increase compared to 2019’s 158,894 hectares.That year, deforestation was most acute in the Amazon region, where 109,302 hectares were lost — up from 98,256 ha in 2019 — representing
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500 Hectares of Forest Are Cut Down Every Day in Colombia According to Colombia’s Office of the Comptroller General, an average of 170,000 hectares of forest are deforested each year — that’s around 500 hectares lost every single day. Deforestation in Colombia has worsened in recent years. A statement published on March 22 by the
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