another example the global forest change database at the university of maryland uses a map to show the state of the world's forests since 2013 users have been able to call up info based on satellite images they can see the effects of forest fires illegal logging and reforestation over long periods the platform is also dedicated to protecting forests and their inhabitants it combines satellite technology with open data and crowdsourcing. data platforms make the problems more visible and with an app everyone can do their bit to help tackle them the c o 2 tracking every forest on focuses on individual consumption and it gives you the chance to create and manage your own forest. the oral eco app is similar enter your daily habits with a few clicks and the app will calculate your carbon footprint and show you how to shrink it it also invites you to be a climate hero by supporting carbon offset projects that help people and the planet . or the digital activists in berlin mobilizing people is an important factor in tackling the global problem the climate for dickson has made people. scared in

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forest. background information and news . our corona. with 19 special next on d. w. . the global corona tri series you can find more information online at d w dot com and on t.w. social media channels. is there a connection between evolution and the corona fires lockdowns have helped the environment as factories closed flights were cancelled and ships slowed clearwater's in the canals of venice clear skies over delhi and see that every day but studies show hole quality air prior to the crisis could have made people more vulnerable to cope with 19. high been physical and lets the 1st up what the scientific evidence says about pollution and corona fatalities. it's a map that many of us have become painfully familiar with the red dots showing coronavirus cases around the world. the number of fatalities has been especially high in northern italy. in spain around the capital madrid similar scenarios. this has prompted some researchers to examine the environment in the 3 chins more closely among them if you are an organ a joke refer at the university of hala. research until this point.

the global corona crisis and you can find more information online at the w dot com and on t.w. social media channels. this is all wood beautiful landscapes forest a lot of words to think that all this is threatened by climate change is distressing we have to change our ways if we want to see bob platitude. many discussions take place at different levels of society to address exactly this high level meetings an international climate conferences are held every year with representatives from most countries this week let's dive deeper them in the impact they have you know watching eco india and i'm somewhat of a coming to you from mumbai the indian government has signed the paris climate agreement and plans to change its energy mix 50 percent renewable energy by 2022 is the and solar power plays a big role in achieving this. one is barely 100 kilometers away from india's business capital mumbai but until just a few years ago it had no concept of electricity. its residents relied on far as their main source of light and energy. thanks jane for one in the summer of 2016. so let us know where their loved ones are now there is light everywhere and this

global corona crisis you can find more information online at the w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels. this is all wood beautiful landscapes forest and animals to think that all this is threatened by climate change is distressing we have to change how we feel.

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global stocks climb as the daily death toll declines in some epicenters. the virus takes its toll on the u.k. forest johnson was taken to hospital for tests after 10 days of suffering with the coronavirus. the queen makes a rare address to comfort the public. the world'sk to biggest food company. our interview with the nestle ceo and around 10 minutes time. welcome to bloomberg surveillance. i'm nejra cehic in london. we are seeing optimism. the stoxx 600 showing green on the screen. u.s. futures, all higher by at least 4%. the 10 year yield had its lowest weekly close ever last week. bank of america says we are poised to retest the record low with the 10 year yield moving higher, above a 60 handle in today's session. the dollar, giving up some gains, but it was on a four-day gain. the exception of the yen. recovering after the weakness in the asian session and oil, weaker as we look ahead to this potential meeting on thursday between opec-plus and other producers. let's get the bloomberg first word news with viviana hurtado in new york. [inaudible] prime minister boris johnson is in the hospital, t

global pandemic for a moment. scientists from the royal botanical gardens at kew in the uk are racing to save the last remaining tropical forestal with farc guerrillas deforestation in the world's second most bio—diverse nation has accelerated. yet the botanists believe the forest contains rare plants still unknown to science, some of which may contain vital medicinal properties. security correspondent frank gardner went with them. in the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. this team of plant scientist from the royal botanical gardens queue in london have come here on a mission to discover and save unique plant species before they vanish for ever. in 2016, the colombian government signed a peace deal with the farc rebels, who were largely based in the forest. now remote tracts of land have opened up, farmers, loggers and miners are scrambling for resources . miners are scrambling for resources. colombia is reportedly losing 3000 square kilometres of forest every year. translation: this is the first time this area is going to be explored by botanists or

