MAHB Newsletter for January 2024

Greetings to the MAHB Community,   

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2024!

Check out what’s happening: Scientists’ Warning recently published a paper on contraception access and achieving negative human population growth (paper available); a New York Times article asks whether 2023 – the hottest year on record – signals that global warming is accelerating. Look at Dubai’s COP28 with the World Resources Institute as they unpack the event, revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Also, the US results of the 2024 election will be questioned regardless of the outcome, putting democracy at risk. Get involved in initiatives for restoring trust in elections and download the how-to guides.

Themes in January’s blogs include the need for a movement that unites against shared threats to planetary health and a blog on the benefits of working fewer hours for a more engaged life. Learn about the challenges posed by Big Brother and ourselves to freedom of thought, and explore a personal study of the state of the forest in the art section.

For January’s resources, we picked a study on biodiversity loss and its implication for sustainable agriculture (paper available) and a call for bringing consumption-based emissions to the forefront of discussions. Explore new research on deforestation, the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide if treated as a country. Engage with a contribution to the Great Transformation Initiative urging the unlearning of human exceptionalism (full text available), read new research predicting global warming to exceed 1.5°C this decade (full paper available), and find out how right-wing ideology promotes pronatalism.

This month’s videos and podcasts include a “Great Simplification” discussion with toxicologist Dr. Jane Muncke on plastics and food packaging and a Scientists’ Warning interview with Prof. Rupert Read, former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion and co-director of the Climate Majority Project.

Head to the art section for a new What’s Next for Earth art call on resilience in the manufacturing, transportation, and building sectors (open until March 15, 2024) and visit the “Meeting Essential Community Needs” exhibition that offers a unique perspective on community needs through art.

Don’t forget to check out the latest MAHB announcements here.

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