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On this page you will find links to trusted sources about the state of our Earth.
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Global view
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| Earth.org |
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| Earth.Org is a leading environmental news website dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of crucial issues affecting our planet through independent, high-quality journalism. |
| https://earth.org/ |
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| Planetary boundaries |
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| The planetary boundaries framework highlights the rising risks from human pressure on nine critical global processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth |
| https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html |
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| Planetary Heath Check |
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| Our planet’s vital signs |
| https://www.planetaryhealthcheck.org/ |
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| Gobal Tipping Points |
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| Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability. The effects of tipping points will be transmitted and amplified throughout our globalised world. To mitigate these risks, we should focus on positive tipping points—opportunities where beneficial changes become self-sustaining. History shows rapid societal shifts are possible. |
| https://global-tipping-points.org/ |
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| Earth Information Center |
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| The Earth Information Center consolidates data on Earth science from across the US federal government. Earth.gov is also the gateway to other interagency cooperative efforts for our planet. Discover why this data matters to us all. |
| https://earth.gov/ |
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| Nasa - Eyes on Earth Now |
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| https://climate.nasa.gov/earth-now/ |
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Ecology
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| Gobal Footprint Network |
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| Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.8 Earths. The Ecological Footprint is the only metric that compares the resource demand of individuals, governments, and businesses against Earth's capacity for biological regeneration. |
| https://www.footprintnetwork.org/ |
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| WHO - Biodiversity |
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| Biodiversity, the variability among living organisms from all sources, underpins all life on Earth. This includes diversity within species, between species and across ecosystems, representing the genetic makeup of plants, animals, microorganisms and the complexity of ecosystems. |
| https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/biodiversity |
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| Red List |
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| Established in 1964, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. |
| https://www.iucnredlist.org/ |
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| Bioversity International |
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| The Alliance fosters a dynamic, integrated vision on agriculture, addressing the food system as a whole, and accelerating impact towards a food and nutrition secure future that protects and enhances humans and nature. |
| https://alliancebioversityciat.org/ |
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| Biodiversity A-Z |
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| Biological diversity means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems |
| https://biodiversitya-z.org/ |
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Climate
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| IPCC |
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| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. |
| https://www.ipcc.ch/ |
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| Copernicus Climate Change Service |
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| The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) supports society by providing authoritative information about the past, present and future climate in Europe and the rest of the World. |
| https://climate.copernicus.eu/ |
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