Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

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. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

Government's failure to prioritise climate resilience risks undermining UK's ability to meet net zero and biodiversity goals, CCC warns. Meanwhile, the Treasury's long-awaited review of the costs of delivering the UK's 2050 net zero goal is not expected incorporate cost considerations for adaptation and resilience.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2020

They show starkly where it is failing: prioritising efficiency over resilience in healthcare, not accounting for the enormous cost of carbon emissions, and allowing persistent inequalities to develop within societies. We believe the current crisis should support and accelerate many trends and themes integral to sustainability.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Yet efforts to adapt to the changing climate and improve resilience are not keeping pace with the growing threats, according to the CCC. The government is not taking climate resilience seriously enough. Indeed, 60 per cent of the risks and opportunities assessed in the report have been given the highest urgency score.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Healthy soils and clean water underpin sustainable food production, keeping food on our plates and providing for our next generations. These natural assets are also fundamental tools in making places more resilient to the shocks of climate change and in locking away carbon. Far from it.

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Government Soil Agriculture Policy 101

Grist

MAY 14, 2024

For over 60 years, the laboratory has studied whether nuclear technologies can be used to breed new and more resilient varieties of crops, and the seeds from the space capsule were its newest venture. Experiments like these carry risks, Mohanta pointed out. Read Next The best coffee for the planet might not be coffee at all L.V.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Backers say the coalition aims to unlock new technologies that can help reduce the sector’s major contribution to climate change and make harvests more resilient. Africa has workable alternatives right here at home, for resilient agriculture that works with nature.”. Aim4C’s participants skew heavily towards the Global North.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2023

But it's still the wild west, and these developments haven't resulted in a shared standard or even a definition that everyone agrees upon. Nothing will destroy the soil microbiome faster than those." Crops including corn, wheat and soy have been engineered for resilience to droughts, pests and weeds.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A pledge by more than 100 countries - including Brazil - to end deforestation by 2030, a critical first step towards carbon sink and biodiversity preservation. Biodiversity and nature-based solutions. What is less clear is who owns the responsibility for the development of these definitions and frameworks.

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Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If you simply want somewhere to grow your own food, or to work with your hands in the soil, there are other possible options, so it is worth asking: Is there already a community garden near you? Community growing areas can improve local biodiversity and protect local wildlife. Community farms.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Focused mostly on England, due to devolved responsibilities across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, it sets out clear roles for local and national governments, private investment, the farming industry, and the circular economy in helping to restore nature, bolster natural resources, and enhance biodiversity.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The IPCC report is genuinely terrifying and Russia's attack on Ukraine has revealed the complacency contained in suggestions worst case climate scenarios can be definitively ruled out - the only good news is that the world knows what needs to be done and has the tools to do it.

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Business Green

JULY 12, 2022

If the government is serious about tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, it should make it compulsory for UK financial institutions and companies to only invest in forest-risk commodities, such as soy, beef, and palm oil, that meet a clear sustainability threshold, an independent taskforce of experts has warned.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

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. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 28

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Modern, large-scale agriculture destroys soil and wildlife, and uses vast amounts of fossil fuel energy. Industrial monocultures are destroying ecosystems, poisoning watercourses and removing soil, and don’t produce as much per hectare as small farms anyway. It’s not something that can continue if we want to survive, let alone thrive.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. Introducing the Food Microgrid: A Decentralized and Resilient New Food System (Panel Discussion): The coronavirus pandemic disrupted food supplies and reminded us again that our food systems are ever more centralized.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. It is the first book in a series on Climate Risk Management, Policy and Governance.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Resolutions to global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, resource depletion, racism, and exploitation need the backing of our economic system. For example, hazardous waste can contaminate soil and water supplies and pollute the air. Why is meeting this initiative important?

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