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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

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Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre's Renera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5

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PlanetScope and Planet Basemaps Utilized for Carbon Credits Monitoring in Indonesian Tropical Forest

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“The frequency of the images means we have a much higher chance to get good cloud-free imagery, and the high spatial resolution means we can map very small forest disturbances which is invaluable for the carbon monitoring of the project,” said Dr. Sunarto. “We

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Planet Announces New Details of Hyperspectral Offering

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This future hyperspectral satellites will be named Tanager, a colorful and visually diverse family of birds in Central and South America, and are designed to deliver hyperspectral data at a resolution of 30 meters with over 400 spectral bands. Sign up to receive updates on Planet’s hyperspectral commercial offering here.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

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Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre's Regenera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5

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Soy scandals: Green groups raise alarm over deforestation impact of corporates' soy supply chains

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Two separate reports from WWF and Greenpeace have similarly highlighted how soy remains a major driver of deforestation, especially in South America, despite the growing number of pledges from retailers and agri-businesses to develop sustainable soy supply chains.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

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Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre’s Renera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

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He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15). As an Assistant Project Manager, Trevor Anderson supports his Energy and Sustainability team and their clients on a variety of sustainability consulting services. Ian Champ. (He/Him/His)