Jen Leung

The increasing frequency of zoonotic diseases like #COVID19 can be traced to human-wildlife interaction, land encroachment, socio-economic development and other causes. Research shows that when nature is conserved, the risk of transmission is reduced. unenvironment.org/news-and-stori…

I've been hacked! Sorry for all the Ray-Ban ads and tagging! This is what I get for being a too-casual Twitterer.

And we’ve gone green! Merry Solar Christmas to the Gurgeleungs #solarpower #gogreen @ Oakland, California instagram.com/p/B6BT-sTFyG4r…

“There are more than 70,000 scientific papers to demonstrate that air pollution is affecting our health.” → 70,000 reasons why we need to recognize air pollution for the global health emergency that it is! theguardian.com/environment/ng…

"We expect our children to write creatively, but with less experience than ever of real life." A great read by the @guardian about how this generation's children have lost their connection to the outdoors. theguardian.com/cities/2019/ma…

Insects Must Be Saved to Prevent Collapse of Humanity, Top Scientist Warns @EcoWatch bit.ly/2vLdQNd

Vegan restaurants, chefs and lifestyle on rise in South Africa @qzafrica bit.ly/2VRmUyo

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The glorious beauty of... nitrogen fixers. Learning how making soil can also make things beautiful. #favabeans #clover #urbanfarming #campgurgeleung instagram.com/p/BxaaPurFuqu/…

"My administration is taking an important step to make our city and our world a greener one for future generations” - Mayor @Val_Plante ow.ly/e41030oFPSE #Cities4Climate #Women4Climate

Beto O’Rourke got the cover of Vanity Fair. Pete Buttigieg got the covers of New York magazine and Time. You’d never know that Kamala Harris leads them in the polls, or that she out-raised Buttigieg, or that her CNN town hall had higher viewership. nytimes.com/2019/05/08/opi…

#Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history . The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment ranks, for the first time at this scale, the 5 direct drivers of change in #nature with the largest global impact. So what are the culprits behind nature's destruction 📹⤵️

The health co-benefits of CO2 mitigation can provide a strong incentive for climate policy, finds a new study published in @nature. These benefits are achieved through reductions in air pollutant emissions that occur when targeting shared sources. go.nature.com/306ysgF

“Life on Earth is an intricate fabric, and it’s not like we’re looking at it from the outside. We are threads in that fabric. If the fabric is getting holes and fraying, that affects us all.” nyti.ms/2HfVoRU

Indeed. Not only is it creative, it tastes really good (in fact, better than most of the new alt-meat burgers) #chinafood #fakemeat 1843magazine.com/food-drink/chi…

Better for the planet AND a money maker? Sounds like a win-win #fakemeat #beyondmeat #wildaid wildaid.org/the-alt-meat-r…

Kale! But with umami! Time to think outside the box when it comes to vegetables, people. nytimes.com/2019/04/30/din…

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Anyone know if other cities are following this great example?reuters.com/article/us-chi…

Good quick way to see how you eat could affect the climate. nytimes.com/interactive/20…