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A Guide to a Healthier Planet: Scientific Insights and Actionable Steps to Help Resolve Climate, Pollution and Biodiversity Issues

A Guide to a Healthier Planet: Scientific Insights and Actionable Steps to Help Resolve Climate, Pollution and Biodiversity Issues

This book focuses on closing the gap between scientific insights on environmental issues that do not often reach the general public.

2023

Erlijn van Genuchten

Erlijn van Genuchten

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The Environment

How Coconut Waste Can Help Us Tackle Climate Change

Turning coconut leftovers into biofuels as a replacement for fossil fuels

7 min read1 day ago

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The Environment

How Climate Change Affects Various Body Parts

How changing climatic circumstances impact our skin, eyes, and mouth

7 min readMay 1, 2024

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The New Climate.

How Climate Change Impacts Droughts and Our Health

4 effects caused by droughts— and what we can do about them.

8 min readApr 23, 2024

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The Environment

How Kudzu as an Invasive Species Affects Its Surroundings and Us

Four reasons why kudzu can thrive and harm ecosystems

8 min readApr 16, 2024

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The Environment

How Climate Change Affects Plants in Urban Environments and Us

3 factors triggered by climate change that impacts urban plants’ growth and survival

7 min readApr 8, 2024

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The Environment

How We Can Store Sperm to Prevent Amphibians from Going Extinct

Conserving threatened amphibian species to protect biodiversity

8 min readApr 2, 2024

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How We Can Store Sperm to Prevent Amphibians from Going Extinct

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The Environment

How To Use Glass Waste as a Sustainable Alternative to Sand in Construction

and how it can help us transition into a circular economy

7 min readMar 26, 2024

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The Environment

How Earthquake Debris Affects The Environment and Our Health

The far-reaching consequences of earthquake damage

8 min readMar 19, 2024

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The Environment

How Lionfish As Invasive Species Affect Their Surroundings and Us

The impact on other marine animals and humans

6 min readMar 11, 2024

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The Environment

Daily Invasion: How and Where Microplastics End Up in Our Bodies

How plastic waste ends up in our bodies and how they affect us

8 min readMar 5, 2024

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Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten

Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten

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Sharing fascinating facts about nature and sustainability; science communication. Also on Xplore Nature YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@xplore-nature

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