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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

High-tech, energy-efficient equipment such as LED lights and automated heating and cooling systems have been integrated into poultry houses. Water Usage Water is a critical resource in poultry farming, used in cooling systems, cleaning processes, and for the birds directly. Mitigation of soil degradation.

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Establishing urban orchards to benefit people, communities and nature

Low Impact

The are beneficial in so many ways, including biodiversity, community cohesion, local food, carbon storage and human well-being. In this blog, we unpack how and why NbS help mitigate the impacts of our changing weather patterns, and call for urban community-run orchards to be embraced as an exemplary NbS.

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

Green Business Bureau

What a cool way to show off your company name and commitment to sustainability! Choose native plants, especially those that attract pollinators and support biodiversity. To support soil health and ensure only non-toxic compounds are going into the ground, opt for organic mulch and non-synthetic fertilizers.

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Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business

Green Business Bureau

Servers in data centers need a cool environment, which demands energy. Also, although computers need a cool environment to run, make sure to not keep rooms too cold, which would waste unnecessary power. Effects include erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, plus contamination of soil, groundwater, and service water.

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Embracing Sustainable Living: A Guide to Establishing Eco-Friendly Practices in Canada

The Environmental Blog

Start by investing in proper insulation, energy-efficient windows, and doors to regulate indoor temperatures, reducing the need for excessive heating or cooling. Composting is another excellent way to divert organic waste from landfills and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden.

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John Thackara: What does the future hold for humanity?

Low Impact

I tend to focus on biodiversity loss – but again it’s always bad news. And they’re the pollinators and soil manufacturers. Slime moulds are one example of nature being very cool. You can go and find little growing areas, or parks that have been neglected, or bit of disused railway track that has a lot of biodiversity on it.

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Does the WRI’s new Sustainable Food Future report need an update already?

AFN Sustainable Protein

That synthesis looked impressive at first glance; it outlined how we could change global food systems, so they emit fewer greenhouse gases, occupy less land, and protect the earth’s biodiversity — all while producing ever higher volumes of food for a global population approaching ten billion by 2050. . Can 10 technologies save the world?