Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity.

The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ecosystems upon which humanity depends.

The chemical pollution planetary boundary is the fifth of nine that scientists say have been crossed, with the others being global heating, the destruction of wild habitats, loss of biodiversity and excessive nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.

We must act now to revert this trend.

How love, care, and compassion can foster climate resilience through community-led science?

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Talofa everyone,

Please find attached the Minutes of the Pacific ISLANDS Regional Meeting on Project Execution that was held on the 8 December 2021 for your information.

Please let me know of any questions.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2022.

Faafetai,
Ngaire

Soil Degradation Is Undermining Food Security In The Caribbean

Curbing soil degradation is critical to the food security and ecological sustainability of the Caribbean— yet unsustainable land management practices, coupled with the pressures of climate change continue to impact soil health and threaten to rob the region of its prospects for a food secure future. Indeed, 14% of the two billion hectares of degraded land in the world can be found in the Caribbean region.

Regionally, unsustainable agricultural practices, which include tilling, deep root removal, slash and burn and indiscriminate use of harmful chemicals, have contributed to the degradation and depletion of 75% of natural carbon stocks and biodiversity from the region’s agricultural soils.

Given their strategic importance to economic growth, environmental health, food security and human development, land practices that regenerate and promote soil health should be non-negotiable.

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