Money for Nothing Indonesian President Joko Widodo (and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim) promised to fight environmental “discrimination” against the palm oil industry, but they may like receiving carbon offset payments as a better deal. Outside the recent G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, Brazil, and the Democratic Republic of Congo discussed forming a “rainforest OPEC” to increase the amount rich countries will pay to prevent the loss of rainforests. The gross return for palm oil is around $2,731/hectare, for soybeans it is $4,988/hectare. Meanwhile, the Center for Global Development estimates that Congo alone could earn $770 billion a year in carbon credits. That equates to around $3,809/hectare withou...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.