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‘A decision to decide’: Greenland moves to suspend seabed mining until 2029 (news.mongabay.com)
 

“This is a decision to decide. An important one, and not the same thing as protection,”

“On a question that has divided this parliament before, and in a month when there is considerable external interest in Greenland’s minerals, Inatsisartut spoke with one voice,” Poulsen said. “Every member present voted for it.”

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Farmers and Advocates Say the Global Food System Is Failing—and Its Financiers Are to Blame (insideclimatenews.org)
 

Protesters at World Bank and IMF meetings, along with new research, are railing against a globalized system that fails to produce enough food and has massive climate impacts.

This month, Friends of the Earth and more than a dozen advocacy groups published a report tracking the profits of the world’s largest food companies. “It is not, in fact, a food system,” Conant said. “It’s an agribusiness financial complex.”

“Debt repayment is actively siphoning off the fiscal space countries need to fund the very transition required to survive climate change,” (...) “The protesters are calling out the architecture that demands austerity in the Global South to maintain liquidity in the North.”

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Conservationists are discovering ‘bright spots’ around the globe. Here’s why they matter (theconversation.com)
 

While collecting data from nearly 1,700 reefs worldwide, we found over a dozen more sites that had way more fish than expected. These reefs are examples of “bright spots” – places where nature is exceeding expectations given their environmental and social pressures, such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and climate change.

So what are bright spots and why do they matter for conservation? Our new study offers some answers.

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Earthy Governance: How to Learn About Democracy From Indigenous Peoples? (berlinergazette.de)
 

In light of the planetary polycrisis, it is time to challenge the dominant strand of Western thought that asserts only humans possess rights and that other species exist solely for human benefit. [...] This form of democratic self-organization is based on the idea that all species and nature as a whole have rights.

Using underwater umbrellas to protect coral reefs in c/tidalpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] [S] 4 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure right when saying there could be a solution that doesn’t involve plastic. I hope the next step to this proof of concept project would be to create these shades with totally eco-friendly materials

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    • Using underwater umbrellas to protect coral reefs in c/tidalpunk@slrpnk.net
    [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    Part of them, yes - the frame to be more precise. Then there is sealed foam in it for floating, as well as agricultural shade cloth.

    Shade structures consisted of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) frames, which were filled with spray foam for flotation and then sealed against water intrusion. Frames were sized for each individual coral, such that the frame extended 5 cm on each side from maximum length and width. Light tan agricultural shade cloth (NCSNA Inc Model PS6160TAN) was attached to each frame using zip ties. The cloth was made from UV-resistant high-density polyethylene, which is durable and chemically stable to prevent degradation or toxic leaching. [source]

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    Using underwater umbrellas to protect coral reefs (www.discoverwildlife.com)
     

    These shades reduce the amount of light reaching the corals by around 60 percent. Although they don’t cool the water, they can protect the corals from UV damage.

    Neither the shaded corals nor controls died during the heatwave, despite it being the second highest on record. The corals under the underwater umbrellas, regained some of their colour once sheltered by their new shading and lost less colour than expected during the heat stress event.

    “Solutions like shading can offer temporary protection on small scales,”

    [partially solved] Cannot see my own post on an external node (thelemmy.club) [and now understood -- defect for certain] in c/meta@slrpnk.net
    [partially solved] Cannot see my own post on an external node (thelemmy.club) [and now understood -- defect for certain] in c/meta@slrpnk.net
    Electric Cars vs Public Transport: A Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Mobility Solutions in c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
    [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Dammit, I think you are right that this is totally ai.

    Edit: I'm not sure if I should delete it or not. I like the topic and as a general overview it seems ok. What do you think?

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    • Scientists develop a way to restore aging EV batteries without breaking them down into raw materials in c/energy@slrpnk.net
    Solar powered tractor (Swedish article) in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
    ‘UK first’ sees decommissioning of ScottishPower wind farm demonstrate turbine circularity in c/energy@slrpnk.net
    [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    First of all what was proven through this scottish example is great. Apart from that I will try to use this article as a conversation starter about circular economy.

    Up until recently, last year or smth, I considered circular economy to be a sort of greenwashing mostly. Certainly not because of the people active in it. I am pretty sure their heart is in the right place. The main problems I found in them were related to 2 factors: (1) their analysis, and (2) how capitalists capitalized on their good faith, because they are not required to have any actual transparency.

    Super briefly and to my understanding, circular economy sees the capitalist economic model as linear: take, make, dispose. In contrast they propose a circular model: make, use, recycle. Their analysis is describing the mode of production & consumption t some extend. It does not take into account one of the main, elements of the capitalist economy which is circular, not linear: all profits from one business should be invested back to another business for economic growth to continue, nonstop.

    Currently, I'm on the fence. It seems to me that that there are so many things that need to be done worldwide on so many levels, in order to minimize the damage that has taken place (yes, I put t that vaguely) - that even circular economy is needed? In the same time, I dunno.

    And I would totally like to hear from anyone who is interested in talking about this.

    (Sorry this comment turned out to be that long)

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    Goodbye to the Least Apocalyptic Summer of the Rest of Your Life in c/collapse@slrpnk.net
    Some question about carrot flies, but not only! in c/balconygardening@slrpnk.net
    Some question about carrot flies, but not only! in c/balconygardening@slrpnk.net
    [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    Update: You have no idea how hard I looked for BTi, I only found a 20kg powder that would cost over 600€. Also, I did not find a biological alternative. So, today I decided to give up on the search. And btw I managed to catch one of the gnats, so I am 99,9% certain that they are what you suggested.

    In the mean time, the gnats are multiplying. So, I was thinking of isolating the 2 grow bags for starters, but I don't have enough room for this. Would covering the top surface of the soil with 2cm (0.75 inch) or so of sand be ok as a temporary fix for isolation? Or they can manage to get out of the grow bag?

    What can I do with this amount of soil to make it usable again at some point? It's a lot, 60lt (15.85 gallons).

    Once more, any idea is welcome!

    Edit: I have the impression the sand thing is working pretty fine!!!

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