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2.‘Growing Trees from Seed’ by Henry Kock et. al is a crash course in ecology and native fruits and seeds. Perfect for those wondering how to begin a native plant forest!

1. In ‘The Healing Power of Forests’ Miyawaki describes the philosophy, ecology, and necessity of policies of ecological design, centering sustainable native tree planting.

🧵 Feeling inspired to learn more about trees? We recommend these reads.

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🌲 Each year deforestation claims around 38,000 sq miles of forest. But we can look to endemic native trees for hope.

They play a unique role in reforestation by providing more ecosystem services than exotic trees and serving as important indicators of environmental health.

🌳 Find out more about endemic native trees on the Climate Words lexicon climatewords.org/words/endemic-native-trees

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Find out more about the word "Plastic" on the Climate Words lexicon climatewords.org/words/plastic

Quote from Erica Cirino, Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis (2021)

2. What can be done to fix the ocean acidification problem? Climate fiction writer Nancy Lord approaches the question from an unexpected angle. Lord's book follows a marine biologist on an expedition where ocean acidification becomes impossible to ignore.

1. Marine biologist Helen Scales brings the awe-inspiring ocean under the spotlight and reveals the ways the ocean ecosystem is connected to planetary health.

🌊 Curious to learn more about ocean acidification? We recommend these books.

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Find out more about ocean acidification on the Climate Words lexicon climatewords.org/words/ocean-acidification

Reductions in carbon emissions are vital to mitigating ocean acidification and preserving the world's oceans.

Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean’s pH reduces over an extended period, primarily caused by the increase in atmospheric CO2. Animals and plants are harmed by lower pH which inhibits the building of shells and skeletons.

🧵 This week world leaders gather at the UN Ocean Conference to address the global ocean emergency.

Ocean acidification is a key component of this emergency.

🌊 The entry for ocean acidification is now on the lexicon.

We thank @andrimagnason.bsky.social for providing the definition.

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2. 'The Earth is Faster Now: Indigenous Observations of Arctic Environmental Change' is a collection of perspectives from Indigenous Arctic peoples on the changing climate and its effects on their home.

1. 'Powers Which We Do Not Know: The Gods and Spirits of the Inuit' is a comparative study of religions of Inuit peoples across the Arctic.

🪡 Curious to learn more about the word 'Sila'? We recommend these reads …

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The definition for 'Sila' is now on the Climate Words lexicon www.climatewords.org/words/sila

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YouTube video by Youth4Capacity Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) | The Language of Climate Action

The Enhanced Transparency Framework is a policy reporting mechanism ensuring that the Paris Agreement on climate change is credible and based on trust among participating countries.

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Find out more on the Climate Words lexicon climatewords.org/words/sila

Sila is a pan-Inuit word with a range of meanings.

For some Inuit groups, Sila personifies the weather. The phrase "sila maligdlugo" literally means “according to sila”, or, “according to the world order”.

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Centering climate leadership and action that is rooted in land, community, and care, Flanagan invites readers to engage thoughtfully in building local climate resilience.

Curious to learn more about the term 'Climate Resilience'?

We recommend Kylie Flanagan's 'Climate Resilience: How We Keep Each Other Safe, Care for Our Communities, and Fight Back Against Climate Change' (2023).

🌨️ Curious to learn more about the term ‘circumpollutionarity’? Here are our recommended reads.

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We thank @margaretatwood.bsky.social for defining “Circumpollutionarity” for the Climate Words lexicon.

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