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“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”

-Bertrand Russell

Riflesso Sull Fiume Arno

References

Alder, D. (2020, November 20). The Great Filter: a possible solution to the Fermi Paradox. Astronomy. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/11/the-great-filter-a-possible-solution-to-the-fermi-paradox 

 

Atmospheric Methane. (2021, August 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_methane 

 

Atmospheric Thermodynamics. (2021, July 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_thermodynamics 

 

Attenborough, D. (2020). A life on our planet [downloadable ebook] : My witness statement and a vision for the future. Grand Central Publishing.

 

Blakeslee, N. (2017). American Wolf [downloadable ebook]. Crown/Archetype.

 

Carbon Dioxide. (2021, August 03). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide 

 

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. (n.d.) Main Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved August 10, 2021, from https://www.c2es.org/content/main-greenhouse-gases/ 

 

Ceballos, G., Ehrlich, P.R., Raven, P.H. (2020, June 1). Vertebrates on the brink as indicators of biological annihilation and the sixth mass extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://www.pnas.org/content/117/24/13596 

 

Chlorofluorocarbon. (2021, August 03). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon

 

Climate Central. (2019, October 29). Flooded Future: Global vulnerability to sea level rise worse than previously understood. https://www.climatecentral.org/news/report-flooded-future-global-vulnerability-to-sea-level-rise-worse-than-previously-understood 

 

Conservation Status. (2021, August 07). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_status 

 

Earth Overshoot Day. (2021, July 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Overshoot_Day#Criticism 

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FAO. (2018). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 - Meeting the sustainable development goals. Rome. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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Flores, D. (2017). Coyote America [downloadable ebook]. Basic Books.

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Gates, B. (2021). How to Avoid a Climate Disaster [downloadable ebook] : the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

 

Global Footprint Network. (n.d.) [Interactive data platform map of national ecological footprints]. Retrieved August 20, 2021) from https://data.footprintnetwork.org/?_ga=2.162025660.1279269931.1629419281-1409234531.1629090268#/ 

 

Great Acceleration. (2021, March 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Acceleration 

 

Hancock, L., (n.d.). Everything You Need to Know about Coral Bleaching—And How We Can Stop It. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved August 13, 2021, from https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/everything-you-need-to-know-about-coral-bleaching-and-how-we-can-stop-it 

 

Hancock, L, & Hirscheimer, B. (2020, September 9). 68% Average Decline in Species Population Sizes Since 1970, Says New WWF Report. World Wildlife Fund. https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/68-average-decline-in-species-population-sizes-since-1970-says-new-wwf-report 

 

International Union for Conservation of Nature (2021). SUMMARY OF THE FIVE CRITERIA(A-E) USED TO EVALUATE IF A TAXON BELONGS IN AN IUCN RED LIST THREATENED CATEGORY (CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ENDANGERED OR VULNERABLE): Toolbox and evaluation. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/summary-sheet.

 

Jerrett, A. (2019, July 31). Examples of Indicator Species. Sciencing. https://sciencing.com/examples-indicator-species-16895.html 

 

Lindsey, R. (2020, August 14). Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. NOAA Climate.gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide 

 

McDonald, J. (2018, November 9). Clearing Up the Facts Behind Trump’s ‘Clean Coal’ Catchphrase. FactCheck.org. https://www.factcheck.org/2018/11/clearing-up-the-facts-behind-trumps-clean-coal-catchphrase/ 

 

McKee, R. (2016, July 10). How sea otters help save the planet. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/10/sea-otters-global-warming-trophic-cascades-food-chain-kelp 

 

McSweeney, R. (2020, October 2). Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change. Carbon Brief. https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-nine-tipping-points-that-could-be-triggered-by-climate-change 

 

National Geographic. (2016). Anthropocene. In National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/anthropocene/

 

National Geographic. (2011, May). Ozone Layer. In National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ozone-layer/ 

 

National Research Council 1994. Solar Influences on Global Change. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4778.

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Oliveira J, Belchior A, da Silva VD, Rotter A, Petrovski Ž, Almeida PL, Lourenço ND and Gaudêncio SP (2020) Marine Environmental Plastic Pollution: Mitigation by Microorganism Degradation and Recycling Valorization. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:567126. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.567126

 

Pardikar, R. (2019, November 13). DESERTIFICATION IS DEVOURING INDIA. BUT THERE'S HOPE IN THE DUNES. OZY. https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/indias-land-is-degrading-rapidly-but-a-desert-state-is-showing-a-way-forward/226787/ 

 

Phytoplankton. (2021, August 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoplankton 

 

Planetary Boundaries. (2021, August 05). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_boundaries

 

Riebeek, H. (2011, June 16). The Carbon Cycle. NASA Earth Observatory. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle/page1.php 

 

Saltwater Intrusion. (2021, July 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_intrusion

 

Schädel, C. (2020, February 12). Guest post: The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’. Carbon Brief. https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the-irreversible-emissions-of-a-permafrost-tipping-point 

 

Siegel, E. (2016, June 2). Why Mercury Isn't The Solar System's Hottest Planet. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/06/02/why-mercury-isnt-the-solar-systems-hottest-planet/?sh=3a573cc91547 

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Sharp, Tim. (2021, July 20). Earth's Atmosphere. Space.com. www.space.com/17683-earth-atmosphere.html 

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. (n.d.). The Great Green Wall Initiative. Retrieved August 15, 2021, from https://www.unccd.int/actions/great-green-wall-initiative 

 

USA National Phenology Network. (n.d.). Why Phenology?. Retrieved August 18, 2021, from https://www.usanpn.org/about/why-phenology 


Wayne, GP. (2016, October 23). The albedo effect and global warming. Skeptical Science. https://skepticalscience.com/earth-albedo-effect.htm

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