Archive for March 13th, 2020

13/03/2020

USA and France Dramatically Increase Major Arms Exports; Saudi Arabia Is Largest Arms Importer – SIPRI

Human Wrongs Watch

By the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)*

(Stockholm, 9 March 2020) International transfers of major arms during the five-year period 2015–19 increased by 5.5 per cent compared with 2010–14. According to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the largest exporters of arms during the past five years were the United States, Russia, France, Germany and China. The new data shows that the flow of arms to the Middle East has increased, with Saudi Arabia clearly being the world’s largest importer.

13/03/2020

Global Light Pollution Is Affecting Ecosystems – What Can We Do?

Human Wrongs Watch

13 March 2020 (UN Environment)* — For hundreds of millions of years, the web of life on land has been dependent on, and determined by, day and night, light and dark. Photosynthesis, the process by which plants grow, depends on light and dark. And all animals depend on plants for their survival.

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Light pollution Photo by Lamiot, Wikimedia Commons

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One of the less frequently reported impacts of human activity on the environment is the presence of artificial light. Lighting disrupts photosynthesis and the activities of insects, birds and other animals.

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13/03/2020

Traditional Farming System in Brazil Added to Global Agricultural Heritage List

Human Wrongs Watch

Farmers known as Sempre-vivas flower gatherers from Espinhaço Mountain Range won recognition for their crucial role in enhancing biodiversity and preserving traditional knowledge

Photo: ©FAO/Fernanda_Testa_Monteiro

From April to October, the flower gatherers and their families climb up the mountain for the picking of the Sempre-Vivas flowers, staying there for weeks.

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