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  1. Beavers do far more than build dams: These 20-kilogram rodents create wetlands, raise groundwater and lock away carbon |

    Beavers may weigh only around 20 kilograms, but their engineering skills can reshape entire landscapes. Using little more…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #beaverdams #beavers #Biodiversity #carbonstorage #Climatechange #ecosystemconservation #ecosystemengineers #groundwaterrecharge #Science #wetlandrestoration #wetlands
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  2. Check out these three "super-leverage points" identified in new study by University of Exeter and World Resources Institute. #PlantBasedProteins are #2 on list. Key Takeaway: "If public institutions such as schools, hospitals and governments used their purchasing power to buy #plantbased proteins instead of meat, this could be a “powerful lever to increase uptake of these products,” the report authors said. This policy change could also help shift #socialnorms around #plantbasedproducts and increase their appeal, Tim Lenton said. Moving away from #animalproducts would have the added advantages of cutting #farming emissions, freeing up land to support #wildlife and #carbonstorage, and reducing incentives for #deforestation." Great article by Laura Paddison

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  3. Check out these three "super-leverage points" identified in new study by University of Exeter and World Resources Institute. #PlantBasedProteins are #2 on list. Key Takeaway: "If public institutions such as schools, hospitals and governments used their purchasing power to buy #plantbased proteins instead of meat, this could be a “powerful lever to increase uptake of these products,” the report authors said. This policy change could also help shift #socialnorms around #plantbasedproducts and increase their appeal, Tim Lenton said. Moving away from #animalproducts would have the added advantages of cutting #farming emissions, freeing up land to support #wildlife and #carbonstorage, and reducing incentives for #deforestation." Great article by Laura Paddison

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