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“ It is not the strongest of the species that survives , nor the most intelligent that survives . It is the one that is most adaptable to change ”
Charles Darwin
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Earth is feeling the heat – and there ' s no getting out of the kitchen . Scientists are in consensus that global warming is worse than originally thought , and that emission reductions are crucial to stalling the crisis . The message is clear : If we do not act quickly , collectively and effectively , life on Earth will change fundamentally within our lifetimes . The “ distant ” future is in rapid rewind mode .
That future seems all the more ominous since Donald Trump took the White House . The world braced themselves like a bell awaiting the sledgehammer wielded by a bully on a high-striker .
And strike he did , the ring resounding in our ears . The ink on the Paris climate deal has barely dried , and the world ’ s superpower is now helmed by a leader who is set to shred it into non-recyclable bits . Will the international community intervene ? Or will they silently succumb to ill-informed , coal-mongering rabble-rousing ?
The picture on the ground is bleak : Communities in Bangladesh flee rising salinity ( p20 ), farmers take on hand pollination in response to a dying bee population ( p62 ), and families rely on pollution to survive ( p54 ).
But all is not lost : Vigilante factions combat illegal deforestation in Cambodia ( p34 ), monks ward off the rising tide in Thailand ( p48 ) and wildlife warriors work to save Borneo ’ s critically endangered species ( p80 ). Grassroots communities are leading the charge in change .
It ’ s the time for new resolutions : Cut down your meat consumption . Support fair trade for marginalised women farmers . Implement renewable energy solutions . Reduce your carbon footprint . Plant a mangrove tree .
Change starts at home – and our home is , in the grander scheme of things , shared by all of us . hotels & resorts
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