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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:00. Now, NGOs and investors are urging consumer goods and food companies and financial institutions to devote more resources to addressing the root cause of shrinking forests, deforestation. . Heather Clancy.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Tue, 06/08/2021 - 02:12. Plant-based and cultivated seafood companies raised $80 million in 2020, according to the nonprofit Good Food Institute (GFI), which counts 800 companies involved in the space. Gathered Foods' Good Catch "tuna" is in a number of outlets, including Publix and Whole Foods. Elsa Wenzel.

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Student competition showcases innovative designs to reconnect people with nature

Envirotec Magazine

Environmental charity Hubbub has announced the winners of its 2021 sustainable design competition for students, Design By Nature. Students (and recent graduates) across the UK were challenged to get back to nature, with briefs inspired by the idea that ‘Good things happen when we connect people to nature’. Great concept.

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Seaweed: A planet-saving, anti-burping drug for cows

Grist

The promise that feed additives could make cows more climate-friendly can seem too good to be true, and it often is. In ads last July, a yodeling kid announced that Burger King would buy lemongrass-fed beef, a publicity campaign that lasted until scientists pointed out that lemongrass didn’t end up squelching much methane. Profitably?

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How to stop runaway deforestation? Look at Indonesia.

Grist

That was the depressing story since the 1990s, but things have recently changed for the better. That’s the good news, but it’s only half the story. To be sure, there’s more to this story than the alignment of big businesses and governments. on Feb 19, 2021. The same basic economics work in Brazil, too.

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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

However, a 2020 assessment of regenerative agriculture from the World Resources Institute (WRI) found that while good for the environment, it has “limited potential” to mitigate climate change. Several Aim4C “innovation sprints” are based on regenerative agriculture, including one on “sustainable beef”.

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Seaweed: A planet-saving, anti-burping drug for cows

Grist

The promise that feed additives could make cows more climate-friendly can seem too good to be true, and it often is. In ads last July, a yodeling kid announced that Burger King would buy lemongrass-fed beef, a publicity campaign that lasted until scientists pointed out that lemongrass didn’t end up squelching much methane. Profitably?

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