#BilboToday becomes #BilboPaths. You can follow the hashtag for more. I'll never forget what this fascinating and loving personality of a dog taught me about #nature and how to change my perspective.
As soon as I'm mobile again (carrying the dog last threw my physiotherapy back), I'm walking our old #paths again and talk about #nature!
My name is Nixon, and I'm an A'i Cofán filmmaker, artist, and member of the #Sinangoe#IndigenousGuard.
You might be wondering what that means: an Indigenous guard. To understand it better, allow me to take you on a journey into my ancestral territory in the Upper #Amazon, a land of dense #forests and towering trees, crossed by surging #rivers. A land preyed on by #loggers and #miners.
"Every year the world subsidizes fossil energy adds 12 trillion dollars to the global economy. Take that away and you are in a fine pickle. You had better find something else to spend it on, and quick.
Still too wet to go #mtb so instead I did one of my favorite things: hike into the trails and then head in random directions through the woods as the mood struck.
First off: vernal pools everywhere! Also, Red Efts. Still a little too cool for mushrooms, maybe in a week or two?
Lots of photos, so this will be a thread of some favs: vernal pools, Efts, and so much moss.
I created some new photo art this morning. 2 new pieces; 1 b/w piece here.
They're visual contrasts between devastating logging #clearcuts & world famous #OldGrowth tree, Big Lonely Doug. These creations are sparked by my lifelong love of ancient #forests & the need to keep protecting them, against government lies & #ecocide industry greed.
How massive were last summer's Canadian wildfires?
So massive that the area of forest destroyed--18.5 million hectares--is triple the previous record.
So massive that the carbon emissions from the destroyed tree bodies dwarfed Canada's annual GHG emissions from all other sources.
In fact, the emissions from Canadian wildfires in 2023 were roughly equivalent to 6% of global emissions for 2021.
In normal conditions, the lost carbon from wildfires is recuperated by forest regrowth within a few years. But with temperatures continuing to increase, there's less time between fires for such regrowth to occur. So, we're balanced on the edge of a major tipping point, where wildfires in Canada, Siberia, and Australia could turn forests from net carbon sinks into net carbon sources.
This article does a pretty good job discussing how scientists are integrating wildfire emissions into global carbon budget thinking, and carbon budgets generally.
To limit the frequency and severity of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and other adverse consequences of climate change, nearly 200 countries have committed to the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius. According to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
"Planting one trillion trees is wrong,” said Makarieva. Setting a numerical or area-based target “is lying to people”. Instead, the goal should be to restore ecosystem functionality. Just as mature trees with intact soil store far more #carbon than young tree plantations, so, too, mature native #forests are far more effective at regulating #water and #climate, she said."
A beautiful plea for using the small water cycle & forests to reduce the severity of climate change.
I wrote a new blog entry about our perceptions of nature, old pyrenean forests, time and fluid flows, and how connecting to the natural world can drive us to act. Hope you enjoy it 💚 #nature#ecology#research#forests
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The parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee has found that the UK’s deforestation footprint per tonne of product consumed is higher than that of other countries, including China, calling it “unsustainable”. (A deforestation footprint is similar to a carbon footprint. It signifies how much deforestation occurs per tonne of product consumed). #Deforestation#Environment#Forests#Biodiversity#UKPolitics
No inclusion of plant functional traits to distinguish #TropicalGrassyBiomes with fire-tolerant, shade-intolerant trees and shrubs from #forests with fire-intolerant, shade-intolerant trees.
A very unusual find for these parts (Niagara, Ontario) especially in only the first days of March, albeit a warm one. Scarlet elf cups I believe. And two hours later they were covered with snow.
Dear Friends,
Research indicates that #forests managed by #indigenous people of the #Amazon are net #carbon sinks. That not managed by indigenous peoples are net carbon sources.
How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs (phys.org)
To limit the frequency and severity of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and other adverse consequences of climate change, nearly 200 countries have committed to the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius. According to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...