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Rare dragonfly thrives after successful restoration of peatbogs | Cumbria Wildlife Trust ( www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk )

A rare dragonfly looks set to have a very successful breeding season at Drumburgh Moss Nature Reserve. At the start of our survey season, we found that 328 dragonflies had already emerged. That’s half of the total from the whole of last year’s season....

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Love to hear these restoration projects stories.

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The good bits:

  • Trees increased by around 25% at Invereshie and Inshriach NNR between 2017 and 2023 through natural regeneration, aided by deer management undertaken by Cairngorms Connect deer stalkers.

  • Woodland at Beinn Eighe NNR has increased by 41% since it was designated as the UK’s first NNR in 1951, through a combination of tree planting, natural regeneration and sustainable deer management

  • More than 200 hectares of peatland has been restored on the mountainside at Ben Wyvis NNR as part of landscape-scale habitat restoration stretching from summit to sea.

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If you want to donate, you can do so here:

https://mybrokenbridges.org.uk/donate

No idea why these articles never include the important information.

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For fucks sake...

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You won't admit you love me, and so how am I ever to know? You only tell me, "Purghaps, purghaps, purghaps"

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Meat Museum? I've got all their albums!

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...features pop artist Cher and Game of Thrones actress Carice Van Houten.

Sorry, what?

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Well said. Optimism is important.

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Dangerous chemicals including asbestos have been uncovered following spells of poor weather that caused erosion on the coastline

Where did these chemicals come from? The article doesn't make it clear. I'm assuming manufacturing or something similar.

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One man's shit is another man's shine, I guess. Certainly good to see some positives around all the sewage problems lately.

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What a shocker.

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New! Log from Blammo!

https://youtu.be/FR-REDevAzk

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Where I live it's also a matter of timing. The local farmer cuts his hedges at the same time each year. That just happens to coincide with the berries coming out in the autumn and the flowers coming out in the spring. If he just waited a few more weeks the birds and insects would be a lot happier.

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That picture is shocking. Who the fuck is that determined to dump stuff that they go to the lengths of cutting down trees?

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What an god-awful day to be literate.

River Bure chalk stream restoration Norfolk ( www.nationaltrust.org.uk )

Our Riverlands project to revive a stretch of precious chalk stream that inspired poets and painters has been completed, marking the culmination of six-years of work led by the National Trust. Approximately ten kilometres of the Upper Bure in Norfolk have been carefully restored in a bid to bring back its gin-clear waters,...

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Projects like this are important, as it proves we can restore the damage caused by all the sewage spills lately.

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Somehow Ska has returned

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Signs of recovery are now slowly but clearly emerging. Mussel beds, some the size of football pitches have been reported by divers; fishermen have reported increased diversity of fish species in their catches and research indicates increases in Black Sea Bream and Lobster populations.

Good to see!

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There's still soup!!

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IM AT THE SOUP STORE!!

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FUCK YOU!!

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Whom, whom, whom, whom?

Keeping pet cats indoors would save millions of native animals and billions of dollars. So what's stopping us? ( www.abc.net.au )

Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?...

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I've always assumed that a cat would go nuts stuck inside all the time. Maybe I'm wrong but I imagine that most people would view it as cruel.

Huge new nature reserve planned for growing Somerset town ( www.somersetlive.co.uk )

A vital green wedge in a growing Somerset town will soon be extended through the creation of a new nature reserve. Wellington is currently separated from the neighbouring village of Rockwell Green through a series of green fields and public open spaces, running from Tonedale Mill to the A38....

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Great news!

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He's one hoopy frood

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That is such a cool idea!

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It's frustrating that we have to even have this conversation in the first place, but at least reports like this show that cleaning up our mess is still possible.

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Fortnite never changes.

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GI JJJJJJJJJJOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!

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"We are being buried under the avalanche of your incompetence Mr Trump, Creedy!"

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YouTube comments section.

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Disappointed that climate change isn't more front and centre here, although at least their commitment around energy security includes renewables.

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Here's a reminder that Ubisoft is a hateful company run by a hateful man and no one should be buying their games: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-has-reportedly-made-minimal-changes-following-abuse-allegations

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Jesus Christ, the comment section on that video...

Charities help workers to put pressure on employers over nature impacts - edie ( www.edie.net )

A recent YouGov poll of 1,106 working adults found that nine in ten believe that businesses should consider the impact their business has on nature when making decisions. 70% said they would like to encourage their employer to do so....

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The website in question is here: https://naturesworkforce.org.uk/

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Oh good. Another luxury SUV. Just what the EV market needs /s.

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I mean I wouldn't call £33,795+ for the EX30 'cheap' and it's still a SUV. We need more compact hatchback sized vehicles, imo.

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Yeah, I thought that thing looked pretty cool to. A EV MX5 might be neat to.

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So I went on Amazon and there it is, sitting at 186 5 star reviews. WTF. Genuine question: is there some way of reporting shit like this to Amazon? I can't see anything obvious.

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Glass? We used that for decades.

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That must be frustrating, but try not to let personal experience cloud the bigger picture. More people are willing to take action than you might think:
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/09/14/in-response-to-climate-change-citizens-in-advanced-economies-are-willing-to-alter-how-they-live-and-work/pg_2021-09-14_climate_0-01-png/

And people are taking action, here's some recent examples: https://curious.earth/blog/climate-success-stories/

Things look bleak, and it's hard to remain optimistic, so it's more important than ever to take the time to remind yourself of what is going right in the world:

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That sounds frustrating but, with respect, evidence suggests otherwise: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/global-surveys-show-peoples-growing-concern-about-climate-change#one

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And they do.

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That sounds like an opinion born of understandable frustration. However evidence suggests that people are more willing to make changes than you might think: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/09/14/in-response-to-climate-change-citizens-in-advanced-economies-are-willing-to-alter-how-they-live-and-work/pg_2021-09-14_climate_0-01-png/

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I absolutely agree that prioritising your own mental health is something everyone should do, but don't you think that governments and corporations are even less likely to do anything if people like yourself just throw up their hands in frustration and give up?

There are ways of maintaining good mental health, but I'm not sure doing a full 180 is one of them.

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No problem! It's not easy, as you say. Here's some links to more positive places on Lemmy that you might find also help improve your mood:

Try ans stay happy Friend!

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This should be mandatory reading for a large portion of Lemmy users. The number of rampant Doomers and pessimists on here are growing by the day. Whilst understandable, it's something that requires tackling before Lemmy just becomes one big Collapse subreddit.

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It's a start. Better than nothing and better late than never.

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