There’s no safe way to approach a manchineel tree, as every part of it is toxic. One touch is enough to cause severe skin irritations and eye injuries that can leave you temporarily blind. Simply standing under a manchineel tree while its raining can even cause pain. It’s also a bad idea to burn its lumber, as the smoke is harmful as well.

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She is the beacon of hope for humanity. She stands for the values that represent the best in us. And she not only tells us how it is, she leads the way.

Yes, that is great on an individual level.

But the best thing to do overall for our environment and climate is supporting protest movements, especially those employing nonviolent civil disobedience. Per pound/dollar/euro, they reduce emissions the most. But if you can, attend events in person.

This should not neglect that we need both individual and system change and they depend on each other. You should reduce your meat consumption and advocate for a world where everyone reduces meat consumption (and even become vegan or at least vegetarian).

That may be a problem, but it wouldn’t explain the differences in results due to sponsorships.

The corporations and the nations allowing them to do so are not acting lawful. They are violating the Paris agreement. In many (almost all) countries, the protection of the environment is also a constitutional right. That’s violated. The European court of Human rights has also ruled that climate action is a human right.

International law, constitution, and human rights are some of the most important laws that we, as a civilization and society, have.

It’s a very interesting topic. But it’s really hard to study in humans. Due to the abundance of microplastics everywhere, it’s almost impossible to conduct controlled trials. It’s rather unethical to inject humans with plastic and cutting them open to look inside is also frowned upon (rightfully so). We can compare with historical measurements, but then, of course, we can’t isolate the effects of microplastics.

There is something you can do. You can get into and support climate activism.