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Upcycling: a trend that needs to catch on

Welcome to a world where “trash” turns into true treasures. 😍 Upcycling has changed the way we see waste…including in fashion! O Curto News spoke to an expert in party fashion upcycling, to understand the benefits of the practice for you and the planet! 🧵💚🌎

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➡️ Where is that plastic cup you used to drink water last year? And the paper from the bullet you sucked five years ago? Recent research has highlighted the need to better understand the effects of fragments of these synthetic (plastic) containers on freshwater animals and ecosystems..

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Meeting of 175 countries in Paris seeks a treaty against plastic pollution

Representatives from 175 countries will meet this Monday (29), in Paris, for a five-day cycle of debates to define an agreement that will lead to a treaty to end plastic pollution. Diplomats met at UNESCO headquarters for a second stage of negotiations to reach a historic agreement on the life cycle of plastic.

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Brazil has 600 major 'gateways' for plastic pollution, shows study by the UN Global Compact

A mapping carried out by the Blue platform Keepers, an initiative that brings together the UN Global Compact in Brazil, the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo and companies linked to plastic production, shows that the country has at least 600 large “gateways” for plastic pollution in the ocean. 🌊

➡️ Rich countries must pay for the losses and damages they cause to nature in the poorest countries in the same way they pay for climate impacts, the researchers argue in a commentary published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. 💰

➡️ COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber was accused of orchestrating 'greenwashing' (a strategy known as “greenwashing” in Portuguese) in his image through edits of Wikipedia articles about himself and the event he will preside over. According to the investigation, revealed by The Guardian and the Climate Reporting Center, several edits were suggested by intermediaries linked to Al Jaber to erase controversial facts about its activities linked to the oil industry and to insert more sustainability-friendly information.

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➡️ Natural disasters such as floods and cyclones lead to large-scale displacement. Displaced communities include women whose menstrual health takes a backseat during these calamities, increasingly frequent due to climate change. 🌀

➡️ The Earth's health is failing and time for a remedy is running out. Human activity has pushed the world into the danger zone on seven of the eight newly demarcated indicators of planetary security and justice, according to a groundbreaking analysis of Earth's well-being. 🌎

➡️ A team of 50 researchers warned, this Wednesday (31), that Limiting global warming to +1,5ºC will make it possible to stop climate change, but it will not prevent the suffering of developing countries. ☀️

➡️ The Chamber of Deputies approved, on Tuesday (30), the basic text of Bill 490/07, which deals with the time frame in the demarcation of indigenous lands.

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Indigenous leaders warn of 'genocide approved' by deputies in Brazil

Several leaders of the Brazilian indigenous struggle, including chief Raoni Metuktire, asked President Lula to “veto” a bill to limit the demarcation of indigenous lands which, in their opinion, represents a “genocide approved” by deputies. On May 31, the Chamber of Deputies approved the PL that limits the demarcation of indigenous lands only occupied by them since 1988, when the current Constitution was promulgated. Now the text must be submitted to the Senate for a vote.

➡️ The Chamber of Deputies also approved, last Wednesday (31), the basic text of a provisional measure to restructure the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, diluting the power of the Environment and Indigenous Peoples portfolios and weakening the promeclimate changes made by the president.

The Chamber of Deputies approved this Wednesday (31) the basic text of an MP to restructure Lula's government, diluting the power of the Environment and Indigenous Peoples portfolios and weakening the promeclimate changes made by the president.https://t.co/lzxuw9fnEi

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➡️ Due to the rapid advancement of organized crime groups, the Brazilian Amazon is at risk of becoming conflict-ridden and plagued by heavily armed “criminal insurgents”, warned a former federal police chief in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian.

➡️ More than 800 million trees were cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world's appetite for Brazilian beef. This is what a new study reported, released this Friday (2), despite dire warnings about the importance of the Amazon in combating the climate crisis. 🌳

➡️ Big tech companies can contribute to the Early Alerts for All goal. This was the conclusion of debates held at the World Meteorological Congress, which took place this week in Geneva, Switzerland. Industry leaders like Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon and Alibaba participated in a session on using technology in preparing for extreme environmental and climate events. 🤖

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