Avainsana: Earth
Mission launches to help combat 9,200 tonnes of space debris orbiting Earth
The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA) programme has launched a test mission to help combat the growing need for space debris disposal. The rise of…
97% of Earth’s land area may no longer be ecologically intact
More than 30 years ago, wilderness areas – natural areas that have not been considerably modified by humans – were identified as priorities of conservation…
Reflecting Sunlight Could Cool the Earth’s Ecosystem
Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, researchers in the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group — including Jessica Hellmann from the University of…
One year of the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan
Precisely one year ago, the European Commission unveiled its master plan to transform our toxic relationship with the Earth and its limited resources. The announcement…
Thailand passes strict ban on the importation of electronic waste
Environmental groups that had been calling for such a ban for several years applauded the move but now call for vigorous enforcement of the law,…
Earth Overshoot Day slightly later this year due to Covid-19 pandemic
Humanity will have burned through all the natural resources that the planet can replenish for 2020 by Saturday, according to researchers who said the grim…
Earth Overshoot Day
Earth Overshoot Day has been marked since the 1970s and is held to mark the calendar date at which humanity will have used up nature’s…
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