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Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches

GreenBiz

The program collects information about soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function, which is related to water cycle, mineral cycle, energy flow and community dynamics. We think we have a big opportunity in front of us to. So much of what we wear, if we think about it, is really just repurposed oil. "It

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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Global Briefing: EU Commission targets €20bn annual support for nature restoration

Business Green

European Commission unveils sweeping biodiversity strategy, plus all the top green business news from around the world this week. EU Commission unveils strategy to 'fix broken relationship with nature'.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. If we protect biodiversity, we are basically protecting the diversity of DNA," Soubeiran mused.

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Media brief: What are carbon offsets and how can they be used?

Clean Energy Canada

Since the system’s launch in 2005, the EU has gradually placed limits on the types of projects from which credits are accepted and on the amount of offsets used for compliance in its carbon market. Challenges in developing effective policy for soil carbon sequestration: Perspectives on additionality, leakage, and permanence.

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Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches

AGreenLiving

The program collects information about soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function, which is related to water cycle, mineral cycle, energy flow and community dynamics. So much of what we wear, if we think about it, is really just repurposed oil.

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Can burning biomass be sustainable?

Low Impact

Many local people are furious at the damage done to their forests by logging corporations ripping out whole trees with Star-Wars machinery that first churns up and then compacts the soil. Some debris from felling must be left on the forest floor to maintain soil condition and biodiversity. Ibid, Table A 47.