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Replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings accelerates restoration, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Satellite observations of one of the world’s biggest ecological experiments on the island of Borneo appear to reveal that replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery. Restoring logged tropical forests is a crucial component of efforts to tackle both the nature and climate crises.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

As the Northeast Organizer for Clean Water for North Carolina , she’d met with residents of a small, majority Black town called Ahoskie, 40 miles from her home. However, like Ahoskie, Joyner’s community wasn’t quick to organize against the plant. . “I Enviva had built its first North Carolina plant there two years before. .

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” As our civilization begins the slow process of jettisoning fossil energy, logging interests assure us that wood products are not a retrogression but a way forward. This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested.

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Community solar, urban trees and the digitization of employee engagement

GreenBiz

Earlier this year, Akamai’s sustainability organization teamed up with its wellness team, corporate foundation and employee resource groups to create a platform, managed with WeSpire software, that is used to share information and manage engagement. . To support those efforts, Microsoft has organized access to a number of resources. .

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Leveraging Satellite-Based Solutions for Illegal Logging

Planet Pulse

Learn how satellite technology can be used to address illegal logging and help ensure compliance with regulations. Illegal logging presents a major global environmental challenge. As more government agencies and organizations adopt satellite monitoring for illegal logging, the worlds collective ability to protect forests will improve.

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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

GreenBiz

Because urban forestry generally has a relatively low carbon removal impact, fewer organizations are focused on creating carbon credits for these projects. Here are four things sustainability teams should know when considering the urban tree business. You can get carbon credits for urban forestry .

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COVID-19, 3D printing and the digital supply chain reckoning

GreenBiz

Dave Evans, founder and CEO of Fictiv and a former Ford engineer, said the pandemic has helped underscore the notion that digital manufacturing networks — ones that allow organizations to be more agile when it comes to sourcing — will be key to ensuring resilience in the long term, as disruptions brought on by climate change become more frequent.

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