How Neonics Can Harm Soil Health and Soil Biodiversity
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 5, 2023
This World Soil Day, let's acknowledge the effects that neonic pesticides can have on soil health and biodiversity, and the farms that depend on them
Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively
GreenBiz
JUNE 29, 2021
Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively. Biodiversity provides humanity and our economies with the resources needed to thrive. However, the planet is experiencing a great loss of biodiversity due to overfishing, deforestation and pollution. It’s crucial for corporations to make strides to protect biodiversity.
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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 3, 2020
New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. It is my hope that this new benchmark will help transform biodiversity commitments into actions.
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Historic marshalling yard rejuvenated by biodiversity improvements
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
A former marshalling yard located in Feltham, London, owned by South Western Railway (SWR) has been rejuvenated as a result of the biodiversity improvement works that have been carried out in a joint project between SWR and Tilhill, a provider of nature-based solutions. It has been a pleasure engaging with the SWR team.
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Study recognizes crucial role of groundwater in planetary health
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 5, 2024
An international study classifies groundwater as a keystone ecosystem and proposes ways to improve its protection to preserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change Water is the basis of all life on Earth. However, the crucial role of groundwater in sustaining both humanity and biodiversity over the long term is frequently neglected.
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3 tips for anticipating investor requests on climate, water and biodiversity
GreenBiz
MARCH 3, 2021
3 tips for anticipating investor requests on climate, water and biodiversity. In fact, three environmental issues — climate risks, water risks and biodiversity impacts — are poised to be in sharp focus this year for investors, and companies should prepare. Thomas Singer. Wed, 03/03/2021 - 01:00.
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City tree biodiversity helps protect urban forests — and our health
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Research shows diversity matters when it comes to urban forestation, too.
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Technology monitors biodiversity remotely on farmland
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 14, 2023
With biodiversity monitoring set to increase through the introduction of policies and schemes, it’s vital to assist ecologists with access to scalable remote technologies, says the group behind it. Being able to monitor biodiversity using remote sensing and AI will help landowners across the UK who want to monitor biodiversity.
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Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change
GreenBiz
AUGUST 7, 2020
Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change. The result, according to the method’s proponents , is complex ecosystems perfectly suited to local conditions that improve biodiversity, grow quickly and absorb more carbon dioxide. Alex Thornton. Fri, 08/07/2020 - 00:30. The Miyawaki method.
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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2021
Meanwhile the hidden crisis of biodiversity loss continues with the loss of forests to land clearance, exacerbated by the recent fires. The group highlights priorities that should inform both the UN Glasgow Climate Summit and the Biodiversity Summit in China this autumn. Michael Norton, EASAC’s Environment Programme Director.
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Global biodiversity framework falls short on chemicals
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 17, 2022
Environmental scientists, ecologists, and policy experts argue in a letter published on 16 June in Science that the proposed Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – a new international agreement to protect biodiversity – fails to account for the totality of chemical pollutants that threaten the health of ecosystems worldwide.
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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. 1 killer in the country.
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From ambition to biodiversity action: Time to hold actors accountable
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Scientists have proposed a framework for effective national-level implementation of global biodiversity goals. The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) writes. Looking back, the international community has repeatedly failed to reach most of its biodiversity targets.
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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 24, 2021
Meanwhile the hidden crisis of biodiversity loss continues with the loss of forests to land clearance, exacerbated by the recent fires. The group highlights priorities that should inform both the UN Glasgow Climate Summit and the Biodiversity Summit in China this autumn. Michael Norton, EASAC’s Environment Programme Director.
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Australia’s renewable energy goals can’t come at the cost of biodiversity – we need a strategic approach | Hugh Possingham
The Guardian: Energy
JANUARY 11, 2024
The climate crisis we know well; the second, less appreciated threat to humanity is biodiversity loss. We are only just beginning to appreciate its effects on our economy, agriculture, health and culture. We are only just beginning to appreciate its effects on our economy, agriculture, health and culture.
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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We know that large-scale agriculture threatens biodiversity.
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We can escape “the era of pandemics” says biodiversity expert group, but it will require transformation
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there is a transformative change in the global approach to dealing with infectious diseases, warns a new report on biodiversity and pandemics by 22 leading experts from around the world.
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Loss of tree species has cumulative impact on biodiversity
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Diseases affecting different UK tree species appear to have a multiplying effect on the loss of associated biodiversity, according to new research by James Hutton Institute scientists and partners in the UK and Portugal. Pedunculate oaks host 326 species that are only found on oak trees (image credit: Theophilos Papadopoulos , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Reducing Food Waste for the Climate, Nature, and People
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 18, 2024
Reducing food loss and waste offers an opportunity to address many of our world’s existential challenges, including combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, improving environmental health protections, and fighting racial injustice.
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The Brief: Solar financing for frontline health clinics, biodiversity urgency, India’s digital health boom, greening freight, racial justice algorithms (video)
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2020
24: Solar financing for frontline health clinics in Africa and Asia. Renewable energy meets global health in a compelling challenge for innovative finance. Join We Care Solar and ImpactAlpha to explore emerging solutions for financing clean, affordable solar power for frontline primary public health clinics.
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Humanity’s greatest threat: Cascading impacts of climate, biodiversity, food and water crises
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Conducted international sustainability research network Future Earth, the survey identifies five global risks — failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation; extreme weather events; major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse; food crises; and water crises — as the most severe in terms of impact.
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Organic food health benefits have been hard to assess, but that could change
GreenBiz
AUGUST 28, 2019
Organic growing is proven to be better for biodiversity and chemical exposure, but is the food actually more nutritious?
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Some Thoughts on Business & Biodiversity
Terra Infirma
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Last week, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) considered the topic of business and biodiversity. The post Some Thoughts on Business & Biodiversity appeared first on Terra Infirma.
