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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainability challenges in agriculture Outdoor agriculture (pasture and cropland) occupies around half of the planet’s habitable land, and so-called modern agricultural practices have enabled the production of increased food volumes at relatively low prices. billion people by 2050.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

Prior to the Holocene , humans depended on large, cold-adapted animals for food such as the wooly mammoth; however, once the glaciers receded, humans hunted the last of the large mammals, and the planetary conditions began to warm, humans switched to hunting smaller game and increased their gathering of plants.

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Is There Enough Biomass to Fuel the World? Part III

Mr. Sustainability

How to divert energy flows from fossil to renewable using electricity and biomass Summary - Up to 20% of our energy needs could be met by sustainably harvested biomass, in particular food and agricultural waste, as well as manure. In part II we learned that the world needs 435 TWh of energy per day. Or is there?

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How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo

Business Green

Deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading causes of global warming, responsible for about 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. It addresses not just climate, but also biodiversity, livelihoods, the rights of indigenous peoples, and effective funding. The results are encouraging.