J. Alicea

A Boston girl trying to live in a botanical world • Medical marijuana @mayflowermass • IG: @fleekyflora

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

#CostaRica had some of the highest deforestation rates in Latin America ~50 years ago; now it’s “the first tropical country to have stopped — and subsequently — reversed deforestation”. The future is grim but things like this are encouraging!
https://t.co/tK2FLAFKy2

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

School-based urban farms are one part of the food justice solution and hydroponic farms can operate year-round, giving school kids continuous access to produce. https://t.co/H6FbDaZRrG

[@GreenLisboa2020 @greenlisboa2020]

NÃM is Portugal's first urban farm to produce food from the waste of another industry. Here, old coffee grounds ☕️ give way to new mushrooms!

Behind this idea is Natan Jacquemin, a Belgian living in Portugal, who puts circular economy into practice in a delicious way 🍄

[Shakthi @v_shakthi]

"The system isn't broken. It's working exactly the way it was meant to work."

Former NFL linebacker @TheSamAcho is trying to provide healthy options in West Chicago's food deserts by tearing down liquor stores to transform them into food markets

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

#ees028 #ecofootprint

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I think the main reason my mobility is so low is because I live in a city, and the easiest way to get around is public transportation

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To lower my footprint in the next year, I could cut down on my services as they take up 45% of my ecological footprint #ees028#ecofootprint

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If everyone lived like me, we would need 4.3 🌎's to provide enough resources #ees028 #ecofootprint

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It takes 19.3 global acres and 18.5 tons of CO2 to support my lifestyle #ees028 #ecofootprint

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Farmers are replanting forests in a small town in central Brazil #ees028 #revivingtheforest

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Everglades national park is World Heritage Site #ees028 #evergladerestoration

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Gold mining causes mercury poisoning in forest interior birds, although they aren't close to the mines or water #ees028 #diverseamazon

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What will the road become? Destructive or advantageous? Only time will tell us #ees028 #diverseamazon

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

Los Amigos is one of the most important places in the world due to the immense biodiversity it holds #ees028 #diverseamazon

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What I would give to visit the Amazon and see the flora diversity #botanistproblems #ees028

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15% of all birds globally can be found in the Amazon! 🐦🐤🐥 #ees028 #diverseamazon

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

The Clean Water Act should be the standard, not something to fight about and try to get around #ees028 #dividedsupremecourt #wetlands

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

Wetlands are important, "they act as the kidneys" #ees028 #dividedsupremecourt #wetlands

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

Protecting a bigger island makes more sense for saving and protecting more species #songofdodo

[J. Alicea @JH_Alicea]

S=cA^z; S is species, A is area, and c and z are both constants #songofdodo