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• A new analysis of more than 70,000 wild animal species reveals that climate change is now the third-greatest threat to the planet’s wildlife, following overexploitation and habitat degradation.
• The study found that nearly 5% of the assessed species are threatened by climate change, with ocean invertebrates being particularly vulnerable to climate change-related threats, such as extreme temperatures, floods, droughts, storms and ocean acidification.
• The study warns that some animal populations, both on land and at sea, have already begun to collapse due to climate change-related events, and it’s now necessary to monitor mass die-offs to understand the impacts of climate change and predict future impacts.

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Important Correction

“Fossil fuels are the main driver of the climate crisis,” Wolf said. “Rapidly phasing out fossil fuels is essential if we’re going to prevent mass extinctions of animals and plants and maintain healthy wildlife populations and ecosystems with all the benefits they provide.”

This is dangerously incorrect. To "rapidly" phase out fossil fuels and not address the other factors contributing to the climate crisis would be suicidal for life on Earth.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/64680921

Dr. Hansen sold his house and will move to the city in order to be more available for work and advocacy. He handed over care of the animals he raised to a local facility.

Donations can be made to Last Chance Ranch by visiting this link:

https://www.lastchanceranch.org/capital-campaign/

The aquifer under Fish Lake Valley feeding the groundwater-dependent ecosystem is heavily over-appropriated, meaning more water is taken out of it than goes into it each year. One acre foot of water is the equivalent to 325,850 gallons, or enough to supply two to three homes for a year, and the basin has a perennial yield of just 30,000 acre feet, according to state documents. But more than that is pumped out each year, and even more water is allocated on paper than what is currently taken.

The basin’s over-appropriation is somewhere between 150 to 250 percent. The aquifer’s water level has dropped two feet a year, the overuse drawing it down 75 feet since the 1960s.

Nearly all of that groundwater has gone to agriculture in the region, most of which is used to grow alfalfa, the water-intensive crop that primarily feeds cattle in the beef and dairy industries.

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Ibama approves Petrobras plan for Foz do Amazonas that allows oil exploration

The next step in the oil extraction project in the Foz do Amazonas region is to carry out practical tests with animals

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Please excuse the promotion here; I suspect that some people in this community would be interested in this.

In addressing the current climate crisis, it's important to understand and share the latest science on the issue and its causes, or at least what action steps are needed. The official narrative from respected organisations like the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is influenced by political interests and vastly understates the contribution of the animal exploitation industry. The "father of global warming" points out that people are not well-informed.

The mod of the most popular climate community seems to enforce the official narrative, posting mostly about fossil fuels and renewable energy technologies while removing comments and banning people for pointing out the cow in the room.

For this reason, I recommend that people post/comment in the other climate change community, where such crucial information is not suppressed. Obvious spam, uncivil posts, and misinformation are not immune to intervention, but on-topic civil posts are certain to not be subject to censorship.

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(I did not create this community, and I am not a moderator of this community, but I'm usually the only one posting anything. Can we change that?)

• A new report by Brazilian nonprofit Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV) states that Casino Group’s beef supply chain could be linked to up to 526,459 hectares (about 1.3 million acres) of deforestation in Brazil between 2018 and 2023.
• The data are being used in a $64.1 million lawsuit filed in 2021 by environmental and Indigenous groups that accuse the French retailer of contributing to illegal deforestation.
• Among the plaintiffs are Indigenous communities from the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau territory in the Brazilian Amazon that have faced decades of land invasions by illegal cattle ranchers.

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• Mongabay article
• report cited

A wide body of research shows that traditionally charismatic species receive more attention and conservation funding, which could be a problem for the most endangered animals.

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In case anyone needs some direct action ideas.

You’re helping nature — but nature also has ways to help you, make you more resilient, and relieve the stress caused by environmental destruction.

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• PBN article
• Monbiot's op-ed

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This article serves as a case against delusions of infinite economic growth and a compelling argument for an economic revolution, but its arguments regarding climate change in particular are misguided at best. Posting this here just to demonstrate the sort of climate narratives that are floating around out there and to point out that we cannot wait around for systemic changes to solve the problem.

Challenges assumptions that rising greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to consumers’ behavior and the fact that the wrong leaders are in charge

Rising greenhouse gas emissions, whether household or industrial, ARE (for the most part) attributable to consumers' behaviour, and any economist can explain how that is so if you simply ask them about supply and demand. Anarchism would solve any problems related to leadership, but it wouldn't prevent people from doing irresponsible things.

