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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. It is looking at the elephant in the room, and going after it piece by piece.

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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report

Envirotec Magazine

Biodiversity supports food production through soil formation, land productivity, pest and disease control, replenishing ground water and pollination services. Biological features such as mangrove forests and coral reefs are barriers that reduce the risk of natural disasters.

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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity. These big ag entities often link regenerative agriculture to carbon storage in the soil. Nature-based Solutions Often associated with: trees, offsets, soil sequestration, conservation, nature-positive.

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Improving Climate Resilience with Satellite Data: A Conversation with US Government Leaders

Planet Pulse

From a diplomacy perspective, the Department of State has been leveraging satellite data as a way to guide understanding soil content and rainfall in Africa prior to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP 27 ) in Egypt later this year. Planet’s Perspective. We are in the midst of a climate crisis.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read. Her work with an NGO on the Pacific island of Vanuatu has made her mindful of what might seem an incommensurable cultural and psychological gulf between indigenous groups and the formalities that perhaps hold sway in a modern, western-dominated forum like COP.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read. Her work with an NGO on the Pacific island of Vanuatu has made her mindful of what might seem an incommensurable cultural and psychological gulf between indigenous groups and the formalities that perhaps hold sway in a modern, western-dominated forum like COP.

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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth. The firm says it is now gearing up to secure Series A funding, spurred on by being named as a finalist in Greenbackers’ 26 for COP 26 program, which connects startups with climate-focused investors.