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Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced

Envirotec Magazine

An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in Englands rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say researchers. The highest metal concentrations are found downstream of abandoned mines and are still impacting biodiversity.

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Drainage components supplier offers support for project biodiversity

Envirotec Magazine

Developers must be supported if they are to protect biodiversity, according to surface water and drainage systems supplier ACO Water Management, following growing calls for construction projects to prioritise the protection of mainland species in the UK. The webinar entitled Super Amphibian Highways will take place on Wednesday 10th March.

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Danish firm trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals

Envirotec Magazine

The project aims to determine the viability of the initiative and to evaluate the potential positive biodiversity impact of scaling up the initiative. Climate change is becoming the biggest driver of biodiversity loss, and a substantial expansion of offshore wind is central to tackling these interlinked crises.

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Journey Foods uses AI to create sustainability recipe for food manufacturers

GreenBiz

In 2018, the global packaged food industry generated $2.77 Lynn underscores the importance of introducing more biodiversity in food for sustainability and has seen mungbean and sea plants such as algae and phytoplankton become trendy ingredients for food companies looking for more sustainable options.

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Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry

GreenBiz

As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry.

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World Economic Forum: “Investing less than 1% of world GDP into nature-based solutions can tackle climate change and biodiversity crisis”

Envirotec Magazine

trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the WEF’s “State of Finance for Nature” report released on 27 May. Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year.

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'Lost decade for nature': UK accused of missing majority of UN biodiversity targets

Business Green

Conversation charity has called on UK government to enact legally binding targets for biodiversity, warning that the UK’s current performance on protecting loss of wildlife is even worse than government’s already-poor self-assessment. The group claims that the country has failed on 17 targets, with progress going backwards in six areas.