Fri.May 21, 2021

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

Our Environment

Sanchez, P. Villachica, J. H., & Nicholaides, J. Amazon Basin soils: management for continuous crop production. Science, 216(4548), 821-827. NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants. Retrieved from [link] saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants. O’Shea, N. Retrieved from [link]. Retrieved from [link]. Prospero, J.

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The impact of the Trump administration on the environment

Our Environment

Probably Trump’s greatest impact was his executive order to remove the US from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement [4] ; an agreement between 197 countries that aimed to avoid global temperatures going more than 1.5-2 He installed EPA administrators who were involved in fossil fuel lobbying [3] and questioned climate change.

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Sustainability at Retail

So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop!