GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

We realized that we could estimate the health of the overall environment by using birds, as they are an indicator of biodiversity. We later expanded our bird conservation activity by establishing the Suntory Fund for Bird Conservation in 1989 to directly support organizations protecting birds both in Japan and overseas. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5 Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Or back in March at Horizon Organic, a U.S. Big industry names such as Bayer and Cargill said they would help farmers transition to regenerative methods, and big names from the wider corporate world — JPMorgan Chase and IBM, for instance — bought some of the first carbon credits from Indigo Carbon, an soil offsets marketplace.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Lead author of the study Jane Lucas measures CO2 production from prairie soil samples in Moscow, Idaho (image credit: Dana Whitmore). Combined stressors could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon, says a group from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

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Grist

AUGUST 20, 2024

And they’re putting on an unorthodox show for the handful of humans who know where, and how, to tune in — a complex symphony of vibrations and pulses that relay the state of the very soils these organisms are moving within. So actually, you can tell slight differences between the acoustic profiles of these little critters.”

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. 5 New sensitivity in food contaminant analysis POPs pose a significant threat to human health and the environment.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If a farmer wants to transition a farm from conventional practices to organic or regenerative ones, costs are associated with that transition. These factors are different for organic and regenerative farmers, so the numbers often don’t work, resulting in loans being denied or unaffordable. These farms accounted for 5.5 Food Systems.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Moreover, it has led to the mass production of commodity crops and the proliferation of unsustainable practices — such as clear cutting to expand production, intensive livestock production, environmental contamination through pesticide and fertilizer use, soil degradation and more. Eosta now has new plans for living wage pineapples.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 15, 2020

In 2020, this partnership will bring holistic planned livestock grazing and regenerative land management practices to nearly 2,400 solar farm acres in Southwest Georgia to create carbon sinks, restore biodiversity and soil health and add to the environmental, social and economic benefits… The post Silicon Ranch partners with organic livestock (..)

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Anaerobic digestion is a process whereby organic materials such as energy crops, agricultural residues, manures and food waste are broken down by bacteria in the absence of oxygen, generating biogas (mostly a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and nitrogen). Benefit #5: Soil health AD offers significant benefits in terms of soil health.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Colm Warren is Chief Executive of Belfast-based Natural World Products (NWP), a firm which converts food and garden waste into organic compost. However, there is significant scope for this figure to be increased with a greater and concerted push from authorities to drive up recycling rates of household organics, including garden waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

The biomethane industry, policy makers and regulators need to work closely together to fully realise these benefits, prioritising organic waste and residue feedstocks, incentivizing sustainable agricultural production and valorising biomethane co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2).”

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

When production is reduced, farmers may use more chemicals in the growing process, which harms the soil and water sources, further degrading the planet and human health. Organic and Bird Friendly certifications offer a price premium to the farmer. Coffee, poverty and migration are also connected.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

CSA enhances soil health and builds climate resilience, while aiming to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate if this sustainable agricultural practice can serve as a climate-smart agricultural practice in terms of food production, soil health, and environmental sustainability. What is biochar?

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

Venture out to the Miami County Farm Tour to see a slice of farm life and explore an organic lavender farm and a regenerative farmstead. Three new stops have been added this year: Five Mile Farms uses regenerative farming practices that are more environmentally friendly for the soil and the climate.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. Liesl Truscott.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. David McGinty. Boost economies.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As far back as 2008 we thought it eco-crazy to dig up knotweed infested soils from one site only to dump it in a landfill site, many miles away. This avoids the environmental and financial costs of consigning vast quantities of otherwise good soil to landfill and importing clean fill.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If this year has shown us anything, it’s that the health of our planet and the health of humans are inextricably linked. . But certain agricultural practices that aim to increase crop yields such as clear-cutting release greenhouse gases that had been trapped in the soils into the atmosphere. Media Source. Shutterstock.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Soil Association reveals that lockdown sparked a sales surge for organic certified products. New data shows that sales of organic food in supermarkets have seen the biggest jump since December 2016, with year-on-year growth hitting more than six per cent.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Similar to carbon credits, these reef credits are sold by farmers or project developers to organizations and companies looking to offset their environmental footprints. GreenCollar’s new system creates a marketplace for "reef credits" aimed at mitigating those practices. Those sales help fund improved land management practices.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Soil scientist Neil Fuller launches the Sustainable Landscapes Wolds Programme with East Yorkshire farmers. A five-year collaboration is underway between Yorkshire Water and a group of innovative farmers, who are making a bid to improve water and soil quality on the Yorkshire Wolds. per cent to 6.0

