The Democratic Republic of Congo is creating the Earth’s largest protected tropical forest reserve
Stretching across six countries, the Congo Basin is the largest and healthiest tropical forest carbon sink in the world — around 60% of it is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The new model will protect an area the size of France from growing threats to the basin like monocrop plantations, industrial meat farming, deforestation, and the impacts of the climate crisis.
Why is this good news? Home to 10,000 unique species (a third found nowhere else on the planet) and providing livelihoods to 60 million people, the Congo Basin also sequesters 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 annually and its peat swamp stores 29 billion tons of carbon — about three years worth of global greenhouse gas emissions.
This move in the DRC preserves the Congo Basin’s functionality as a carbon sink — benefiting both locals and the whole world.
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YouTube creators and celebrities raised over $1 million for LA wildfire relief
On Friday, YouTube stars The Try Guys hosted a fundraising livestream to support five organizations on the ground helping people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.
Before the event even aired, fundraising totals reached over $1 million, with $10,000 more donated within the first 15 minutes of the stream.
Funds raised will be divided among five charities and guests included in the livestream include creators and celebrities such as Ben Schwartz, Jason Segel, Jean Smart, Ke Huy Quan, Alyssa Milano, and many more.
Along with direct donations, viewers could bid on auction items, as well as shop merchandise that benefits the on-the-ground organizations.
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