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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

These land use techniques are designed to reduce the soil compaction which increases run-off. The planting of shrubs and trees also helps infiltration and retention by generating a demand for soil moisture, so that soils have a greater capacity to absorb water. Conveyance. Monitoring NFM.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. million acres the 4.4 million acres it protects in the Amazon.

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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

It was founded in 2007 with the mission of preserving and rebuilding our non-GMO food supply. With the growing global demand for freshwater resources, it’s important to conserve wherever possible. Cost: For more information, go to epa.gov/getleadsafe or call 800-424-LEAD. Non-GMO Project Standard.

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From the lab to the field, agriculture seeks to adapt to a warming world

Grist

For example, a drought from 2007 until 2010 is considered one of the main factors leading to the civil war in Syria. All this comes at the same time the demand for food is rising and may increase by 100 percent by 2050 as the global population soars from 7.6 It’s not just about food. billion to nearly 10 billion. And a team of U.S.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. million acres the 4.4 million acres it protects in the Amazon.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. By 2007 , 82 businesses were certified by B Lab. The story of B Lab, however, really starts back in 1993 with Jay Coen Gilbert.

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How carbon-smart farming is catalyzing the big bucks needed to transform the way America eats

GreenBiz

Standing alone in the open field, the solar-powered equipment Sheffer shows me could be mistaken for some sort of high-tech scarecrow, but it has a far different job: to monitor and measure the CO 2 in the soil at this farming operation and research center in New York’s Hudson Valley. . But in a way, it doesn’t matter. Photo courtesy of C.J.

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