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   *World must rewild on massive scale to heal nature and climate, says UN   
      
   Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian via Carbon Brief   
      
   A joint report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and   
   the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) calls on the world to   
   rewild and restore an area the size of China in order to meet   
   commitments on nature and the climate, reports the Guardian. In   
   launching a "decade on ecosystem restoration", the UN bodies say they   
   are issuing an urgent call for the large-scale revival of nature in   
   farmlands, forests and other ecosystems. The report says that   
   govts must deliver on a commitment to restore at least 1bn   
   hectares (2.47bn acres) of land by 2030 and make a similar pledge for   
   the oceans, says the Guardian. It adds: "Half the world's GDP is   
   dependent on nature and the degradation of ecosystems is affecting   
   about 40% of the world's population already, threatening human health,   
   livelihoods and food security, according to the foreword written by   
   the UNEP executive director, Inger Andersen, and the FAO   
   director-general, Qu Dongyu." The i newspaper says: "[The report]   
   estimates the nature restoration required to stem biodiversity loss   
   will cost at least £141bn ($200bn) a year by 2030. But it stresses   
   that for every USD spent on nature restoration, humans will reap   
   up to $30 in economic benefits such as improved pollination, cleaner   
   air and water, and less extreme weather events." Reuters quotes Tim   
   Christophersen, who leads UNEP's nature for climate branch, who tells   
   the newswire: "[Rehabilitating 1bn hectares would require] a   
   completely different mindset#away from small projects to a scaled-up   
   effort. It's essential for our biodiversity and climate change   
   targets, but also for many of the sustainable development goals."   
      
      
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   [Black Knightin It!]   
   Tokyo Olympics chief rules out delay despite pandemic fears, as 10,000   
   volunteers quit   
   ABC News, 03 Jun 2021 08:24Z   
   The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee rules out a   
   cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics, as doubts swirl   
   among city govts and medical professionals whether the event can   
   be held safely during the pandemic.   
      
   China, Russia ... or aliens? Unidentified aerial sightings remain a mystery   
   to US intelligence   
   ABC News, 04 Jun 2021 04:33Z   
   US intelligence officials have found no evidence that a series of   
   unidentified aerial phenomena observed by navy aviators in recent years were   
   alien spacecraft, but the sightings remain unexplained in a highly   
   anticipated govt report.   
   [Their Facebook page didnt say who they are!]   
      
   Cooling effect of clouds 'underestimated' by climate models, says new study   
   Carbon Brief, 03 Jun 2021 15:58Z   
   Clouds could have a greater cooling effect on the planet than climate models   
   currently suggest, according to new research. The paper, published in Nature   
   ...   
      
   Delta COVID strain that devastated India now detected in Australian community   
   ABC News, 04 Jun 2021 01:48Z   
   Genomic sequencing identified the "Delta" strain in 2 cases in Melbourne,   
   which is the first time it has been detected outside of hotel quarantine.   
      
   Whistleblower threatens run for Congress if Pentagon UFO report watered down   
   New York Post, 03 Jun 2021 21:26Z   
   If the report turns out to be as watered down as he thinks it will be, this   
   former Dept of Defense employee is planning ...   
      
   [We Know Nothing, Nothiing!]   
   Government Report Finds No Evidence U.F.O.s Were Alien Spacecraft   
   The New York Times, 04 Jun 2021 0:39Z   
   The report determines that a vast majority of more than 120 incidents over   
   the past ... Americans' long-running fascination with U.F.O.s has   
   intensified in recent ... who was with the Navy for 10 years, told The New   
   York Times in an interview,...   
      
     Bombshell Pentagon UFO report `finds no evidence' Navy sightings are aliens   
     but CAN'T explain what mystery...   
     The Sun, 04 Jun 2021 0:45Z   
     of the 120 sightings made by US Navy personnel over the past 2 decades   
     were not American military or other govt technology, the New   
     York Times...   
      
   [Not Just Pets:]   
   100 galahs found dead near cemetery collateral damage from mouse plague   
   ABC Central West, 3 JunJune at 9:24pm   
   Toxicology results have confirmed a growing number of birds in western   
   New South Wales are dying from mouse baits.   
      
     National shortage of antidote as mouse plague sees huge spike in poisoned   
   pets   
     NSW Country Hour, 03 Jun 2021 10:21Z   
     Australia is facing a critical shortage of the antidote used to treat   
     poisoned animals amid heavy use in plague-affected areas.   
     [Wait until they intro new mouse virus bio-controls].   
      
   Christian Pakistani couple accused of blasphemy given reprieve after   
   seven years on death row   
   ABC News, 3 JunJune at 10:11pm   
   A Pakistani court overturns the death sentence of a Christian couple   
   in a blasphemy case, acquitting them for lack of evidence after they   
   had spent 7 years on death row.   
      
   New quarantine hub to be built in Victoria, site yet to be confirmed   
   ABC News, 3 JunJune at 10:48pm   
   The Victorian govt and the Commonwealth have reached a deal for   
   a purpose-built quarantine facility at either Mickleham or Avalon.   
   [After 25 quarantine hotel breaches the fed govt admits something   
   needs to change].   
      
   'Reliable, lovable and respectable': How Xi Jinping wants to change the   
   way China is seen by the world   
   ABC News, 03 Jun 2021 23:53Z   
   After several years of a noticeably more assertive shift in China's   
   diplomatic and media tone, Xi Jinping has dropped the first hint that   
   the country's confrontational style needs adjustment, writes Bill Birtles.   
      
   Sharks Nearly Went Extinct 19 Million Years Ago From Mystery Event   
   The New York Times, 03 Jun 2021 19:10Z   
   Analysis of the fossil record shows a mysterious mass extinction that   
   decimated the diversity of sharks in the world's oceans, and they've   
   never fully recovered.   
      
   Scientists Successfully Entangled Quantum 'Memories'. What?   
   VICE, 03 Jun 2021 13:08Z   
   In the latest advance towards a quantum internet, scientists entangled   
   "memories" located in separate labs.   
      
   Heat sets records in inland California as coasts stay cool   
   Los Angeles Times, 03 Jun 2021 19:07Z   
   Redding recorded a record temperature for the date of 109 degrees on   
   Mon as a heat wave baked much of inland California.   
      
   'Next big wave': Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells   
   The Associated Press, 03 Jun 2021 22:07Z   
   Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate   
   cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to   
   tumor cells.  Few such ...   
      
   [Value For Money!]   
   A consultancy firm paid $660,000 provided no 'specific advice' on   
   Australia's COVID-19 vaccine strategy   
   ABC/7.30, 03 Jun 2021 07:25Z   
   The federal govt has relied on private consultancy firms for   
   advice on a range of complex issues, including the vaccine rollout,   
   but there's growing scrutiny over the lack of transparency around the   
   advice provided.   
      
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