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Comment: England’s local planning authorities risk failure on new biodiversity rules through inadequate land survey tools

Envirotec Magazine

They must also abide by new reporting guidelines, which insist that active projects should be monitored and reported to DEFRA, by LPAs, for 30 years after initial approval, as well as create Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) to identify nature restoration opportunities in their designated areas.

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IoT project will assess impact of climate change on forests, and inform UK policymaking

Envirotec Magazine

A trial is underway in forests in Surrey and Northumberland to assess the potential for Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor tree growth and the impacts of environmental change on the UK’s forests. It will monitor tree growth and the impacts of environmental change on the UK’s forests. It is the first of its kind in the UK.

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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy. Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). The sophistication of environmental monitoring tools continues to grow, with satellites, sensors and artificial intelligence all playing a role. Heather Clancy. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21. Week in Review.

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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

Launching a consultation on the agency’s flood strategy, she said: “We can’t win a war against water by building away climate change with infinitely high flood defences.” Flood risk management therefore focused on measures to protect communities and industry in affected areas. Monitoring NFM.

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Planet Accelerates Deployment of Forest Carbon Monitoring System

Planet Pulse

Salo is a climate technology company that builds cutting-edge forest monitoring systems to measure Earth’s constantly changing ecosystems using artificial intelligence and multi-sensor Earth observation data. Salo Sciences’ global data on forest carbon stocks reveals tree-level insights. Forward-looking Statements.

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Global Initiative for nature, grids, and renewables launched

Smart Energy International

The Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids, and Renewables (GINGR) at COP28, aiming to empower governments, industries and the financial sector to achieve energy, climate and biodiversity targets.

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ERM and Planet Partner to Accelerate Nature-Based Solutions and Measure Biodiversity

Planet Pulse

Contributing to more than 20,000 sustainability related projects per year, ERM brings deep subject matter expertise to clients across the entire strategy lifecycle and in nearly every industry, from renewables to financial services to mining. and “How do we operate in sensitive parts of the world?”