Keith Martin MD
Exec.Director, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Fmr Canadian MP, physician, Global Health, Foreign Affairs, Conservation, Environment, Tweets mine.
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Banks lent $2.6tn linked to ecosystem and wildlife destruction in 2019 – report
Lack of policies regulating impact on natural world means finance industry effectively bankrolling biodiversity loss, analysis finds
Keith Martin MD
Reforming financing for a sustainable future will improve economic outcomes RT Banks lent $2.6tn linked to ecosystem and wildlife destruction in 2019 – report cc @UNEP @WorldBank @IMFNews @WHO @UNBiodiversity
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'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
Keith Martin MD
A very dangerous feedback loop that will accelerate #ClimateChange : Arctic methane deposits starting to release. Cc @UNEP @IPCC_CH @WHO
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Meet the Toronto carpenter building insulated, mobile shelters for homeless people this winter | CBC News
Carpenter Khaleel Seivwright says he was inspired to start building the shelters after seeing a sharp increase in homeless people living outdoors due to COVID-19.
Protecting 5% More Of The Ocean Can Increase Fisheries Yield By 20% According To New Research
Expansion of global marine protected areas is often considered a loss for fishermen, but it can increase future fish catch substantially.
New UN report details environmental impacts of export of used vehicles to developing world
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change,...
Those We’ve Lost
The coronavirus pandemic has taken an incalculable death toll. This series is designed to put names and faces to the numbers.
'Just Mercy' Attorney Asks U.S. To Reckon With Its Racist Past And Present
Stevenson built a museum and monument in Alabama dedicated to slavery and its legacy. "We need to create institutions in this country that motivate more people to say 'Never again,' " he says.
Jane Goodall Keeps Going, With a Lot of Hope (and a Bit of Whiskey)
During her girlhood, Tarzan was her role model. When she realized how chimpanzee habitats were being destroyed, she turned into a crusader. At 85, she’s still preaching.
Revealed: the full extent of Trump’s ‘meat cleaver’ assault on US wilderness
After four years of Trump, protected places such as national monuments and wildlife refuges have opened to oil drilling, new maps show – with more on the way
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Keith Martin MD
National parks, monuments and wildlife refugees must be kept in trust for future generations, not destroyed for short term economic or political benefits.
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To Reduce Racial Inequality, Raise the Minimum Wage
Diversity and inclusion programs for elites are tokens. A large wage increase that would most benefit the Black working class is far better.
NCI at London Global Cancer Week 2020
Register for the webinar to learn about global cancer research partnerships and collaborations from the US National Cancer Institute perspective.
Global trade in used vehicles report
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the USA and Japan to low- and middle-income countries are hindering efforts to combat climate change. They are contributing to air pollution and are often involved in road accidents....
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South African environmental activist shot dead in her home
Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal