A study into the distribution of green space in the UK found interesting results correlating preventable deaths with the amount of green space in a neighbourhood. In urban areas of the UK, the percentage of grassland was significantly lower in more deprived neighbourhoods. In most places, a 1% increase in green space lead to a 37% reduction in preventable deaths.

Read the full article: Inequality in green space distribution and its association with preventable deaths across urban neighbourhoods in the UK, stratified by Index of Multiple Deprivation

Nature-based solutions are known to have many societal benefits; but their economic benefits are less well known. A systematic review of 66 reviews on the economic impact of nature-based interventions was carried out, finding that nature-based solutions had many economic benefits including food and water security and community empowerment. Read the full article: Harnessing nature-based solutions for economic recovery: A systematic review

For the first time in human history, 'precipitation, the source of all fresh water, can no longer be relied upon'. The world's food production is at risk of collapsing due to climate change and chronic water mismanagement. Read the full article here: 'Precipitation, the source of all fresh water, can no longer be relied upon': Global water cycle pushed out of balance 'for 1st time in human history'

Nature's carbon sinks played a big role in climate models. Now some of those carbon sinks are no longer sinking carbon and scientists are wondering if our stressed planet is reaching a limit. Read more at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/14/nature-carbon-sink-collapse-global-heating-models-emissions-targets-evidence-aoe

Oops! A happy accident dumping thousands of tons of orange peels and pulp into a barren section of a national park in Costa Rica. It worked out well though.

Read the full story on Popular Science: Food Waste Fertilizer

David Suzuki Foundation is calling for a paradigm shift to address climate change and biodiversity loss. We need to do more than reduce emissions and plant trees. "We need to shift to a society based on respect, responsibility and reciprocity."

Read the full article from David Suzuki Foundation website.

If you ever have the sense food isn't as good as it used to be, you're right. There's been an "alarming" decline in the nutritional value of food over the past 60 years. Reasons include the "shift from natural farming to chemical farming." Article here from Foods Journal.