$1 trillion worth of food is wasted globally per year, UN report finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, March 29, 2024 “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” — Robert Swan $1 Trillion Worth of Food Is Wasted Globally per Year, UN Report Finds The UN’s latest Food Waste Index Report, compiled in collaboration with the charity WRAP, reveals that food waste has skyrocketed, with over 1 billion meals wasted per day and over $1 trillion worth of food waste generated per year around the world. [Read More]( Related: [Food Waste 101: The Facts and Solutions]( Specialized Paint Coatings Help Cities Feel as Much as 1.5°C Cooler, Study Finds A new [study]( by researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU [Singapore]( has demonstrated that the use of particular [paint]( coatings in [urban settings]( can help [city dwellers]( feel as much as [1.5 degrees Celsius]( [cooler]( creating a more livable environment. [Read More]( Related: [How Cities Are Adapting to Climate Change]( People With Views of Greenery or Water at Home Get Better Sleep, New Global Study Finds The maple tree outside your bedroom window may be a pretty sight to see first thing in the morning, but it could also be helping you get a good night’s sleep, according to new research. A global study conducted in 18 countries found a link between people who live within view of a green street or blue spaces and better, longer sleep. The study analyzed six different types of nature exposure to what is considered insufficient sleep, or fewer than six hours of sleep in a night, for more than 16,000 people. [Read More]( Related: [Living Near Greenery Could Improve Cognitive Function]( ‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution [Aruba]( has drafted a [constitutional amendment]( that would make it the second country in the world to recognize that nature has inherent rights. The amendment also affirms that people are entitled to a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment,” reported Inside Climate News. [Read More]( Related: [California’s Yurok Tribe Becomes First to Steward Land Alongside National Park Service]( Despite Weather Extremes, Australia’s Grey-Headed Flying Fox ‘Is Doing OK’ The grey-headed and [spectacled species of mainland flying fox]( — common in [Australia]( also known as “[fruit bats]( — have historically experienced such low numbers that they faced the possibility of [extinction]( reported The Conversation. But after a decade-long [survey]( by the [National Flying-fox Monitoring Program]( (NFFMP) — coordinated by CSIRO, along with state and federal environmental agencies — it appears that the grey-headed flying fox has been relatively stable since 2012. [Read More]( Related: [Orcas Spotted in Northeastern Pacific Ocean Could Be New Population]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](