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A Deck by  Lena Meisinger 
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They say never judge a book by its cover! You cannot go wrong with hearing a second perspective, so click here and start questioning common and misleading opinions.
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Lena Meisinger
Main Deck Curator #People
Earth Advocate and Storyteller exploring eye-opening, thought-evoking, empowering and real stories about #People and #Nature.

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47 Decks - 12 Followers

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THE GUARDIAN
‘A wake-up call’: total weight of wild mammals less than 10% of humanity’s
By Lena Meisinger - March 21, 2023
This is interesting to think about: "A study by scientists at Israel’s Weizma...

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BBC NEWS
Extreme travel: It just got harder to see every place in the world
By Lena Meisinger - March 19, 2023
For extreme travellers, some of the rules of the game to become the most trav...

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THE GUARDIAN
New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds
By Lena Meisinger - March 05, 2023
Scared digestive tracts of seabirds cause by plastics are a thing! Further th...

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TRAVEL
Bats and agaves make tequila possible—and they’re both at risk
By Lena Meisinger - February 17, 2023
When buying tequila, look out for bat-friendly labels! Bats and agave plants ...

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TRAVEL
The extraordinary benefits of a house made of mud
By Lena Meisinger - January 28, 2023
Mud can cool houses a lot better than concrete can. With the changing climate...

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IMPAKTER
‘Phantom’ Carbon Offsets Found to Have No Climate Benefit - Impakter
By Lena Meisinger - January 23, 2023
As much as I appreciate the global efforts to curb carbon emissions, the key ...

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IMPAKTER
The Future of Skiing in a Warmer World - Impakter
By Lena Meisinger - January 13, 2023
My dad used to be a ski teacher, which is why for the first 10 years of my li...

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YALE E360
Sacred Groves: How the Spiritual Connection Helps Protect Nature
By Lena Meisinger - January 11, 2023
In many places around the world, the spiritual connection to Nature has kept ...

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The Netherlands to stop paying subsidies to ‘untruthful’ biomass firms
By Lena Meisinger - December 27, 2022
An important step from the Dutch government!

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Mongabay’s ‘Must Listen’ Podcast List for 2022
By Lena Meisinger - December 23, 2022
Mongabay has published some really great must-listen podcasts this year. Go a...

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THE HILL
Anti-deforestation push putting other ecosystems at risk: study
By Lena Meisinger - November 29, 2022
Zero-deforestation rules are not always a blessing! Stricter regulations for ...

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SHINE
Dual art exhibition gains power from nature
By Lena Meisinger - November 26, 2022
A powerful exhibition depicting the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic - insp...

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Don’t let climate change take all the blame
By Lena Meisinger - April 26, 2022
A very important perspective on how the climate crisis is to blame for a lot...

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Road projects threaten integrity of Uganda’s mountain gorilla stronghold
By Lena Meisinger - April 25, 2022
I find it such a difficult trade-off. Building a three-kilometre long road to...

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
How Conserving 30 Percent of U.S. Land by 2030 Could Work
By Lena Meisinger - April 23, 2022
It is sometimes difficult to imagine what 30×30 protection measures on the gr...

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THE GUARDIAN
Protected areas don’t always benefit wildlife, global study finds
By Lena Meisinger - April 21, 2022
Important insights from this study! “We are not saying protected areas don’t ...

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BBC NEWS
Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted
By Lena Meisinger - April 16, 2022
The damage a bad choice of wording can do....

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THE NEW YORK TIMES
A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War
By Lena Meisinger - April 14, 2022
"Wars destroy habitats, kill wildlife, generate pollution and remake ecosyste...

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LIVESCIENCE.COM
Light pollution: Environmental impact, health risks and facts
By Lena Meisinger - April 06, 2022
Light pollution can cause severe harm to human and non-human beings alike! Lu...

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SCIENCE NEWS
A global warming pause that didn’t happen hampered climate science
By Lena Meisinger - April 04, 2022
It is well said in the article, that due to one "hiccup", so much time got in...

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SALON
The weird reason symmetry abounds in nature may have to do with our genes striving for efficiency
By Lena Meisinger - March 21, 2022
Have you ever heard of the Fibonacci spiral? It basically is the "algorithm" ...

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SCIENCEALERT
A New Study Has Identified a Dominant Force Driving Evolution on Earth Today
By Lena Meisinger - March 18, 2022
That humankind alters the planet and influences evolution I already expected ...

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THE INDEPENDENT
In Mariupol, hopes for a green city are lost amid the rubble
By Lena Meisinger - March 13, 2022
The destruction of Ukraine's city Mariupol due to the war has turned the city...

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PHYS.ORG
Advanced imaging reveals new cellular and molecular details of coral-algae relationship
By Lena Meisinger - March 12, 2022
I always get so fascinated when I read about symbiosis in Nature. To me it fe...

