Dennis Bours
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Experienced evaluator and validation expert with over two decades of international career growth, specializing in assessments, evidence-based learning, and resilience measurement across human and natural systems.
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Fossil fuels impact more than the climate—they contaminate our food systems from production to packaging. CIEL’s report reveals how petrochemicals threaten health, soil, and food security.
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#FoodSystems #FossilFuels #Health #Petrochemicals #ClimateJustice
From Frack to Fork: How Fossil Fuels Poison our Food Systems - Center for International Environmental Law
Half of today’s fertilizers are made from fossil fuels — driving climate chaos and health harms. Learn how we can break free and build just food systems.
www.ciel.org
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A new study shows Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia face the highest number of climate-related natural disasters in Latin America & the Caribbean. Hydrological and thermal events dominate, with moderate links to GHG emissions.
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#GHG #Mexico #Brazil #Colombia #DisasterRisk #LAC
Frontiers | Impact of climate change on natural hazard-induced disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate change-related disasters represent nature's response to the severe and cumulative damage generated by human activities. This article aims to examine ...
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cientists in Alaska are studying ancient microbes released by thawing permafrost. These microbes may influence greenhouse gas emissions, helping researchers better understand climate feedback mechanisms.
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#ClimateScience #Permafrost #Microbiology #GHG #Research
Ancient Alaska microbes' thaw helps understanding of climate change feedback loop
Using samples gathered from a permafrost tunnel north of Fairbanks, researchers have awakened microbes that were last active as far back as 40,000 years ago.
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🦜🌍 IUCN’s latest report shows 5% of bird species are at risk, Arctic seals face growing threats of extinction - but there’s hope: green turtle populations are recovering thanks to conservation efforts.
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#Biodiversity #Conservation #GreenTurtle #WildlifeRecovery #IUCN
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
www.theguardian.com
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Nestlé has exited a global alliance aimed at cutting methane emissions from dairy production. The move raises questions about corporate climate commitments in agriculture.
🔗 www.reuters.com/sust...
#Methane #Dairy #ClimateAction #Nestlé #Sustainability
Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions
Food group Nestle said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming.
www.reuters.com
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The Hill outlines how Trump’s stance on climate change—calling it a hoax and rolling back key policies—continues to influence GOP climate narratives and hinders bipartisan progress on emissions and energy reform.
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#ClimatePolicy #USPolitics #GHG #Energy
Climate change is not a ‘con job’ 
I am not drinking some liberal pro-environment ivory tower Kool-aid about climate change. Instead, it has been my own experiments, which were never focused on climate change, that have been telling…
thehill.com
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Japan’s first osmotic power plant runs 24/7, using freshwater and seawater to generate clean energy. While efficiency is still low, it marks a promising step toward sustainable, emission-free power. ⚡🌊 #OsmoticEnergy #Japan #Renewables #CleanTech
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Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater
A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.
www.zmescience.com
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Before & after photos reveal the dramatic retreat of Swiss glaciers, highlighting the urgent reality of climate change. Visual evidence shows how fast ice is vanishing across the Alps. 🌍📸 #ClimateCrisis #GlacierMelting #Switzerland #ETHZurich
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Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
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Climate change is costing companies billions—and many still aren’t adapting fast enough. A new report urges firms to factor climate risks into strategy before it’s too late.
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#ClimateRisk #BusinessStrategy #Sustainability #Adaptation
When Will Companies Grasp the Cost of Climate Change?
Resilience is on the minds of many executives. But often companies are "flying blind" when it comes to the true cost of climate risks.
time.com
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Locally led development must truly centre local voices—not just in name but in practice. This piece urges donors and implementers to shift power and prioritise community agency.
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#LocalLeadership #Development #CommunityDriven #PowerShift
Keeping the local in locally led development - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Locally led development should above all focus on the truly local sites where disadvantage and local political leadership occur, says Mark Moran.
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A global study reveals livestock are increasingly vulnerable to climate change—especially in low-income regions. Heat stress, disease, and feed shortages threaten food security and rural livelihoods.
🔗 phys.org/news/2025-1...
#ClimateImpact #Livestock #FoodSecurity #GlobalSouth #SustainableAg
Global analysis assesses livestock vulnerability to climate change
With a pioneering, comprehensive approach on a global scale, Brazilian researchers have developed a methodology that allows them to project the physiological responses of herds of different production ...
phys.org
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Agrivoltaics are booming! Despite policy clampdowns, new systems are merging solar panels with crops—boosting yields, saving water, and making land use more efficient. Innovation keeps pushing forward!
🔗 cleantechnica.com/20...
