Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A group of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW), in New South Wales, will lead a symposium on the impact of climate change and other environmental challenges on Antarctica, and what can be done to preserve the continent’s biodiversity in response to these threats.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks. Moreover, only 11 per cent of asset managers have policies requiring portfolio companies to mitigate harmful impacts on biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Seagrass meadows produce large volumes of sediment that can build coral reef island shorelines, increasing the resilience of low-lying reef island nations to future sea level rise, according to new research. Seagrass meadows are biodiversity hotspots, slow climate change by storing carbon, and protect land from coastal erosion.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

Would that the same could be said of global biodiversity - or the living natural world to give it its more evocative name and rid it of the emotional distancing that accompanies the dry scientific terminology. Efforts to tackle biodiversity loss enjoy no such luck. The yields are seen to be higher if the field is soaked in pesticide.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Soil Policy 81

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Resilience Demand 147

Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd has called on the Treasury to launch a review into the cost of climate impacts and the value of investing in resilience measures, noting that current levels of funding for flood and coastal defenses are nowhere near where they should be. We need to plan, adapt and thrive to save lives and livelihoods.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

They use less space, which can free up land for biodiversity. At present, indoor farms in urban areas profitably can grow leafy greens but little else. With more diverse output, the farms could become local hubs that would strengthen the food system’s resilience to extreme weather events and other shocks.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2023

However, we also know that before widespread monitoring began, the UK’s biodiversity had already been highly depleted by centuries of habitat loss, unsustainable farming practices, development, and persecution. As a result, due to human activity the UK now has less than half of its biodiversity remaining.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Biodiversity 246

Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

The crucial COP15 UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, which had been set to take place in October is now facing yet another delay, with Covid-19 concerns now likely to now push back the critical nature talks into early 2022, according to reports. COP15 biodiveristy summit braced for third Covid-19 delay.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

For example, we do not source any raw palm oil, but it is present in tiny amounts of a vast number of products that we purchase, thus our ability to influence producers is limited," she wrote. I think the headline would be: Don’t work alone," Yoann Regent, biodiversity and animal welfare specialist with Kering, told me in an interview.

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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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Biodiversity Climate change COP Energy Monitor 52

Business Green

MAY 7, 2020

Your government has the opportunity to show global leadership, forging a path out of this crisis by putting a resilient economy, healthy communities, and a thriving natural world at the heart of the relief and recovery effort.".

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Seagrass meadows play a crucial role in maintaining healthy marine environments, fostering biodiversity, and mitigating climate change by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Land & Water cites a number of benefits accruing from the design of the new vehicle including the opportunities it presents to conduct precision planting.

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Biodiversity Biodegradable Carbon Technology 147

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. Resilience Thinking and Sustainability.

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Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring 78

Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

We were privileged to have Anthony Young , Senior Remote Sensing Scientist in the Spatial Imagery Services Team of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) share how integrating Planet data into their system improved emergency response, recovery and biodiversity programs across civil agencies.

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Building Energy Monitoring Resilience Business Energy Monitoring Asia 89

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2020

A presentation from WUN founder Hayley Monks focussed on personal development and the importance of allocating time to assess your own career. Now in its third year, the conference was held in partnership with the Women’s Utilities Network (WUN) and the Institute of Water.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 26, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we present a case study to showcase Costa Rica sustainability. Building resiliency. The NAP outlines a roadmap to strengthen the country’s resilience to climate change over the next five years. Institute climate-resilient public services and infrastructure.

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Sustainability Carbon-neutral Policy Resilience 147

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Robbie Schingler presenting at Explore 2021 © 2021, Planet Labs Inc. These outputs can now support innovative and bespoke climate-resilient policy solutions for a variety of regions in Africa. . We are thrilled that our technology can support resilient management practices for complex global human-environment systems. .

