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2 days ago

A place-based assessment of biodiversity intactness in sub-Saharan Africa - Nature

One major limitation to achieving conservation goals is the lack of information on the impacts of diverse human activities on biodiversity and resulting ecosystem functions and services2,3. To be useful in national and international decision-making, such information needs to be comparable across spatial and temporal scales and capture changes in biodiversity relevant to sustaining societies and economies2,3. Ecosystem condition or integrity represents the degree to which the composition, structure and function of an ecosystem resembles that of its reference state7.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

UK and Europe's hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies

Thousands of unlined landfills across the UK and Europe lie on floodplains, risking release of plastics, metals, PFAS and PCBs into water, soil and ecosystems.
Philosophy
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 months ago

Police Killings: Past Time for Accurate Data

More than half of police killings have been mislabeled over 40 years, disproportionately affecting Black men, while official data on police deaths remains incomplete.
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