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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. Heather Clancy. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:05.

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Government accused of 'staggering' failure to invest in soil health monitoring

Business Green

Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns. The Sustainable Soils Alliance (SSA) said it found just 0.41 The news comes amid growing concern about the health of soils both in the UK and worldwide. With an estimated 2.2

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Drink responsibly: Toast sets sights on delivering nature positive beer

Business Green

Toast Ale - which specialises in using waste bread to brew beer, delivering significant emissions reductions in the process - became the first UK brewery to certify as a B Corp in 2018. As such it has partnered with charity Soil Heroes, which work with farmers to build healthier environments and promote regenerative agricultural practices.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

In recent decades, growth in agricultural production has come with a heavy price; causing unsustainable harm to the environment and biodiversity. With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing.

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Nestlé targets regenerative agriculture in €3bn climate plan

Business Green

The baseline for measuring progress will come from 2018, when Nestlé emitted 92 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. These efforts will encompass three main areas, following the firm: regenerative agriculture; operations; and its product portfolio. It is imperative to the long-term success of our business.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing.

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SDG15: The fight for life on land

Business Green

When well managed the land helps regulate water and air quality, sequester and store carbon, and minimise flood and soil erosion risks. Soil erosion, wildfires, floods, monocultures, and pollution can all pose a serious threat to life and the viability of the economies and communities that are dependent on the land. Cristiana Pa?ca