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Egypt, Qatar discuss presenting continuous medical support to Palestinians – Egypt Independent

Source: Egypt, Qatar discuss presenting continuous medical support to Palestinians – Egypt Independent

Reversing progress, Indonesia pulp & paper drives up deforestation rates again – Stigmatis News

  • Reversing years of progress, deforestation caused by Indonesia’s pulp and paper industry is on the rise, increasing fivefold between 2017 and 2022, according to a new analysis.
  • The increase in deforestation follows dramatic declines that occurred after major wood pulp and paper companies adopted zero-deforestation commitments due to public pressure.
  • In addition to deforestation, the pulp and paper industry is linked to land and forest fires and peat subsidence, which contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that speed up global warming.

JAKARTA — After years of declining deforestation, forest loss caused by Indonesia’s pulp sector is on the rise again, showing a fivefold increase in 2022 compared with 2017 levels, a new analysis shows.

Source: Reversing progress, Indonesia pulp & paper drives up deforestation rates again – Stigmatis News

About being happy – reflections and thoughts. – Zettl Fine Arts

About being happy was not planned as a topic. But I promised a co-blogger, M, whose work I particularly admire, that I would write a few thoughts on the topic of being happy. Which of course can be seen as arrogance and I would therefore like to apologize for it in advance if this is the case. However, I would like to point out that I had the opportunity to study the topic intensively for quite some time. [1] Of course, these can only be fragments of thoughts to reflect on. But maybe one or two of them will be helpful – or fun.
If someone feels fundamentally happy, there is no reason to read this somewhat lengthy text.

And yet I think that if this is not the case or if we generally like to reflect on happiness or unhappiness, which are basically the same thing, a kind of feeling of happiness can arise for one or the other…

snoopy as zen masterZen wisdom for Snoopies Source: About being happy – reflections and thoughts. – Zettl Fine Arts