Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

We often take the land for granted, even though - or perhaps because - it is literally the foundation of everything we do, from the materials that make up our homes, workplaces, and transport systems to the source of our food, water, and medicines. Essentially, without biodiversity, we would not exist, let alone develop". Cristiana Pa?ca

Biodiversity 82

Biodiversity Climate change Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 82

Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The type, pH, quality, and fertility of the soil. Provide other yields, such as fuel for heating, timber, and natural materials for crafting and DIY projects, herbal medicines, etc. All of the suggestions above will increase the biodiversity in your garden to some degree. Whether the location is sheltered or exposed.

Sustainability 89

Sustainability Ethics Medicine Soil 89

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.

Resilience 98

Resilience Biodiversity Soil Logging 98

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

The positive role that beavers could have in improving water-quality, with their dams acting as filters which trap soil and other pollutants from surrounding farmland. These include flood attenuation, water quality improvement, carbon storage, greater biodiversity and socio-economic benefits to local businesses through wildlife tourism.

Government 165

Government Carbon-negative Medicine Soil 165

Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A wave of bankruptcies could sweep across the UK's farming industry unless the government helps farmers shift their production methods to enable a biodiverse and low-carbon future, according to a report published today by the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN).

Soil 62

Soil Policy Medicine Agriculture 62

Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

Commercial agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation across the world, with land dedicated to growing trees and other plants cleared to grow crops or support livestock, causing soil erosion and animal and plant extinction. By protecting the environment, wildlife and biodiverse habitats we can help prevent the next pandemic.

Climate change 60

Climate change Biodiversity Agriculture Medicine 60

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

Projects are certified by Gold Standard , Verified Carbon Standard , Climate Action Reserve , American Carbon Registry , Plan Vivo , and The Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance. Examples include forest sinks and soil carbon sequestration. Offset business emissions while reducing GHG emissions internally.

Carbon 148

Carbon Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Methane 148

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

For one, the Amazon rainforest is a biodiversity hotspot, home to thousands of plant and animal species at risk of endangerment and extinction. When species become endangered , the ecosystem and its biodiversity equilibrium are imbalanced, triggering chain reactions where one loss leads to another.

South America 28

South America Biodiversity Medicine Logging 28

Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If you simply want somewhere to grow your own food, or to work with your hands in the soil, there are other possible options, so it is worth asking: Is there already a community garden near you? Community growing areas can improve local biodiversity and protect local wildlife.

Global warming 95

Global warming Ethics Biodiversity Agriculture 95

Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 8, 2020

However, other NETs are ready to be deployed at scale, this includes land management practices that store more carbon in agricultural soils and forests. Some NET technologies can be costly, controversial and many are still in the early phase of testing. Other more technological solutions need more research.

Technology 52

Technology Carbon-negative Carbon Medicine 52

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Houston’s Clark Condon designed the garden’s planting and soil, with installation by Landscape Art. First, the garden team analyzed how long-term golfing had impacted the soil. In 2019, gardeners worked on the drainage system and specially blended soils for the garden’s different areas.

Soil 28

Soil Stormwater Education Medicine 28

Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Chock-full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, seaweed has been a staple of Asian diets and traditional medicine for centuries, and its various applications in food production and scientific research date back decades. In terms of biodiversity loss and excess nitrogen, we're well into the high-risk zone.

Pollution 48

Pollution Agriculture Startups Biodiversity 48

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. He serves on the National Academy of Medicine and on boards including African Parks. From its cosmetics direct-sales origins in 1969, Natura &Co has matured to swallow up Avon, the Body Shop and Aesop.

Sustainability 505

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 505

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. He serves on the National Academy of Medicine and on boards including African Parks. Raised in Iowa, Ford became the only openly gay Fortune 500 CEO in 2018.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Hotter temperatures have already limited harvests of traditional foods and medicine used by many indigenous nations. Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks. million acres of exceptionally biodiverse land since 1985, and more than a million people have moved to Florida alone since 2018.

Climate change 145

Climate change Agriculture Fossil fuels Sea level rise 145