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn. It is not the first time the government has faced calls to step up its climate adaptation and resilience efforts.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The 12 organisations which make up the Partners for Inclusive Green Economy have identified 10 core principles they argue should inform national and international recovery efforts, with a strong focus on tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable development, and inequalities.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Palm oil can be a difficult topic due to unsustainable practices linked to the industry, such as deforestation, being some of the biggest contributors to habitat and biodiversity loss across the tropics - but it doesn't have to be that way," she said. "As We have a shared responsibility to halt deforestation," he said. "To

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Biodiversity Sustainability Policy Asia 101

Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The agreement includes a number of environmental clauses, with Chapter 22 of the FTA published yesterday reaffirming the UK and Australia's commitment to protecting biodiversity and achieving the climate goals contained in the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

Charity coalition's 2030 strategy aims to ramp up expansion of nature recovery areas to boost carbon storage, climate resilience, and connect more people with nature. The announcement comes ahead of the long-delayed COP15 UN Biodiversity Summit, which is due to take place in China later this year.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

As resilience takes more prominence post-coronavirus, restoring nature will be of utmost importance, argues CISL's Dr Gemma Cranston. This year biodiversity was expected to move into the spotlight - with a 'new deal for nature' being laid out at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference in China.

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Biodiversity Resilience Health Government 84

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

George Monbiot's latest book, Regenesis , is the latest in a string of studies to warn how essentially extractive agricultural practices are damaging soils and biodiversity to such an extent that food security is being threatened. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Today marks a major milestone for global ocean science, management and biodiversity conservation. Infographic presents the Allen Coral Atlas Mapping Scale, Credit: Allen Coral Atlas. Infographic presents the Allen Coral Atlas Mapping Process, Credit: Allen Coral Atlas.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Real Estate Biodiversity 105

Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There is, after all, no path to net zero that doesn't involve an expansion in nature, which is essential even before considering added benefits such as improved flood resilience, better soil and air quality, and of course reduced pandemic risks. How effective are they are drawing down CO2 and boosting nature's resilience?

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Resilience Soil Asia Biodiversity 74

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

He called for “considerable investment over the long-term, allied with far stronger, yet outcomes-focused regulation that prioritises the necessary actions, catchment-by-catchment, to begin the process of recovering the health and resilience of our waters.” Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City. ” (Image credit: Turenscape).

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

In a major speech later, Emma Howard-Boyd, who is also interim chair of the Green Finance Institute, will warn that severe climate impacts must be more thoroughly considered in the planning and delivery of infrastructure in order to bolster the nation's resilience to global warming.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. Innovating Scotland Award – Innovatium Group is a micro business in Glasgow developing technology solutions for industrial decarbonisation and energy resilience.

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Business Energy Monitoring Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By doing this, they aim to inspire, support, and accelerate action for robust and resilient landscapes. IMARA enriches ground truth data with remote sensing data to quantify and visualize environmental impact in order to boost projects working towards a more sustainable, biodiverse, and balanced world.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

And in order to encourage the approach beyond its supply chain, Danone recently founded the One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) initiative, a cross-sector effort to improve the private sector's approach to biodiversity. If we protect biodiversity, we are basically protecting the diversity of DNA," Soubeiran muses.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Carbon 96

Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

The joint report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) calls on all actors to embark on an "intense restoration of nature" that tackles the climate and biodiversity crises.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 29, 2023

How much does healthy soil impact our climate resiliency? Optimizing best practices in land management can increase biodiversity, enrich soil, and protect water quality, ultimately making our soil more resilient to climate instability. Is your organization focused on regenerative agriculture and climate resiliency?

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Agriculture Energy Monitor Soil Building Energy Monitoring 98

Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

Ranchers found the species remarkably resilient and, if not beloved by cattle, edible enough to plant. It’s becoming not just present but part of their normal pastures,” he said, noting that he increasingly gets calls from farmers in this region who are wondering what to do. The southeastern U.S., And Patrick D.

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Soil Cooling Climate change Agriculture 145

Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This nine-month climate-biodiversity season kicks off with the opening of Biodiversity COP15 from 11th October, moves to the COP26 climate summit later in the month and completes with the second part of COP15 in May 2022. The same process is now starting for biodiversity. per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively.

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