An article in The Guardian Newspaper indicates what can be done to prevent climate change whereby the planet does it naturally. I have taken extracts from it, but the message is clear. It can be done. There is much detail in the full article and I have picked out some of it. I know I have banged on about wildlife crimes, but the devastation of natural habitats puts other crimes lower down in the list of importance.
The restoration of natural forests and coasts can simultaneously tackle climate change and the annihilation of wildlife but is being worryingly overlooked, an international group of campaigners have said.
The world faces two existential crises, developing with terrifying speed: climate breakdown and ecological breakdown,” the group writes in a letter to the Guardian. “Neither is being addressed with the urgency needed to prevent our life-support systems from spiralling into collapse.
The group emphasises that natural climate solutions are not an alternative to the rapid decarbonisation of energy, transport and farming. Both are needed, the campaigners say.
In March The United Nations announced ‘ A Decade of Ecosystem Restoration’ and Natural Climate Solutions has much more information on its website. It is comprehensive.
We are in a time of worry and consternation. Let's hope it can be done.
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