Everyone needs to watch Ocean by David Attenborough. Truly heartbreaking and horrifying, yet still so hopeful. Let’s hope the UN votes to protect oceans when they meet next month 🤞🏼
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Inspiring results from NGO HUTAN research project in Malaysian Borneo to see if native trees can be planted in oil palm plantations without significantly reducing palm oil yields.
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I think you might be missing the point.
So sad. I wish humans were wiser. ☹️
Poor little dudes! What do these people actually do with them? Do they try to keep them as pets?
smh
Such amazing creatures!
Just his Friday night man cave 😂
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
On the eve of our federal election here in Australia, at a time when Western democracy is under threat from corruption, fossil fuel interests and oligarchs, I just wanted to share some satire on the opposition’s so-called "nuclear plan".
#climatejustice #fossilfuels #oligarchy #corruption
You are not alone!
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority...
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Well you are!
One of my besties is a skimpy here in Perth and she loves it. And why not? As long as it’s not harming anyone or the planet, maybe all humans could just be allowed to choose their vocation without judgement? 🤷♀️
Wow just wow.
Corruption has infiltrated pretty much every single major party now, no matter wherever you live in the world. I’m in Australia and it’s the same with the labor government here. The liberals were already corrupt, obviously. “So this is how democracy dies……” ☹️☹️☹️
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
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Also how nice is it to have a respectful discussion like this with our differing viewpoints rather than what might have happened if this same thread was on certain other apps….. 🫢😮🥰
I get why nuclear seems like a silver bullet… and maybe it is. But if it goes wrong, the risk is massive. Surely there are safer ways to harness the giant nuclear reactor we already have (the sun)? The real challenge is storage and infrastructure, not energy supply.
And the first society to actually be consciously aware of this and STILL keep doing it! 🤪
This hummingbird would be really good at jousting.
Good.
Iceland’s largest commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf., has said it will not hunt any fin whales in the summer of 2025.
Iceland, Japan and Norway are the only three countries that still permit commercial whaling despite a 1986 moratorium by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
"Pacific Northwest forest birds have seen substantial population decreases over the last 50 years due to habitat degradation and industrial timber management, per the North American Bird Conservation Initiative's 2025 State of the Birds report." 🌏 www.axios.com/local/portla...
"An emergency order directs federal personnel to increase timber quotas by 25% on the national forests...'Even though the order cloaks it in wildfire prevention, nobody should be fooled. This is all about maximizing timber and maximizing timber industry profits.'" 🌏 www.desertsun.com/story/news/e...
The carbon storage capacity of forests is widely recognized as a crucial factor in curbing global warming and preventing climate catastrophe. But a new study finds that the future potential for forest CO2 storage is being overestimated.
Read on:
"The memo from the secretary of agric has the effect of declaring 60% of all national forestlands to be in a 'state of emergency', thereby lifting requirements for public comment & protection of endangered species & cultural resources before logging." 🌏 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I was just thinking a few weeks ago how handy a palm oil scanner app would be at the supermarket. Thanks! 🙏
Hope you’re okay. X
It’s crazy how much stuff palm oil is in. At least a third of regular western supermarket products. Less than ten percent of original Borneo rainforests left by 2030 at current rates. ☹️☹️☹️