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Ming Chun Tang

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ABOUT THE WRITER

Ming Chun Tang is the senior editor of ThinkLandscape. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, he holds a bachelor’s degree in world politics from Hamilton College and a master’s in sustainable resource management from the Technical University of Munich. He has a special passion for sustainable transport and urbanism, geography trivia and grassroots music.

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A lion in Kenya. Sergey Pesterev, Unsplash

Carbon-negative diamonds, lion-saving carbon markets, and – is the Amazon a GHG emitter?

China sets new climate targets, wildfire smoke is far deadlier than car exhaust and why the Amazon is now warming the planet

 

Energy from oranges, Bitcoin mining and how the Amazon is sold on Facebook

In this news roundup: Yemen on the brink of mass famine, Atlantic circulation weakest in 1,600 years and how Bitcoin threatens the climate

 
Four hippos cooling off in water. Wade Lambert, Unsplash

Invasive hippos, Berlin’s timber tower and techno birdsong beats

Luxembourg unveils sustainable finance plan, scientists call for Colombia hippo cull and DJs mash birdsong with techno beats

 
Doughnut economics are so-named for the circular shape of a sustainable economic model. Edgar Chaparro, Unsplash

The economics of biodiversity, vaccines, Africa’s great wall… and “the doughnut”

The Amazon is turning into a carbon source, US suspends oil and gas leasing, and why an Arctic town is bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympics

 

Vaccine apartheid, “Neptune Balls” and a new dawn for U.S. climate policy

In this news roundup: US rejoins Paris Agreement, carbon capture goes mainstream, and how AI is counting trees in the Sahara.

 

How Mexico City is embracing biodiversity

Mexico City is not well known for its wildlife – but a new biodiversity finance plan is helping it preserve its remaining natural landscapes

 
A visitor's silhouette in front of artist Olafur Eliasson's work "The Weather Project," an art installation that warns of the effects of global warming. Rory Hyde, Flickr

2020 and 2016 in hot competition! Plus: Veganuary, and the costliest climate disasters ever

In this news roundup: 500,000 go vegan for January, microplastics found in unborn babies, and why organic meat won’t solve the climate crisis

 
Ice crystals on a November morning. Samuel S, Flickr

Biopiracy, no-snow November and furniture from face masks

In this news roundup: Paris Agreement turns five, rich countries hoard COVID vaccines, and how Trump’s border wall is threatening jaguars

 
The coast of Koh Tao in Thailand, where tourism is a key pillar of the economy. Andrey Samsonov, Flickr

Crowdfunding for conservation on a deserted tourist island

As COVID-19 decimates Thailand’s tourism industry, a new scheme is recruiting laid-off boat operators to clean up Koh Tao.

 
The European Court of Human Rights has given the green light for a climate lawsuit launched by young people against 33 European countries. mifl68, Flickr

Lab-grown chicken, climate childlessness and mink rising from the dead

In the news: CO2 breaks 410 ppm, Amazon deforestation hits 12-year high, and U.K. universities receive billions in fossil fuel funding

 
Young mangroves grow in the Triboa Mangrove Conservation Center in the Philippines. Oliver Mercader, Flickr

Reforesting the Earth, one transaction at a time

From crowdfunding to mobile payments, digital technologies prove a formidable weapon for biodiversity in the Philippines.

 
The wings of the morhpo butterfly act like prisms, creating their stunning colors. Scientists are trying to mimic the structures to create safe colorants for paints and cosmetics. Rennett Stowe, Flickr

Recycled cars, the butterfly effect and a Biden boost for biodiversity

In this news roundup: Banks harming biodiversity, farms fueling COVID mutations, and why the Pfizer vaccine means little to the Global South

 
Sundrop Farm, which uses solar energy to produce fresh water and electricity, near Port Augusta in South Australia. David Clarke, Flickr

Solar sidewalks, self-isolating bats and chameleons back from the dead

In this news roundup: solar powers South Australia, baby bottles shed microplastics, and what the U.S. elections mean for biodiversity

 
Reflections of the Amazon rainforest in water. Nao Lizuka, Flickr

Gigafire, giant vacuum cleaners and a COVID boon for billionaires

Amazon turning into a savanna, Facebook ads spread climate denial, and the first gigafire hits California.

 
Thijs, Flickr

Mushroom coffins, high-flying hydrogen and out-of-control orcas

In this news roundup: 40% of plant species at risk of extinction, China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060, and mushroom coffins from Delft.

 
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