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Strategic City Planning with Nature? Assessing Urban Biodiversity in San José, Costa Rica
The City Fix
APRIL 20, 2022
Costa Rica is world-renowned for its biodiversity, and eco-tourism is a large contributor to the national economy and local livelihoods. Many visitors may catch only a glimpse of Costa Rica’s cities through a car window while being whisked between the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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'No nature, no us': Environment Agency boss raises alarm over biodiversity crisis
Business Green
JULY 11, 2022
The boss of the Environment Agency, Sir James Bevan, is to deliver a speech later today warning how the biodiversity crisis poses an existential threat to the human race if left unaddressed. The biodiversity crisis is a crisis because it won't just kill the plants and animals it is killing," he is to say. "It It will kill us too.
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Study: Woodland visits save UK £185m in mental health costs each year
Business Green
DECEMBER 5, 2021
Landmark government-funded research attempts to quantify mental health treatment savings generated by trees and woodlands. Woodland visits save £185m in mental health treatment costs annually in the UK, according to fresh research which attempts to put a figure on the health and wellbeing benefits of the nation's forests.
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UNEP calls on finance sector to boost biodiversity ambition and engagement
Business Green
JUNE 29, 2020
The brewing industry is among the nine critical sectors identified in a report published today by UNEP and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance that highlights need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss.
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£9.8 million boost for Wales’ biodiversity: Projects invited to pitch
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2021
This will have direct benefits for health and wellbeing as well as improving the resilience of the sites.”. million boost for Wales’ biodiversity: Projects invited to pitch first appeared on Envirotec. The Nature Network Fund will also support communities in and around these sites to become involved in this crucial work. The post £9.8
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Asset managers accused of 'blind spot' over biodiversity risk and climate crisis
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks. Moreover, only 11 per cent of asset managers have policies requiring portfolio companies to mitigate harmful impacts on biodiversity.
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Beyond the crop: Diversified farming for long-term sustainable agriculture?
Ideas 4 Sustainability
APRIL 28, 2024
Agriculture contributes to environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, impacting the planet as the population grows. Adopting sustainable agroecological practices, emphasizing biodiversity and soil health, can mitigate these issues.
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Climate and agriculture halve insect populations in some areas, warns UCL study
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 25, 2022
Lead author Dr Charlie Outhwaite (UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, UCL Biosciences) said: “Many insects appear to be very vulnerable to human pressures, which is concerning as climate change worsens and agricultural areas continue to expand.
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World Economic Forum: “Investing less than 1% of world GDP into nature-based solutions can tackle climate change and biodiversity crisis”
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 28, 2021
trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the WEF’s “State of Finance for Nature” report released on 27 May. Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year.
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'Save our life support systems': World leaders commit to fresh biodiversity efforts ahead of COP15
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
World leaders announce new biodiversity commitments as they declare upcoming nature summit a global priority. Leaders said an ambitioius new global accord was urgently required "in the face of an escalating nature crisis that is threatening health, food security, and livelihoods, while undermining climate action and sustainable development".
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The road to sustainable health
Business Green
JUNE 26, 2020
Organisations should also be looking for innovative and creative ways to help make their business more biodiverse. The car park now has a special drainage system which will reduce the risk of flooding, and the garden will increase biodiversity in an area that was formally concrete.
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Boris Johnson joins businesses in urging G7 for climate and biodiversity focus
Business Green
MAY 12, 2021
CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19. From climate change to digitisation, resilience-building to fighting protectionist instincts, the challenges we face are seismic," he said.
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Episode 205: Cargill cultivates soil health, greening the Super Bowl
GreenBiz
JANUARY 31, 2020
Plus, chit-chat about animal welfare expert Temple Grandin and GM's vision for a future ride-hailing service.
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5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Mapping soil health with satellite data and remote sensors.
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Greater action required to prevent irreversible outcomes for farming
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Coronavirus: L'Oréal unveils €100m biodiversity and circular economy plan
Business Green
MAY 12, 2020
The French cosmetics giant unveiled its new environmental commitments today, alongside a plan to provide €50m to charities that support vulnerable women, who it said had been disproportionately affected by the global health and economic crisis. It is essential not to step back from the sustainable transformation that the world needs.
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The Environment Act and the role of 'biodiversity net-gain'
Business Green
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The biodiversity net-gain requirement is among the most important conservation policy initiatives of the last two decades, argues Environment Bank chairman and founder Professor David Hill CBE. His words apply equally to rebuilding biodiversity as they do to addressing climate change. It can't come soon enough.
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Wetland conservation “the most effective approach to climate regulation”
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The research looked to explore this and identified biodiversity loss, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events as the most crucial topics to tackle in terms of overall impact, urgency, and geographical reach. These criteria include biodiversity impact, pollution impact, carbon impact, readiness level, costs, trade-offs and scalability.
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Green and health groups lodge legal complaint over missing government targets
Business Green
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The government is facing yet more legal action over its environmental strategy, after a coalition of green and health groups today formally submitted a complaint to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) alleging Defra has acted unlawfully by missing the legal deadline to set new targets through the Environment Act.
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Online Event - Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity Virtual Conference
Green Market Oracle
MAY 31, 2020
Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity is an opportunity to reflect on how can we better understand the human potential to preserve biodiversity, get closer to nature and guide our future actions. Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity is the first phase of a vast project designed to find and implement solutions for the future.
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Mangroves are environmental guardians of the coastline, says research
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
A group researchers – from University of South Australia (UniSA) – seems to have found that grey mangroves ( Avicennia marina ) can tolerate high lead, zinc, arsenic, cadmium and copper in contaminated sediment – without sustaining adverse health impacts themselves.
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