Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

organization, said that for too long, people have mined the earth, used its resources, and thoughtlessly discarded the rest. In turn, this has unleashed tons and tons of greenhouse gasses each year. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the U.N.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 10, 2023

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the impact of drought is especially painful for agriculture in low-income and less-developed countries, where more than 34% of all agricultural losses can be traced to drought. The map presents dryer regions in yellow, while wetter areas are depicted in green.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Climate change is intensifying natural disasters in Central and South America, from raging forest fires to devastating floods and landslides. Procalculo’s predictive models incorporate a wide range of natural variables, including topography, soil capacity, geology, rainfall, and El Niño and La Niña phenomena.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Thousands of acres of forest, and the carbon-dense peat soils beneath, have gone up in flames, clearing the way for rows of oil palm trees. Palm oil is a dirty word for many environmentalists. That’s the good news, but it’s only half the story. Spin the globe from Indonesia to Brazil, and you’ll find stark differences.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. The latest protein supply figures from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for 2013 recorded average protein consumption of 69.1g

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Supermarket claims fava beans could help promote healthy soils and cut emissions by locking in soil carbon and replacing some of the soy used in animal feed. According to figures from trade body UK Fava, around 740,000 tonnes of the beans are harvested in the UK each year from around 170,00 hectares of lands.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In short, Moreira said Planet imagery lets AMAGGI “generate knowledge for decision-making, through the entire agricultural process — from the time you are preparing the soil until the time you are harvesting.” All of this has led to Moreira’s conviction that AMAGGI made the right choice by investing in Planet imagery.

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