Deforestation emissions, ocean pollution vs. human health, and more! Featuring Dan Walsh episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 11, 2022 · 27 MIN

Deforestation emissions, ocean pollution vs. human health, and more! Featuring Dan Walsh

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Matt is joined by Dan Walsh to talk about Brazil’s mangrove forest along its coast storing more carbon than the Amazon (A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked (mongabay.com)),Basking sharks to be protected in Ireland (Basking sharks to be granted 'protected wild animals' status (thejournal.ie)).Ocean pollution’s impact on human health (New Study Finds Ocean Pollution a Threat to Human Health (nih.gov)),Carbon emissions related to deforestation doubling over the last two decades - and are further accelerating (Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds | Deforestation | The Guardian),New regulations for tailpipes from the EPA (E.P.A. Plans Tighter Tailpipe Rules for Trucks, Vans and Buses - The New York Times (nytimes.com)),And a national park road within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area closing occasionally to help animals breed easier (DE national park will close PA road so amphibians can breed | Miami Herald)!

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