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GreenBiz

JUNE 6, 2020

soy, wheat, and corn farmers use cover crops, and only 25 percent have adopted crop rotation and conservation tillage practices, even though the country is losing more than 10 billion tons of soil each year as well as more than $50 billion in social and environmental benefits. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

The program collects information about soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function, which is related to water cycle, mineral cycle, energy flow and community dynamics. Through the working group, Timberland was able to revolutionize the sustainability of the tanning of its leather by going down to that stage in the supply chain.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

It also outlined its intention to work with other businesses and organizations to standardize emissions data collection, sharing, and communication. If we want to have a healthy planet long into the future, we must also look after nature: forests, soil biodiversity and water ecosystems," he said. "In

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

Researchers from Washington-based advocacy organization Environmental Working Group said they had calculated that eating one fish in a year equated to ingesting water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion, or ppt, for one month. There should be a single health protective fish consumption advisory for freshwater fish across the country.”

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Vegetation monitoring involves inspecting and measuring the growth of trees and other plants to understand ecosystem health. Governments and industries need accurate, up-to-date data to assess vegetation health and manage resources effectively. However, traditional data-gathering methods often fall short.

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Greenability Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

Here are seven easy strategies for organic control of pests, weeds and disease that you can try now. Likewise, many from this growing cohort of urban homesteaders have a personal preference for non-chemical and/or organic practices. Is something eating up your plants or spreading disease in your newly planted garden?

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Planet Pulse

JULY 19, 2022

We’re happy to announce that we have completed a successful pilot program with Organic Valley , a national organic food brand and independent cooperative of small family farms, to utilize satellite technology to efficiently measure pasture health on dairy farms.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

The effluent is actually perfect organic fertilizer, and we take it back to the farms to build soil fertility and further sequester carbon — just like the sheep does. Their moisture management will meet or exceed the performance of the Adidas Climate Cool or Nike Dri Fit with no chemical finishing and all recycled and organic inputs.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 12, 2022

Much of the work we have done to produce these feeds draws on the use of passive microwave sensors, which provide unique insight in measuring water content in soils and vegetation. We developed relationships with customers like the Dutch Water Authorities , who use Soil Water Content data to keep track of flooding threats.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Currently working with 300 poultry farms and with a target of meeting one quarter of the UK demand, the product has been developed by Veolia’s organics team. Agribed is sterile and helps to optimise bird health and welfare where the key benefit of its high absorbency ensures that poultry sheds stay drier and friable for longer.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Certification schemes aim to provide some assurance that products like compost and digestate are safe for human, animal and plant health. Rivers, for example, though we would expect this to be a catchment-specific issue, said David Tompkins, a soil scientist with Aqua Enviro, during the November event.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

"Too many Americans live without any affordable means of cleanly disposing of the waste from their toilets, and must live with the resulting filth," writes Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental health advocate, in her book "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret," published by The New Press in November. Social Justice.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

At the same time, leaves and other garden waste are a boon for backyard biodiversity and soil. From fungi, bacteria and tiny, invisible soil creatures to earthworms and roly poly bugs, which help break down and metabolize organic material so that nutrients are released into the soil. Leaves consist largely of the gas CO2.

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