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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

Envirotec Magazine

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet. Both S&P Global Ratings and Bloomberg rank biodiversity among the top ESG themes for 2021, the latter naming Fidelity International and AXA Investment Managers as examples of firms that have made it a priority. . Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:11. Subscribe here.

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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

Launching a consultation on the agency’s flood strategy, she said: “We can’t win a war against water by building away climate change with infinitely high flood defences.” Flood risk management therefore focused on measures to protect communities and industry in affected areas. Monitoring NFM.

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud

GreenBiz

All of them are using their artificial intelligence prowess and analytics power to help companies such as BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil continue exploration and extraction. When I asked Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa about this tension last year, he told me that changes won't happen overnight.

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Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers

GreenBiz

The destruction of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is a major contributor to climate change and nature loss, due to the crucial role of richly biodiverse tropical forests in sequestering carbon dioxide, absorbing rainfall and releasing water into rivers. Pull Quote.

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Water flow monitor fills technology gap

Envirotec Magazine

The instrumentation company Nivus has developed a new hand-held portable flow monitoring technology in response to a requirement that was originally identified by the Environment Agency (EA). Portable flow meters perform a vital role, but flexibility is important,” explains Olly Baldwyn, a Senior Advisor in the EA’s National Hydrometry Team.

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Mapped: How Big Ag, Pharma, Pesticides and Other Industries Hope to Sway the UN Biodiversity Talks

DeSmogBlog

Under thundery tropical skies, and amid ever more dire warnings on the precarious state of the world’s ecosystems, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference is unfolding in Colombia. The agrochemicals industry has helped defeat EU pesticide-reduction reforms aimed at protecting its plummeting bird and bee populations.