GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Research shows diversity matters when it comes to urban forestation, too.

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Grist

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But these policies often address climate change in isolation without regard for other pressing issues like a decline in biodiversity, the contamination of freshwater sources, and the pollution of agricultural soils. targets on biodiversity, sustainable development, and climate mitigation; its also more cost-effective.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

A former marshalling yard located in Feltham, London, owned by South Western Railway (SWR) has been rejuvenated as a result of the biodiversity improvement works that have been carried out in a joint project between SWR and Tilhill, a provider of nature-based solutions. It has been a pleasure engaging with the SWR team.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2021

Meanwhile the hidden crisis of biodiversity loss continues with the loss of forests to land clearance, exacerbated by the recent fires. The group highlights priorities that should inform both the UN Glasgow Climate Summit and the Biodiversity Summit in China this autumn. Michael Norton, EASAC’s Environment Programme Director.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2019

Organic growing is proven to be better for biodiversity and chemical exposure, but is the food actually more nutritious?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Mapping soil health with satellite data and remote sensors.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there is a transformative change in the global approach to dealing with infectious diseases, warns a new report on biodiversity and pandemics by 22 leading experts from around the world.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Meanwhile the hidden crisis of biodiversity loss continues with the loss of forests to land clearance, exacerbated by the recent fires. The group highlights priorities that should inform both the UN Glasgow Climate Summit and the Biodiversity Summit in China this autumn. Michael Norton, EASAC’s Environment Programme Director.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 31, 2020

Plus, chit-chat about animal welfare expert Temple Grandin and GM's vision for a future ride-hailing service.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

When we talk about the blue economy, we're talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild," said Helvarg. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. Coastal Health. Oceans & Fisheries.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 17, 2022

Environmental scientists, ecologists, and policy experts argue in a letter published on 16 June in Science that the proposed Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – a new international agreement to protect biodiversity – fails to account for the totality of chemical pollutants that threaten the health of ecosystems worldwide.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Scientists have proposed a framework for effective national-level implementation of global biodiversity goals. The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) writes. Looking back, the international community has repeatedly failed to reach most of its biodiversity targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

With biodiversity monitoring set to increase through the introduction of policies and schemes, it’s vital to assist ecologists with access to scalable remote technologies, says the group behind it. Being able to monitor biodiversity using remote sensing and AI will help landowners across the UK who want to monitor biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We know that large-scale agriculture threatens biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Diseases affecting different UK tree species appear to have a multiplying effect on the loss of associated biodiversity, according to new research by James Hutton Institute scientists and partners in the UK and Portugal. Pedunculate oaks host 326 species that are only found on oak trees (image credit: Theophilos Papadopoulos , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Lead author Dr Charlie Outhwaite (UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, UCL Biosciences) said: “Many insects appear to be very vulnerable to human pressures, which is concerning as climate change worsens and agricultural areas continue to expand.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Among these, brown algae (Phaeophyceae) play a crucial role in sustaining coastal habitats, supporting marine biodiversity, and combating climate change through carbon capture. In biotechnology, the biosynthesis of compounds like alginate opens doors to health supplements, bioactive substances, and sustainable biomaterials.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Protect human health and biodiversity. This pollution also threatens biodiversity. Working towards a circular economy helps protect human health and biodiversity in many ways, including by making better use of natural resources (protecting water and land), and by mitigating the climate crisis. Boost economies.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. They can, if done right, tremendously advance environmental justice — they provide human health benefits, biodiversity, bird and pollinator habitat, slope stability and the list goes on.

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NRDC onEarth

MARCH 18, 2024

Reducing food loss and waste offers an opportunity to address many of our world’s existential challenges, including combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, improving environmental health protections, and fighting racial injustice.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A group researchers – from University of South Australia (UniSA) – seems to have found that grey mangroves ( Avicennia marina ) can tolerate high lead, zinc, arsenic, cadmium and copper in contaminated sediment – without sustaining adverse health impacts themselves.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 11, 2024

The climate crisis we know well; the second, less appreciated threat to humanity is biodiversity loss. We are only just beginning to appreciate its effects on our economy, agriculture, health and culture. We are only just beginning to appreciate its effects on our economy, agriculture, health and culture.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

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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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

Climate change, nature degradation, biodiversity decline, water scarcity — all these issues are interconnected, and we must address them all simultaneously," he said. "In If we want to have a healthy planet long into the future, we must also look after nature: forests, soil biodiversity and water ecosystems," he said. "In

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Thus, even in generally colder cities, any significant temperature anomaly or unusual spike can still pose a serious risk to public health. Using nature to cool cities not only lowers health risks but also supports biodiversity and overall resilience against climate impacts.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

The way these practices are pushing up against planetary boundaries and undermining human, animal and ecological health inevitably threatens a business’s bottom line. At the same time, the positive externalities — carbon sequestration, pollination services, health and wellbeing and vibrant cultural traditions — also go unappreciated.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Humanity’s destruction of biodiversity fosters the conditions for emerging diseases such as COVID-19. If this year has shown us anything, it’s that the health of our planet and the health of humans are inextricably linked. . READ THE FULL STORY: 6 electric aviation companies to watch & 7 urban air mobility companies to watch.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

There are risks to the long-term effectiveness of the government’s new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy, launched in February, according to a 17 May National Audit Office (NAO) report. Defra is relying on a private sector market for biodiversity units emerging but does not know how rapidly it can scale up or satisfy demand.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Although the global COVID-19 outbreak is first and foremost an existential public health threat, it also likely represents the dawn of an economic "new world order" and a reshaping of the global economy. What can businesses in B2C industries do to ensure the health and safety of their employees and customers?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

True-cost accounting aims to make visible the full costs of food by identifying, measuring and valuing the positive and negative environmental, social and health-related externalities of food and agricultural systems. Some of [these wallets] transact in money and some transact in health," he explains. But the costs are there.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

The report sets out some recommendations, based on detailed cost-benefit analysis, which could help hydropower operators and catchment managers improve the resilience of existing impoundment sites to sediment buildup and reduce their impact on river biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Developed countries must do “much more, much faster” in their efforts to tackle the climate crisis, over 200 health journals have said in a statement warning of the unequal health impacts of rising global temperatures. The IPCC report shows that every fraction of a degree hotter endangers our health and future.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

This will have direct benefits for health and wellbeing as well as improving the resilience of the sites.”. million boost for Wales’ biodiversity: Projects invited to pitch first appeared on Envirotec. The Nature Network Fund will also support communities in and around these sites to become involved in this crucial work. The post £9.8

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

But even as these shifts expose inequities in the health and food systems, many experts hope that the current moment offers an opportunity to build a new, more sustainable food system. Biodiversity, Food and Nutrition: A New Agenda for Sustainable Food Systems " by Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli and Eliot Gee. by Ashanté M.

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The City Fix

APRIL 20, 2022

Costa Rica is world-renowned for its biodiversity, and eco-tourism is a large contributor to the national economy and local livelihoods. Many visitors may catch only a glimpse of Costa Rica’s cities through a car window while being whisked between the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Landmark government-funded research attempts to quantify mental health treatment savings generated by trees and woodlands. Woodland visits save £185m in mental health treatment costs annually in the UK, according to fresh research which attempts to put a figure on the health and wellbeing benefits of the nation's forests.

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