global news makers and talk about the stories that matter. for many in the west african country of guinea life can be quite a struggle. a quarter of the country is covered in forest and the government has neglected roads and basic services. constant delays paralyze the nation's economy. and yet guinea is a rich country rich in iran gold and diamonds. but most canadians never see the benefit. today pierre on his assistant bus transport medicines in record time from the capital conakry to kiss a dugu on the other side of the country so we're going to know. guinea is still plagued by serious diseases like polio defeat area and rabies. the pharmacy's primary concern is delivering the vaccines to where they're needed before the climate spoils them. with no refrigerated truck or ice balls packed his vaccines in a box with just enough ice for the trip. to. focus on the bus and. the next challenge is getting the vaccines to a porter at the bus step of a downpour has caused huge traffic jams. was so pleased to see. my little sister. guinea's capital conakry is at a standstill. the taxis stuck in traffic for hours as. vendors and beggars try to make the most of the situati

global disregard for nature. how pervasive is it? >> well, it's very unfortunate that we have been destroying forest after forest, environment after environmentthis has made animals get closer together than they normally would and that makes viruses able to cross the species barrier from one animal to another and some have been driven into closer contact with people, enabling the virus to jump from animal to person. and particularly in areas where animals of different species, sometimes from different countries, are brought together to sell, like the wildlife market, wildlife meat markets in china, but where hunting and killing them, eating them, we've got the bush meat being sold in africa. we've got wild animals being hunted all over the world. pig hunting. we're so disregarded the natural world. big difference between the so-called wet markets and the wildlife meat markets and most wet markets don't sell wild animals in china. it's just some that do. like wuhan. >> right, this one market in wuhan that was mixing animals that don't live close together and here they are in this market. they're in cages. they're under duress. as long as this

forest recycling or disposable smart solutions oberstein. set in our ways is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive global idea as the an ornamental soup in global 3000 on g.w. and online. they spread fear and terror among people though they'd rather hide from them but that's becoming increasingly difficult in a time metropolis of bangkok. the city is booming natural habitats for snakes are disappearing. and sometimes one camp is a final finds out he hasn't put out any finance for months instead he's out catching snakes everything from harmless garden snakes to poisonous fibers. that have all right we'll send someone out keep an eye on the snake until we get there. and obviously the law and it's on taiwan comes 1st mission on this sunday morning rainy season has begun in thailand and that means snake season has as well. snake catchers almost always work in pass because they never know what to expect attempting to catch one of the larger reptiles all alone would be too dangerous by cam and his colleagues set off with 2 vehicles are they would be worth. bangkok's maze of streets makes it difficult for some

global warming could it. beheld to 2 degrees its massive tree planting programs are having a positive effect india has committed itself to ensuring that over one 3rd of its areas forested to help absorb c o 2. custom reka is also in the 2 degree club the small central american country em's to be climate neutral by 2021 part of that drive involves cutting emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from its coffee bean production fertilizers are responsible for most of those emissions. the country hopes to cut their use by training farmers to use the chemicals more efficiently. and. if the whole world behaved like the e.u. temperatures would rise by 3 degrees the german government is now planning to introduce carbon pricing on gasoline heating oil and gas. but critics say a price of $10.00 euros per tonne is far too low and they say that across the e.u. the switch from coal to renewable should be happening a lot faster. if every country followed in china's footsteps will be looking at a 4 degree increase china is also the earth's biggest greenhouse gas emitter responsible for about a 3rd of all emissions despite a shift to solar power china's economy remains heavily d

global production by 10 percent you're upset with headlines on al-jazeera more after one of one east. survival for haiti's poorest depends on illegal charcoal production. but for park rangers sworn to protect the dominican forests it can have deadly consequences. witness discovers the head in world where the stakes for the environment and those who make their living from it couldn't be higher. death by a 1000 cuts on al-jazeera. from moulin to the world. cup at 19 has gone blow for killing tens of thousands. and terrifying millions which are very big. issues. far too close you know leaders. meanwhile another virus has emerged the symptoms suppression misinformation and panic. china.

look at data provided by wwf, global witness, aand eia, yoyou find ththat noty are we e going into a record-breaking year of lan defenderers murdered t to protet their forest and environment, the u.s. economy is depressed by about $1 million due to illegal logging imports, and illegal logging is ththe third-largest tranans-national crime. goddard: a tree, in fact, is more complex than we know. it has more chromosomes than wee have. it can easilyly be a victm because it may be illllegal to takke that spepecies, dependingn what genus and spspecies itit ir wwhere it's locateted. lalancaster: trees can b be poad just as any sort of traditional wildlife can be poached. if you can't identifify it, yoou can't protect it, andnd so our goal is really to dedevelop a database that can be used, hopefully one day, by anybody y in thehe worln order to do this sort of identificication toelp ththem fight illegal logging. huff: a lot of cases we've had, it's very difficult to prove that wood wasas obtained illegay once it gets processed in a mill oror once it's rememoved fm the national forest. basically, we have a stump and we have wood. it was very difficult to tie that