Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The world is set to miss all its targets to safeguard biodiversity and halt the destruction of ecosystems that are critical to slowing climate change, according to an alarming UN report published today by the Convention of Biological Diversity.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

For example, the group in Ireland recently prioritized the distribution of wildflower seeds to cultivate awareness of biodiversity. As of the webcast Tuesday, more than 87,000 actions had been logged by more than 6,000 participants. Each group focuses on projects that are meaningful locally, she said. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Leading forest researchers from around the world call for a global forest observatory to provide much-needed data on the current and future ability of our trees to absorb and store carbon, produce multiple goods and benefit for people, and support biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The letter was written by prominent climate and biodiversity scientists from universities and organisations in top biomass sourcing countries – the U.S., Forests are home to more than 80% of terrestrial biodiversity, supporting plants, animals, fungi, and other species found nowhere else on Earth.

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Grist

JULY 14, 2020

But conservation areas are often vulnerable to illegal logging, poaching, mining, and other activities that threaten biodiversity. Sound has long been used by soundscape ecologists to assess biodiversity and other metrics of ecosystem health. How can land managers detect these kinds of human impacts on protected ecosystems?

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Green Roof Technology

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Around 50 years ago there was trend in the USA of having Norwegian Log Cabins as a second home. Rather common in the USA: Norwegian Log Cabins. The post Norwegian Green Roof Log Cabins in the USA appeared first on Green Roof Technology. All of these cabins came entirely from Norway and they all had a Green Roof.

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Grist

JULY 18, 2024

Over the study period, these cold-loving tree species have lost 36 percent of their carbon-sinking capacity as logging, wildfires, pests, and drought devastated the land. But new plant life has reclaimed large swaths of abandoned farmland, and the carbon-sucking power of these younger forests has made up for the losses from logging.

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Energy Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Mangroves, like these pictured in Singapore’s Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, are often considered a biodiverse-rich ecosystem that also affords climate protection. Unfortunately, the climate crisis and biodiversity loss are too often considered separately from one another. Climate change presents a growing threat to biodiversity.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required. While this issue is bigger than any one person's habits, if we all take action to tackle unsustainable consumption, we can make a lasting impact to halt biodiversity loss.".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

After analysing satellite images, tracing logging licenses, filming drone footage and following a truck from a mill, a team of journalists from the BBC's Panorama programme have today accused Drax of driving the logging of natural forests to produce its feedstock for electricity generation in the UK.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Illegal logging continues to encroach on protected areas, cutting down trees to later burn the land. In response to the petition, the Government said: “The United Kingdom shares concerns about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, and the severe impact on the climate, biodiversity and livelihoods.

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Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

A new United Nations report released Wednesday shows farming, mining, and logging has marred more than half of the planet. If these trends continue, experts expect growing disruptions to human health, food supplies, migration, and biodiversity loss driven by climate change, in what the authors calls a “confluence of unprecedented crises.”.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

The plan calls for sourcing wood from areas that encompass eight National Forests, and activists in California have raised concerns that the production of this “renewable” power could endanger vital biodiversity in the forests, home to California’s endangered gray wolves. Credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( CC BY 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

During its inaugural event in May 2023, a team of volunteers scuba dived, snorkelled and strolled the coastline, searching for evidence of seagrass and logging their results. The Great Seagrass Survey, the first of its kind in the UK, is a collaboration between Scottish charity, Seawilding and the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC).

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), an international conservation organization founded in 1858 focuses on maintaining biodiversity and conserving wildlife and ecosystems in protected areas and outstanding wild places.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

They are also home to much of the world’s biodiversity, and regulate key aspects of the carbon cycle. In short, forests are vital in global and national efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss, and eradicate hunger and poverty. Around the world, 1.6

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Loggers, for instance, could harvest trees from a threatened or ecologically vital forest ecosystem , then mix wood species to cover up the illegal logging activity. Following transport to the lumberyard, species origin of the timber logs and boards are further misrepresented to allow illegal wood in the supply chain.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to forest carbon mapping, Salo brings technologies and expertise in mapping patterns of forest structure, wildfire risk, and biodiversity change around the world. Combining artificial intelligence with ecological models, Salo Sciences converts satellite data into precision insights on vegetation fuels and wildfire hazard.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Governments urged to double down on efforts to tackle illegal logging ahead of COP27. With escalating climate and biodiversity crises, now is the time for governments to double down on efforts to tackle illegal logging.".

