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A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil

Grist

Later, when the Aroostook Band of Micmacs took over the site’s ownership, they found its soil was rife with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, cancer-causing compounds that are so difficult to break down they’re commonly known as “forever chemicals.”. Loring has undergone years of cleanup since the base closed.

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Farmers and local knowledge critical to stewardship of Earth’s life support systems, says UK-China study

Envirotec Magazine

The researchers suggest that the new diagram should replace a widely used, more simplified graphic, introduced in 2007, which focused on the natural processes that shape the critical zone without addressing human impact on landscapes.

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How using space tech helps humanity move toward a sustainable future today

The Environmental Blog

A National Forest Law prohibits lumbering in these areas adopted at the end of 2007. By providing high-quality satellite data, it will help clients optimize agricultural production: adopt variable rate application of inputs to preserve soil health and improve yields, cut energy, water, or fuel use, and many more.

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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. They also enable more species to move between habitats.

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Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests

Grist

From 2007 to 2017, land-based ecosystems like the vast boreal forests of Canada and the Amazon rainforest removed roughly a third of anthropogenic carbon emissions from the atmosphere. At worst, it could include high levels of invasive woody shrubs, which are already common at the temperate-boreal border and are moving north quickly.”.

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Can organic farming feed the world?

Low Impact

Not only can large, industrial farms not feed the world in the future, they will destroy the very soils and ecology of the only planet that we have to provide food at all. Plant and Soil. In this article, Chris discusses whether small, organic farms can feed the world, and, of course, he concludes that they can. Chris Smaje.

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Ignoring nature was never going to work  

Business Green

It was 2007 when the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change was published by HM Treasury with the simple message that it is much cheaper to take action on climate change than not. This inspiring initiative encompasses a broad and rich variety of landscapes from the Derbyshire Peak District to the Cotswolds and the Trent lowlands.