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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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The EO Industry in 2025: Emerging Technologies and Shifting Policies Usher in a New Era for Space Innovation

Planet Pulse

AI Takes Off AI was everyones favorite buzzword this year, but more than that, were only just beginning to realize its incredible value and staying power. Planet Labs PBC) In 2025, EO datasets will emerge as an invaluable resource to train AI models, strengthening the power of AIs usefulness to commercial and government users.

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IoT project will assess impact of climate change on forests, and inform UK policymaking

Envirotec Magazine

A trial is underway in forests in Surrey and Northumberland to assess the potential for Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor tree growth and the impacts of environmental change on the UK’s forests. It will monitor tree growth and the impacts of environmental change on the UK’s forests. It is the first of its kind in the UK.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. If you really want to do sustainability well in a company, you need to know your business well," Soubeiran said.

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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. A weaker outcome would let “business as usual” go on. Yet they have found ways to tap into the negotiations.

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Kraft Heinz sustainability chief reflects on 'interdependence'

GreenBiz

Here are some of the latest commitments, along with perspective on progress so far: Procure most electricity from renewable sources by 2025 and decrease energy usage by 15 percent. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. Soil and biodiversity. Envirotec reports.

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