“Thalangama Wetland and its surrounding swamps, reedbeds, canals and rice fields teem with life. But this hasn’t always been the case. About 15 years ago, these ecosystems were degraded and filled with rubbish.”
From BBC.
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The Fight to Save Sri Lanka’s Natural Flood Buffers
“Since the mid-2000s, hydraulic fracturing (’fracking’) has significantly altered the U.S. energy landscape through a surge in shale gas production. Employing synthetic control methods, we evaluate the effect of the shale gas boom on U.S. emissions and various energy metrics. We find that the boom reduced average annual greenhouse gas emissions per capita by roughly 7.5%.”
From ScienceDirect.
“China expanded its greening efforts in 2024, adding 7.67 million hectares through tree planting and land restoration, advancing afforestation and high-quality development, according to a bulletin released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Wednesday, which is the 47th National Tree Planting Day in China.
A total of 4.446 million hectares of forest were planted in the country, exceeding the 3.998 million hectares afforested in 2023, about 3.224 million hectares of degraded grassland were restored, and 2.783 million hectares of sandy and stony land were treated, bringing the national forest coverage rate to surpass 25 percent and total forest stock volume beyond 20 billion cubic meters.”
From Global Times.
“BYD has unveiled its groundbreaking Super e-Platform, setting a new global benchmark for EV technology. The platform boasts 1,000 kW ultra-fast charging (1 MW), enabling 400 km (249 miles) of range in just 5 minutes – twice the speed of Tesla’s Tesla’s latest Superchargers (500kW).
The breakthrough, part of the all-new BYD Super e-Platform, was unveiled on March 17 at BYD’s headquarters in Shenzhen.”
From ZEcar.
“The dramatic drop in black rhino numbers – from an estimated 100,000 animals around the 1900s to fewer than 2,400 in the mid-1990s – is, sadly, well-recognised as one of the steepest declines of a large mammal species. However, the impressive recovery of the species since this low is less well-known…
Dedicated conservation efforts ensured that by the end of 2023, there were 6,421 black rhinos across Africa. This success was achieved through innovative biological management, including re-introducing rhinos into their previous ranges, maintaining annual growth rates exceeding 5%, and meticulously managing rhinos across meta-populations.”
From Save the Rhino.