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This biodiversity loss is affecting indigenous populations living in the forest, and in an effort to advocate for these groups, Stiftung für indigene Gemeinschaften in Paraguay , is using Planet data to combat deforestation and resolve land disputes. .

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Illegal logging continues to encroach on protected areas, cutting down trees to later burn the land. In response to the petition, the Government said: “The United Kingdom shares concerns about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, and the severe impact on the climate, biodiversity and livelihoods.

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Grist

AUGUST 28, 2023

Still, the Amazon covers a land area roughly twice the size of India , and is among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, with over 3 million species of flora and fauna. But deforestation has slowly eaten away at its edges, and drought and fire have limited rainforests’ ability to withstand extreme temperatures.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Satellite imagery also supports the detection and prevention of illegal activities, such as unauthorized logging , mining , or poaching in protected areas. For instance, the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) improved forest monitoring using Planet’s satellite data by detecting threats like illegal logging and mining.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

Many local people are furious at the damage done to their forests by logging corporations ripping out whole trees with Star-Wars machinery that first churns up and then compacts the soil. Some debris from felling must be left on the forest floor to maintain soil condition and biodiversity.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 11, 2024

A new study finds that illegal roads have enabled illicit logging, mining, poaching and land grabbing in some of the world's most biodiversity-rich ecosystems.

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Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. Prescribed-fire professionals ignite cultural burns. Into this destruction stepped John Muir.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Also under the Nature for Climate Fund, £700,000 is being shared between 17 projects targeted at restoring biodiversity in vulnerable natural habitats, the government said. The government and Drax maintain the plant relies on waste biomass that complies with strict sustainability criteria, with all trees felled replanted.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 11, 2020

Extensive logging of the trees in the past three or so decades has been a major contributor to the current situation in which a healthy mangrove ecosystem in Kenya is in danger. Continued deforestation of mangrove areas disturbs habitats and damages biodiversity, a key effect of this being the decline in fishery yields.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The harvesting of trees to make fabrics has more than doubled over the past 30 years and is expected to grow by another 50-60 per cent within the next decade alone, according to Canopy, with more than 200 million trees currently being logged every year to produce materials such as viscose and rayon.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

A Greenpeace investigation into the vessels published today notes that 25 supertrawlers, none of which are UK-owned, logged the equivalent of 123 consecutive days fishing in 39 different Marine Protected Areas around the country.

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Grist

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Out in the wild, these bees often nest in holes in fallen logs, dead trees, and broken branches of bushes. These efforts are really good because hopefully they set up a lifelong commitment to preserving biodiversity.”. Bee hotels are like birdhouses for wild bees.

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Eco-Business

JUNE 8, 2022

In celebration of environment month in the Philippines, Eco-Business asks local conservationists about the biggest challenges they face in preserving wildlife in one of the world’s richest ecosystems.

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Eco-Business

JULY 14, 2020

Conservationists and indigenous communities have warned that the road could devastate the ecosystem, create more habitat fragmentation and facilitate further encroachment for logging, hunting and agriculture.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

trillion market value makes it the most valuable company in the world, logging sales of oil and gas worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year. A number of Aramco’s ads claimed the company “promoted biodiversity” and “protected the planet”. The firm single-handedly contributes as much as 43 percent of Saudi Arabia’s GDP.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

More than 38,000 trees across hundreds of English Heritage estates and historic sites are to be digitally managed using software designed to help the charity more accurately assess threats or damage to woodland and better sustain wildlife and biodiversity on its land.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

But the practice is highly controversial due to the damage it causes to some of the UK's most biodiverse habitats, which double as huge natural stores of carbon that could help the UK meet its climate goals.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

Every business is inevitably dependent upon - and has impacts on - ecosystems, biodiversity, and the land. What are your dependencies and impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity? The first thing to do is to frame the problem, Macpherson advises. Think about why your business should care about nature," he says.

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