Tropical forests matter to each and every one of us! 300,000 Trees Tracked: Are Losing Their Power to Help Us! – Palm Oil Detectives | Barbara Crane Navarro

Forest along the river in Yanomami Indigenous territory, the Alto Orinoco region of Amazonas state, Venezuela. This area is threatened by gold miners. If gold prospectors get there, all this will be excavated for gold and the rivers, wildlife and Indigenous people contaminated with toxic mercury. Please help: Boycott Gold! – photo by Barbara Crane Navarro

Source: Tropical forests matter to each and every one of us! 300,000 Trees Tracked: Are Losing Their Power to Help Us! – Palm Oil Detectives | Barbara Crane Navarro

Strong COVID-19 restrictions likely saved lives in the US – Scimex

Strong COVID-19 restrictions likely saved lives in the US and the death toll could have been higher if more states didn’t impose these restrictions, according to US research. The study found that if all US states had imposed restrictions similar to those used in the 10 most restrictive states, excess deaths would have been an estimated 10% to 21% lower over a 2-year period. The research also found that if all states had weak restrictions there would have been an estimated 13% to 17% increase in excess deaths compared to what occurred. The study found that mask requirements and vaccine mandates were linked to lower rates of excess deaths. The researchers say not all restrictions were equally effective; some, such as school closings, likely provided minimal benefit while imposing substantial cost.

Journal/conference: JAMA Health Forum

Source: Strong COVID-19 restrictions likely saved lives in the US – Scimex

Wusstet ihr … / … Did you know … – Stella, oh, Stella

Ich bin im Zuge eines Austausches auf einem anderen Blog auf diese Information gestossen. Von Dänemark wusste ich es und vermutete daher, dass es in anderen skandinavischen Ländern ähnlich sein könnte, aber 53 Länder, das wusste ich bisher nicht. Nachfolgend findet ihr einen Link zu einer schwedischen Seite mit sowohl einer Karte als auch einer Liste dieser Länder.

… I found this information when communicating on another blog. I knew it about Denmark and, therefore, guessed that it might be similar in other Scandinavian countries, but 53 countries, I was not aware of that until now. Below you will find a Link to a Swedish site with a map and a list of those countries.

Interessant sind die Namen, die auf der Liste fehlen: Frankreich, Grossbritannien, Australien, Indien, China, Russland, USA … unter Anderem.

… Very interesting are the countries‘ names that are missing on the list: France, Great Britain, Australia, India, China, Russia, USA … among others.

Source: Wusstet ihr … / … Did you know … – Stella, oh, Stella