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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

These land use techniques are designed to reduce the soil compaction which increases run-off. The planting of shrubs and trees also helps infiltration and retention by generating a demand for soil moisture, so that soils have a greater capacity to absorb water. Monitoring NFM. Conveyance.

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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.

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Technology will boost real-time monitoring of remote peatlands

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers will develop new ways to monitor carbon emissions from vast swathes of peatland after winning almost half a million pounds to develop new sensors that can be used in remote areas. Peatlands store around one-third of the world’s soil carbon, playing a vital role in reducing carbon emissions and combatting climate change.

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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”

Envirotec Magazine

Amnesty International is calling on companies and states to consider withholding business from Dow unless it recognizes its human rights responsibilities and takes meaningful and rapid action to redress these harms. It helped shield the companies from attempts to hold them accountable and reinforced the unequal power dynamics involved.

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Farmland water “battery” storage and leak-detecting broadband cables among winners in Ofwat innovation competition

Envirotec Magazine

The initiative will work with farmers to create stores of water – both in soil “sponges” as well as lakes and ponds – that can be “re-charged” through wet weather, then drawn on through ever-more common dry seasons, to the benefit of either the farmers themselves, or local communities. A full list of the winners is included below.

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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.

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Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress

Envirotec Magazine

In Norway, InfoTiles’ digital water and wastewater management system is being used by one municipality for I&I water detection and real-time monitoring of extraneous water in sewer networks and is already reducing service failures. Therefore, reducing energy consumption also represents a potential saving on operational expenditure.