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How is the new digital landscape affecting the way we learn?

GLF Live with author Nicholas Carr and Brad Simmons on how the growing digital landscape is changing the way people consume, learn and interact.

 
Courtesy of Crop Trust

How to feed a growing global population in the midst of a climate crisis

Leading experts say the answer lies in two places: genetic diversity and agroecology.

 

Banned bike ads, a universal species list and the return of swine flu

In this news roundup: Europe exporting toxic fuel to Nigeria, climate denialism reigns on Facebook, and Thai project turns fishing nets into face masks.

 
Firefighters practice putting out forest fires in Indonesia. Ricky Martin, CIFOR

What does COVID-19 mean for forest fires?

As the peak season for forest fires approaches in the tropics, experts warn the coronavirus pandemic could heighten its effects.

 
Warming temperatures in Siberia are contributing to the overall rising in global temperatures, a recent report from the World Economic Forum has found. Klaus Stiefel, Flickr

Carbon-neutral coffee, plastic rain and why it’s scorching in Siberia

News to know in our bi-weekly digest

 
Movements for equity are joining forces around the world, crossing-cutting issues such as climate, race and health. Marcus Spiske, Flickr

#BLM and climate justice join forces, the Arctic heats, and COVID-19 gear fills oceans

In this news roundup: new dates for COP 26, world’s largest electric aircraft takes off, and Extinction Rebellion meets Black Lives Matter

 
Mangrove conservationist Camille Rivera joins the Global Landscapes Forum Digital Conference from a remote hilltop in the Philippines, near where she conducts her work. Photo: Aoibheann Gillespie-Mules

Digital conferencing: our best new tool for addressing global crises?

The Global Landscapes Forum proves digital conferencing holds massive advantages for climate, social and knowledge-sharing goals.

 

“Science is magic, but real.”

And other quotes from the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2020 digital conference

 
Lavender fields in France, one of the members states of the E.U., which collectively pledged to spend EUR 20 billion annually on biodiversity conservation. stezz, Flickr

Plant-based beer bottles, lifesaving llamas and billion$ for biodiversity

In this news roundup: global carbon emissions down 17%, virtual conferences go mainstream, and locusts wreak havoc in India

 
A chimpanzee in Gombe National Park, the site of Jane Goodall's research. Afrika Force, Flickr

What the genetics of COVID-19 mean for the survival of wild great apes

New research examines what genetic resemblances among primates means in the context of pandemics, and why this sounds alarm bells for great apes.

 
A satellite image from the European Space Agency color-codes different vegetative areas, helping inform watering methods to protect agriculture from effects of climate change. European Space Agency, Flickr

Fact-checking Michael Moore, green stimulus and video calls with eels

In this news roundup: Norway divests from oil sands, Michael Moore documentary sparks controversy, and how solar and wind became cheaper than coal and gas.

 

What is the role of genebanks in times of pandemic?

Q&A on COVID-19 and genebanks with ICRAF's Tony Simons and Crop Trust's Charlotte Lusty, Lava Kumar and Vania Azevedo.

 
The COVID-19 pandemic. Jernej Furman, Flickr

Negative oil prices, a Korean Green Deal, and face masks from ocean plastic

In this news roundup: Earth Day turns 50 online, nature takes over cities in lockdown, and why clean energy could be worth USD 100 trillion by 2050.

 
Fermentation, a process of breaking down chemicals, has been used as a food preservation technique for centuries and is now attracting new enthusiasm from consumers across the globe. Jim Fischer, Flickr

How fermentation’s new heyday is benefitting human and planetary health

How a revival of ancient fermentation methods to preserve food is boosting immune systems, reducing food waste and capturing markets.

 

How did deforestation lead to the rise of COVID-19?

In conversation with Robert Nasi of CIFOR and Annika Terrana of WWF about the connections between deforestation and COVID-19.

 

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