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Equality Reduces Deforestation, Hostel for the Homeless, Floating Solar Arrays

11.02.2019

by Roxana Adam

#Deforestation, #Inequality, #Solar Energy, #Southeast Asia

Photo: Pxhere (CC0)

A new study shows that in Latin America, higher inequality leads to more deforestation, with lower inequality resulting in higher forest protections, UK sandwich chain Pret a Manger’s charitable foundation will open a hostel for homeless aiming to empower people affected by homelessness, poverty, and trauma, and in land-scarce Southeast Asia, solar arrays are now being placed on floating installations in lakes, dams, reservoirs, and at sea.

11.02.2019

by Roxana Adam

#Deforestation, #Inequality, #Solar Energy, #Southeast Asia

Photo: Pxhere (CC0)

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