This article advances the argument that the inaction of states, politicians, companies, consumers, etc. can only be understood within the context of the parameters of capitalist production

Yes. "Capitalist" from the root word "capita" meaning head. Of livestock. The production of livestock has gotten us here, and again, that is largely governed by supply and demand. The business case for increasing production in order to take advantage of economies of scale still requires that consumers buy a product at some point, even if <100% of production reaches the end consumer.

In the end, this flawed way of thinking is merely a form of victim-blaming, in which individuals are made to feel guilty for massively destructive social forces far beyond the control of individual decision-making, all in order to take the focus away from any substantive social movement aimed at replacing the capitalist mode of production with a more sustainable and rational society.

Sure, overthrow the capitalists, 100%. The world will be a more pleasant place without them. But humans are definitely not the (only) victims in this story; humans are the oppressors, and humans are responsible for the current climate crisis.

When we look with sober senses at the crisis we are entering, and when we ask about the reason for inaction to counter the crisis, we are compelled to come to terms with the immense and insurmountable forces we face when we try to address the problem within the confines of capitalist competition. It is high time we fight against the false promises of green capitalism as well as the faulty logic that reduces this crisis to one of “human consumption.” Only by recognizing the real forces behind capital’s destructive growth can we start to imagine what form of society would be needed to escape this mad logic.

A vegan society.

There ARE systemic problems that must be addressed, and not ALL greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to individual consumption habits. However, each and every human being on this planet has the option to either participate in the single greatest atrocity ever committed, the ongoing holocaust of non-human animals, which is the leading driver of human-caused climate change, or to abstain, to refuse to be complicit. Individuals DO have the ability to change the course of the current climate crisis. To suggest otherwise only discourages people from trying.

For now, vegans are a tiny minority. But throughout history, that is how every revolutionary movement started. There is no time to waste. The time for action is now.

"Never underestimate the ability of a small group of dedicated people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead

(I'm not going to go through this article's faulty emissions accounting point by point, but I will instead refer the reader to this page for a well-researched and much more realistic breakdown of emissions.)

Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.

...I have no words.

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The global wildlife crisis has reached alarming proportions, with monitored wildlife populations plummeting worldwide over the past half-century. While the situation is dire across all continents, Latin America and the Caribbean stand out as the most severely affected region, experiencing a devastating 95% drop in wildlife populations since 1970. This staggering decline represents not just a local ecological catastrophe but a global biodiversity emergency with far-reaching implications for ecosystem stability, human livelihoods, and planetary health.

The Scale of the Decline

The headline statistic is stark: monitored wildlife populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have declined by an average of 95% between 1970 and 2020. To put this in context, this means that for every 20 animals that existed in the region in 1970, only one remains today. This unprecedented collapse far exceeds the already concerning wildlife population declines in other regions: Africa has lost 76% of its wildlife populations, Asia-Pacific 60%, and the global average stands at 73%.

According to the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024, these findings emerge from monitoring 5,495 animal species and 35,969 populations globally. The consistent downward trajectory across regions underscores the systemic nature of this crisis, but the exceptional severity in Latin America and the Caribbean highlights the particularly intense pressures facing this biodiversity-rich part of the world.

Causes of Wildlife Decline

Habitat Loss and Degradation

The primary driver of wildlife population collapse in Latin America and the Caribbean is habitat loss and degradation, particularly from agricultural expansion and rampant deforestation. The Amazon rainforest, which houses approximately 10% of the planet’s known biodiversity, has been especially hard hit, with vast areas converted to farmland and cattle ranching operations. Between 2000 and 2018, the Amazon lost approximately 513,016 square kilometers of forest — an area roughly the size of Spain.

Overexploitation

Unsustainable hunting, fishing, and illegal wildlife trade constitute the second major threat to biodiversity in the region. Commercial fishing has depleted marine wildlife populations, while hunting — both for subsistence and commercial purposes — has decimated many terrestrial species. The illegal wildlife trade, estimated to be worth up to $23 billion annually worldwide, continues to target the region’s unique and valuable species.

Climate Change

Climate change acts as a multiplier of existing threats and is noted as a particularly acute pressure in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and increasing frequency of extreme weather events disrupt habitats, alter species ranges, and stress already vulnerable populations. The region’s rich but fragile ecosystems — from tropical forests to coral reefs — are especially susceptible to climate-induced changes.

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