Research: Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance \
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Research: Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance

01-Nov-2022
More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, say researchers. Corporate pledges not to buy soybeans produced on land deforested after 2006 have reduced tree clearance in the Brazilian Amazon by just 1.6% between 2006 and 2015.
01-Nov-2022 Science
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Increase in malaria infection is linked to amphibian extinction: Study \
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Increase in malaria infection is linked to amphibian extinction: Study

25-Sep-2022
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A new study connects an amphibian extinction in Costa Rica and Panama to an increase in malaria infections. The study emphasises the significance of biodiversity to human health.
25-Sep-2022 Health
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Study suggests climate tipping may not always be disastrous \
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Study suggests climate tipping may not always be disastrous

15-Mar-2022
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): The findings of a recent mathematical analysis, of tipping in large, spatially heterogeneous systems, which natural systems like ice sheets, lakes, and forests often are, suggest that the consequences of crossing a tipping point might often be much subtler and less severe than generally assumed.
15-Mar-2022 Science
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Death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase under global warming: Study \
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Death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase under global warming: Study

07-Mar-2022
London [UK], March 7 (ANI): According to a study by researchers from UCL and the University of Reading, it was found that the death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming.
07-Mar-2022 Science
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