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AEON
Natural laws can’t be broken but can they be defined? | Aeon Essays
By Lena Meisinger - March 11, 2022
I loved reading this article! The topic is so complex, but the way it is expl...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
How the war in Ukraine will shape Canada’s energy policy — and climate change
By Lena Meisinger - March 09, 2022
The war in Ukraine affects the whole world.

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PHYS.ORG
Traces of life in the Earth’s deep mantle
By Lena Meisinger - March 08, 2022
What happens on the Earth's surface does not stay on the Earth's surface - it...

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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Wildlife Personalities Play a Role in Nature
By Lena Meisinger - March 07, 2022
I feel so much more connected to my environment once again after reading this...

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International organizations warn Russian invasion of Ukraine poses ‘profound risks’ to environment
By Lena Meisinger - March 06, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine stands in conflict with international environ...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
Military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment
By Lena Meisinger - March 04, 2022
While Chernobyl might have been a strategically smart area for Russia to ente...

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ATLAS OBSCURA
The Fight To Save Chile’s Glorious White Strawberry
By Lena Meisinger - March 04, 2022
I had no idea strawberries used to be white! Sadly this Chilean mother-specie...

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PETA UK
Updates on the Situation for Animals in Ukraine
By Lena Meisinger - February 28, 2022
The escalating war in Ukraine has led many people to flee the country. Their ...

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Scientists can’t agree about Chernobyl’s impact on wildlife
By Lena Meisinger - February 27, 2022
Wow, they seriously can't. I was interested in this because I wanted to learn...

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Reform $1.8 trillion yearly environmentally harmful subsidies
By Lena Meisinger - February 22, 2022
Well, if this is not concerning... $1.8 trillion a year! Imagine all the wond...

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LIVESCIENCE.COM
Which country has the most islands?
By Lena Meisinger - February 05, 2022
I have to admit I find it a little funny that there is not one clear definiti...

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JAPAN TODAY
More protected areas won’t save biodiversity, warn experts
By Lena Meisinger - January 26, 2022
When I saw the headline, my first thought was: 'What do you mean?' But within...

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As climate change melts Antarctic ice, gentoo penguins venture further south
By Lena Meisinger - January 23, 2022
I have to say, these penguins are super cute! But the background story they b...

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THE GUARDIAN
Expanding national parks not enough to protect nature, say scientists
By Lena Meisinger - January 20, 2022
"The assessment looked at the impact of three scenarios on halting and revers...

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TRAVEL
On the trail of Colombia’s sloth cartel
By Lena Meisinger - January 12, 2022
A sad reality. Learning about the truth behind wildlife trafficking by gettin...

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SCIENCE NEWS
Some volcanic hot spots may have a surprisingly shallow heat source
By Lena Meisinger - January 10, 2022
An important break-through in volcanic activities! New evidence suggests volc...

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YALE E360
Climate Clues from the Past Prompt a New Look at History
By Lena Meisinger - January 04, 2022
Wow! What an incredible insight! I can undersand why for historians these new...

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PHYS.ORG
A dozen things that helped and hurt climate progress in 2021
By Lena Meisinger - January 01, 2022
Was 2021 a good or a bad year for the climate? I found this article to be a g...

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Off West Africa’s coast, a sea of oil spills goes unreported
By Lena Meisinger - December 07, 2021
Such an important article to be put into the spotlight! Oil spills like these...

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VOX
It’s time to stop demonizing “invasive” species
By Lena Meisinger - November 29, 2021
Are 'invasive' species really so invasive? A thought-evoking perspective on t...

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WIRED
How ‘Green’ Are Wood Pellets as a Fuel Source?
By Lena Meisinger - November 28, 2021
A critical perspective on wood pellets as a 'sustainable' energy source. A ve...

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Conflict and climate change are big barriers for Africa’s Great Green Wall
By Lena Meisinger - November 27, 2021
Africa's Great Green Wall project has the idealistic goal of stretching from ...

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THE GUARDIAN
Brazil’s Amazon beef plan will ‘legalise deforestation’ say critics
By Lena Meisinger - November 18, 2021
Two sides of a coin - a pledge to manage land more sustainably and without de...

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THE GUARDIAN
We’re going to need a bigger planet: the problem with fixing the climate with trees
By Lena Meisinger - November 13, 2021
Tree planting schemes to store carbon are ONE way to fight the climate crisis...

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PHYS.ORG
Questioning the ethics of collecting endangered insects for study
By Lena Meisinger - November 08, 2021
This ethical question is a very important one to consider! Especially with en...

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‘Pristine wilderness’ without human presence is a flawed construct, study says
By Lena Meisinger - October 18, 2021
An absolute must-read! "Pristine" and untouched wilderness is an eurocentric ...

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30×30 is not a one-size-fits-all biodiversity target (commentary)
By Lena Meisinger - October 15, 2021
The 30 x 30 target is a highly ambitious pursuit to halt the global extinctio...

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