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What % of the planet do wetlands occupy
6 to 9%
What % of terrestrial do wetlands contain
35%
How much of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since 1970
1/3
How many hectares are the WWT restoring in steart marshes
130
how many tons of carbon have been resotred in the first four years of steart marshes
35,000
When did the African Union create the GGWi
2007
how much money has been invested into wetland restoration (somerset area)
£800K
How wide is the GGW
15km
How long is the great green wall
8,000km
How many countries does the GGW cover
11 - spanning from Senegal to Djibouti
What type of trees are planted for GGW and why
Acacia trees - drought resistant
How do the trees help the environment in GGW
Their roots anchor/bind the soil in place, preventing it from being blown away. This allows for the nutrient cycle to occur, and soils to be fertilised. Carbon in vegetation increases in these areas
How much land does the GGWi anticipate to replenish
100 million hectares of land
Weaknesses of the GGWi
the UN in 2020 found the initiative had restored less than 20% of the 100million hectares proposed
War & political instability in an already impoverished area meant member countries struggles to fund and impliment GGWi
When was Kyoto first adopted
1997
When was Kyoto first implimented
2005 (took them 13 years from the first proposal in Rio to do anything)
What was Kyoto’s initial mission
“Reduce carbon emissions back to 1990 levels”
How many countries signed OG Kyoto
193
Key weakness with Kyoto in regards to country quota
Iceland was counted as one of the 55 countries needed for it to appear ‘working’ - they rely on geothermal energy
Criticism of Kyoto RE china and india
They weren’t held to as strict standards due to being ‘developing’ - one of the top emitters
What is the paris agreement
Another international agreement adopted in 2015
Issue with Paris
It wasn’t legally binding and so no one actually complied to the extent that they promised to
Even though Paris promised to cut down emissions by 45% from 2010 levels… where are we now
16% over
From 1990 to 2010, how much did global emissions increase
32%
What country caused the biggest problems for international climate agreements
USA - Republican presidency pulled out of climate agreements whilst the Democrats went back in so no consistency + they are one of the worlds biggest emitters
What % of deforestation in the Amazon is due to livestock farming
75%