#Agrivoltaics #ClimateSolutions #GreenTech #SustainableFarming
New Agrivoltaic Solutions Keep Bubbling Up Across The US
Solar farming innovators continue to push the envelope on agrivoltaic practices that support agricultural productivity and resiliency.
cleantechnica.com
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Measuring buy-in is key to evaluating implementation fidelity, says Michelle Graham. Without stakeholder commitment, even well-designed programmes can fall short. AEA365 makes the case for tracking engagement.
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#Evaluation #ImplementationFidelity #StakeholderEngagement
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Interesting read! Globalisation is under fire. A new piece argues it was the world’s worst economic bet—fueling inequality, empowering rivals like China, and leaving the West vulnerable.
🔗 foreignpolicy.com/20...
#Globalisation #Economics #USChina #ForeignPolicy #TradeWars
Is Globalization a Lost Cause?
How an idea that promised a brave new world seemingly delivered dystopia instead.
foreignpolicy.com
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Climate change is driving financial instability. Experts urge central banks to adopt a climate risk buffer—a safeguard to absorb losses from climate-related shocks and protect the banking system.
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#ClimateRisk #Banking #GreenFinance #FinancialStability #CentralBanking
Climate risk buffer needed to mitigate banks' climate change losses, says nonprofit
It’s been 10 years since Canadian prime minister Mark Carney made his landmark speech on the tragedy of the horizons when he was governor of the Bank of
greencentralbanking.com
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Tonga’s internet lifeline—undersea cables—was severed by a volcanic eruption, exposing the Pacific island’s digital fragility. The story highlights the urgent need for resilient infrastructure in remote regions.
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#Tonga #Volcano #PacificIslands #Infrastructure
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian
A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life
www.theguardian.com
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✝️ Pope Leo calls climate change “the cry of the Earth,” urging action and confronting sceptics head-on. His message blends faith and science, challenging global leaders to protect creation.
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#ClimateAction #PopeLeo #FaithAndScience #Environment
‘Listen to the cry of the Earth’: Pope Leo takes aim at climate change sceptics
Pontiff laments that some ‘ridicule those who speak of global warming’, days after Trump’s claims of ‘con job’
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Lovely read! In “To Love a Swamp,” writer Boyce Upholt dives deep into the wild beauty & #ecological importance of #swamps, blending personal reflection with environmental urgency. A lyrical ode to nature’s misunderstood wetlands.
🔗 longreads.com/2025/1...
#SwampLove #Ecology #Longreads
Swamp People - Longreads
Finding refuge and resilience in America’s most reviled landscapes.
longreads.com
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💧⚠️ Fracking wastewater is now threatening both drinking water sources and the very wells used to dispose of it. A toxic cycle with growing risks to public health and ecosystems. 🛢️🚱
Read more 👉 www.resilience.org/s...
#Fracking #WaterCrisis #EnvironmentalHealth #Pollution #Resilience
Fracking wastewater now endangers both drinking water and the wells that regurgitate the wastewater
There’s an old saying that I won’t spell out completely, but which most readers will certainly have heard at least once in their lives, to wit: “Don’t sh– where you eat.”
www.resilience.org
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Philadelphia is suing Ziploc, SC Johnson & Bimbo Bakeries for misleading recycling labels. The city claims the How2Recycle symbol confuses consumers & worsens plastic pollution. ♻️⚖️
Read more 👉 grist.org/accountabi...
#PlasticWaste #Recycling #Accountability #Sustainability #Greenwashing
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels
The lawsuit targets SC Johnson, owner of Ziploc bags, and Bimbo Bakeries, the country's biggest bread and snack food manufacturer.
grist.org
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Interesting! 🧠✨ What is consciousness? A new piece in Noema explores three worldviews—scientific, spiritual, and Indigenous—offering fresh insights into how we understand mind, matter & meaning. 🌍🔍
www.noemamag.com/con...
#Consciousness #Philosophy #Science #Spirituality #IndigenousKnowledge
Consciousness Across Three Worldviews
Central concepts in three different domains — Hindu tradition, computer science and quantum physics — find analogies and reflect one another.
www.noemamag.com
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Climate change & pollution are putting Europe’s natural resources at serious risk, warns the EU. From water scarcity to soil degradation, urgent action is needed to protect ecosystems & livelihoods. 🚨🌱
Read more 👉 www.reuters.com/sust...
#ClimateCrisis #EU #EnvironmentalProtection #Pollution
Climate change and pollution threaten Europe's resources, EU warns
Climate change and environmental degradation pose a direct threat to the natural resources that Europe needs for its economic security, the EU's environmental agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
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Major U.S. utilities just flunked their climate report card—too few clean energy plans, too many new gas plants. Fossil fuels still dominate, despite the climate crisis. 🌍🔥
Read more 👉 grist.org/energy/uti...
#CleanEnergy #ClimateFail #Utilities #FossilFuels #EnergyTransition
Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were 5 years ago | Grist
Major U.S. utilities earn an ​“F” on a new report card because they’re planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many gas-fired power plants.
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