Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Green water is the water cycle available to plants, including rainfall and soil moisture. This is now affecting the health of the entire planet, making it significantly less resilient to shocks,” says lead author Lan Wang-Erlandsson from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The new Rethink Farming report presents evidence that farming with nature can restore natural assets and improve resilience to a warming world. But it’s in farmers’ best interests to start acting on climate change and nature recovery now, where on-farm action can make businesses more resilient.”. “We

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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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Greenability Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

This compost system provides a maximum environment for microbes to grow and create rich compost soil that increases soil fertility and helps sequester carbon. Photo: Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems. The post Learn how to build your own composter appeared first on Greenability Magazine.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get a behind-the-scenes look at urban and indigenous food systems and how farmers are working to grow local food that is resilient to climate change, taps the wisdom of elders and looks at regenerative agricultural design for the future. Breakout sessions include: Farm Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

million m3 of water storage and increased flood resilience to 15,000 homes, said a statement. NFM is viewed as a key way to address the challenges of the biodiversity and climate crisis, by improving resilience to flooding, enhancing biodiversity, storing carbon and helping regulate the local climate. What is it?

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

online on Putting Hope into Action with featured speakers on seed diversity, resilient living, herbalism and social change, food insecurity, human health and soil health, native plants and pollinators, perennial agriculture and more with farmers, The Land Institute and KC Farm School’s Let’s Grow Wyandotte.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. But new technologies and new ways of conceptualising the problems are starting to appear, as specialist contractor Soil Science explains. It’s incredibly easy to create waste in the construction industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

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.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

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. Conveyance. They also enable more species to move between habitats.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The UK government has awarded up to £30 million to “cutting-edge farming projects” that will boost food production, move towards net zero, and create a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector. million available to fund innovative projects helping to deliver a more productive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

Factors including a European shortage of available seeds and tree-stock, changing climate, changing soil conditions and low seedling survival rates are negatively impacting reforestation efforts at historical estates like Blenheim.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

After 20 years, they can attain on average nearly 80% of the soil fertility, soil carbon storage, structure, and tree diversity of old-growth forests. By using such a mix of approaches we can create more natural, biodiverse, and resilient landscapes.”.

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Greenability Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

Heart & Soil , CinemaKC. Starting Small: Simple Steps to a More Sustainable Lifestyle – The Resilient Activist. Interwoven: An Earth Month Retreat – The Resilient Activist. Power of Respect for Climate Resilience & Recovery – The Resilient Activist. Sew”-stainability , The Sewing Labs.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

Monocultures of some of the UK’s most economically important conifers may be more resilient to spring drought than mixed species forests, new research seems to have shown. However, to our surprise, monocultures of both species appeared to be more resilient to spring drought than any of the mixtures of the two species that we considered. “As

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

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. Visitors will learn about regenerative soil practices on this cattle and poultry farm. Photo: Timber View Farm Alpacas in Paola, KS.

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Greenability Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here’s how to take advantage of this season’s gardener’s “gold,” get free nutrients for next year’s garden, and help slow climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil. As we rediscover the incredible role of microbial life in our soil, we realize how important it is for us to do whatever we can to support them.”. “As

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

“Using the Bluesky LiDAR we can precisely measure stocks such as soils, trees and hedges,” he continued. Having assessed the current position, we can then prioritise future management practices whilst also making each business more economically resilient.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

When biodiversity is protected, and ecosystems are healthy and diverse, farmers are more productive and more resilient to climate change.”. Biodiversity supports food production through soil formation, land productivity, pest and disease control, replenishing ground water and pollination services. million tons of carbon dioxide. “If

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nature underpins our ability to produce food and can provide food-sustaining ecosystem services like clean water and better soils. Simply put, nature can improve the resilience of the farming sector.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

We must have effective resilience measures in place to withstand the impacts of such events. Over the next few decades, with the impacts of climate change and the demand for new properties to be built on floodplains, the level of investment and choice of resilience measures seen in the past decade will not be enough. Summary.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

Water leaving your property carries particles of soil and organic debris with it. Rain gardens and bioswales slow the movement allowing it to soak into the soil and reduce flash flooding issues. Rain gardens are a depression in the soil, collecting runoff from rooftops and driveways. appeared first on Greenability Magazine.

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Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Twenty-three speakers will cover a wide variety of topics, including selecting plants for pollinators, gardening for winter beauty and wildlife, principles for improving soil health, seeding and maintaining prairie plantings, native trees and plants, ecological restoration, replacements for invasive plants and green infrastructure.

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Greenability Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

Native trees, shrubs, and woody vines can help improve wildlife habitat, soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of property. The post Get native tree seedlings for spring appeared first on Greenability Magazine. Photo: Redbud tree by JC Sullivan24 / CC.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Mulched leaves and grass clippings return nutrients to the soil and reduces the need for fertilizing. The Johnson County K-State Research and Extension recommends composting yard waste to reduce the amount of waste entering landfills and for a finished compost that improves garden and landscape soils. Start a backyard compost.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It more clearly shows how human activities like farming, mining, forestry and industry can contaminate water, cause soil erosion, and pollute the atmosphere. Professor Larissa Naylor, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, led the design of the new diagram and is the paper’s corresponding author.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s how to take advantage of this season’s gardener’s “gold,” get free fertilizer for next year’s garden, and help slow climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil. As we rediscover the incredible role of microbial life in our soil, we realize how important it is for us to do whatever we can to support them.”. “As

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

The basic concept is to plant seeds in potting soil placed in a mini greenhouse container, add water, cover, label the container and place in a full-sun, protected area outside. In the bottom of each milk jug, place three to four inches of soil and add a little more water until it drains out the bottom. Make your own mini greenhouses.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Greater diversity gives greater resilience According to the researchers, a likely reason behind the result is that different tree species occupy different positions, or ‘niches’, within an ecosystem. This includes both the physical and environmental conditions that the species is adapted to, and how it interacts with other organisms.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

Some grasses are a sustainable energy source that could be a driving force towards achieving net zero carbon emissions, according to new research that appears to demonstrate their resilience to harsh growing environments.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The precious peat soils, which are so important for carbon capture and water quality, could take hundreds of years to properly recover.” It is crucial that we adapt how we work and increase the resilience of our precious habitats to these impacts.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2019

The effects include water scarcity, desertification, soil erosion, declining crop yields and wildfire damage, with the prospect that these will only worsen unless urgent action is taken. Improving crop resilience. Improvements to land use are one pathway to tackling these problems. “The

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

During his five-year research fellowship, Dr Cao is setting out to: Work with advanced materials engineering company Versarien to develop a new graphene-enhanced microcapsule to dig into the soil beneath the surface when roads are resurfaced to improve heat conduction and storage; Create a laboratory scale model road segment with a heat pump in the (..)

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Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Clean the environment and improve soil quality. The post Check out these native plant sales appeared first on Greenability Magazine. Adapt well to temperature extremes, drought and flooding. Crowd out invasive plants. Resist disease and pests. Require less maintenance.

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Greenability Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

Tickets can also be purchased in advance at Suburban Lawn and Garden, Family Tree Nursery, Heartland Nursery, Soil Service Garden Center, Larry’s in Riverside, Farrand Farms and Ben’s Lawn and Garden. The post Escape to the Master Gardener tours appeared first on Greenability Magazine. Photo: Douglas County Master Gardeners.

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2022

The basic concept is to plant seeds in potting soil placed in a plastic container, add water, cover, label the container and place in a full-sun, protected area outside. Then place three to four inches of soil and add a little more water until it drains out the bottom. The soil should be really wet because that’s how this system works.

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