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Preserve moss, stop ripping.
Preserve moss, stop ripping.
Start preserving moss, and stop ripping it out. Moss, often overlooked as mere ground cover (or even worse, attacked as a pest), plays a surprisingly powerful role in climate mitigation and urban cooling. Research shows that moss can absorb up to four times more...
Tropical Forest Loss
Tropical primary forest loss jumped 80 percent in 2024, reaching 6.7 million hectares. Fires drove most of the loss, especially in Latin America. The data shows how climate extremes, land use pressure and weak enforcement are combining to push deforestation higher. Agriculture remains a...