antiapathycollective:

The Weekly Wrap-up

Climate change - CO2 levels (click through photo for the National Geographic article.)

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide has reached an average concentration of 400 parts per million for the first time in human history on 9 May 2013.

Honey Bees

Photo: Rahul Gathoo

• Population decline of honey bees has been on the radar this week, with a 50 per cent drop in the U.S. bee population in their last winter. The EU has banned certain crop chemicals that may be affecting bee populations after a population slump in Spain.

 Deforestation in Indonesia

Photo: Tomas Munita

• Indonesia has extended a ban on forest clearing. In 2011 (under a climate agreement with Norway) Indonesia paused it’s forest clearing for two years in order to reduce emissions from deforestation. Significantly, Indonesia is the biggest producer of palm oil. This is some good news for slowing the destruction of forests and may provide further relief to the habitats of the Sumatran tiger and orangutans.

If you come across a current issue you would like to see in the next Weekly Wrap-up, feel free to make a suggestion through our ask box (here), or send us an email at antiapathycollective@gmail.com

Happy Wednesday!

- Tess