Nature

WHAT''S NEXT?: Oceans, animals, and land are all under threat from climate change and human activities. The effective and efficient conservation of agricultural biodiversity is vital to meeting the global challenges of food and nutritional security for an expanding world population. But, the signs are of continued degradation of our global natural resources and environment.

[New] Problems between some countries; challenges to multilateralism; transnational crime, which is estimated to cost more than 100 billion US Dollars a year; disruptive technology; climate change; environmental degradation; and marine debris.
[New] If current trends continue without efforts to control carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, global temperatures could increase by more than 12 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, which also comes with a 10% decline in precipitation in the subtropics for each degree of global warming.
[New] In 2020, world leaders have a unique opportunity to forge international agreements to reverse nature loss as they did for climate change in 2015.
[New] As world urbanisation continues to grow and the total population expected to double by 2050, there exists an increased demand for intelligent, sustainable environments that reduce environmental impact and offer citizens a high quality life.
[New] The Happiest Place on Earth will begin adding hundreds of plant-based dishes this year at its fast-service and dine - in restaurants at its theme parks in Florida and California.
[New] For a mere $300 billion, Earth could return deforested or abandoned land to pasture and sequester enough carbon to stave off the worst effects of climate change for 20 years.
[New] In the coming years, a sustainable transformation of consumption and lifestyles will depend on the fundamental changes in world public opinion towards a new paradigm of ecological systems (including the economic, social, environmental and ethical dimensions).
[New] Environmental changes in the Arctic will shape the global climate and access to key transit lanes over the next five years.
[New] International airlines are relying on a global carbon offsetting plan to decrease CO2 emissions from air travel at 2020 levels, controlling the environmental impact of flying even as passenger traffic is forecast to grow.
[New] Under the current configuration of policies, rules, market dynamics and corporate power, economic gaps are likely to increase and environmental degradation intensify.
In a Sustainable Scenario, renewables could save up to 4 million lives annually and reduce externalities by at least US$1 trillion per year and as much as US$3.5 trillion per year by 2030.
With the world hurtling towards catastrophic climate change, and parliament declaring a climate emergency, it's outrageous that the UK government is continuing to back huge fossil fuel developments abroad.
Although predicting temperature trends over short intervals is difficult because of internal climate variability, the baseline global temperature clearly will be higher over the next five years.
Global Animal Genetic Market is expected to rise from its estimated value of USD4.39 billion in 2018 to an estimated value of USD8.68 billion by 2026 registering a CAGR of 8.9% in the forecast period of 2019-2026.
By the year 2100, according to some scenarios, the oceans could be 1.1m higher than they are now, which would pose a major challenge to the viability of many coastal settlements worldwide.
With the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimating that the demand for meat will increase by 70% by 2050, emissions from animal agriculture will also increase.
Yesterday saw the first Environment Bill in over twenty years as Defra seeks to show how the UK will lead the way in environmental governance after Brexit.
Our diets and food systems are key to ending hunger and protecting the earth - less food waste and healthier diets could save 11 million lives every year, while helping to restore crucial ecosystems.
If tropical forests absorb less carbon and release some of what's already stockpiled in trunks and soil, it could raise global temperatures by roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit this century.
Sustainable product sales reached $128.5 billion in 2018, up 20 percent from four years prior; Nielsen projects 2021 to cash in on $150 billion worth of sustainability sales.
With the steady increase of the world's population, urbanization and environmental degradation, the competing demands of States will continue to grow and amplify the risk of disputes.
A mission to return samples from Mars to Earth is expected to be completed by the early 2030s, with all the collection work completed by sterilised robots.

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Last updated: 09 November 2019