AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The trees and plants on our planet sequester carbon in the soil, absorbing it from the air and releasing oxygen in its place. Even though this is how it’s been done for generations, at its core, this basic concept explains why industrialized farming is a primary contributor to carbon release and the resulting climate change.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. Warming temperatures from climate change are now expanding the northern limit of the fescue belt, and the grass is marching into new areas, taking root on disturbed land, such as pastures.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Holistically changing our agriculture system to become more sustainable comes later. . "We We really don’t have a great understanding of what happens when farmers make these transitions to regenerative systems," said Steven Rosenzweig, senior soil scientist at General Mills. They also doubled the number of crop species to 32.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2022

It is time for soil health to rise up the climate agenda, in particular at the companies whose products depend on it, argues Moët Hennessy's Sandrine Somers. Healthy soil is the common thread between agriculture, viticulture, and fighting climate change. As living ecosystems, soils support biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. David McGinty.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Understanding Modern Poultry Farming According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , the global production of poultry meat has dramatically increased from 9 to 133 million tonnes from 1961 to 2020 to cater to the rising demand. Mitigation of soil degradation. Similarly, egg production has risen from 15 to 93 million tonnes.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our food system is driving climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health - government leadership is needed to change course, argues Pukka Herbs' co-founder Sebastian Pole. It's no secret that our current food system is driving climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Over the years, anything “organic” is associated with something healthy. This explains why organic labeled food sells at a higher price compared to others. As more people learn about the benefits of organic herbal farming, it is becoming popular. Not only is organic herbal farming beneficial to humans alone but.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 4, 2021

Every major economy has an industrial zone like the Port of Rotterdam, a place where smokestacks, pipes, and tanks tell one story of climate change. Having presented the global risks from Arctic climate change to audiences at the World Economic Forum at Davos each year, Gail is worried. It is a complicated place.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

DeSmog recently reported how HealthforAnimals, a Belgium-based organization representing some of the world’s biggest animal pharmaceutical companies, presented “misleading” information to back their current business models. Agriculture’s role in fuelling the climate and biodiversity crisis has become increasingly apparent in recent years.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2022

As part of the plan, farmers are provided with training and support as they adopt regenerative farming methods that reduce pesticide use, carbon emissions, and soil erosion, while simultaneously improving organic soil matter and biodiversity. We also know that this will only get worse due to climate change. "By

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Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Through this partnership, organizations and stakeholders representing every step of the food value chain will come together to decarbonize the European food system, while maximizing other benefits such as soil health and farmer resilience. The world’s soils are the second largest carbon sink, second only to oceans. COPA-COGECA.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Today’s children are facing climate crisis-related health issues, warns The Lancet ’s Countdown on Health and Climate Change, the annual research collaboratively conducted by 35 global institutions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Through the plan, Nescafé said it would work with its coffee farmers to improve soil health and fertility, protect water resources, and support biodiversity in order to increase yields and help improve farmers' livelihoods, while also helping to sequester carbon through healthier soils.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 10, 2022

What inspired you to work fighting climate change? If I had to chalk it up to concrete moments of inspiration, I would say there are three books that really shaped my path toward working in climate change. What’s one thing about climate innovation that you wish more people knew? That there’s hope!

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The are beneficial in so many ways, including biodiversity, community cohesion, local food, carbon storage and human well-being. Here, they explain an approach called ‘nature-based solutions’ Orchards against climate change: nature-based solutions. We are also protecting our orchards against climate change.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

If these trends continue, experts expect growing disruptions to human health, food supplies, migration, and biodiversity loss driven by climate change, in what the authors calls a “confluence of unprecedented crises.”. This threatens “many species on Earth, including our own,” the report warns.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The RSPB's Mark Varney sets out why the outcome of the upcoming biodiversity talks in Montreal matters for anyone with a stake in the UK food system. Next month, COP15 on biodiversity will take place in Montreal, seeking to implement the protocols of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. But why does biodiversity matter?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Thanks to high precision modeling, they determined that most tropical forest aspects, including the soil , trees, and living organisms, can be restored to their natural state over time. Apart from mitigating deforestation’s side effects, it also helps restore and retain the forest’s original biodiversity.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2020

Progressive retailers are ramping up their commitments to deforestation-free commodities, organic and vegan product lines continue to expand, while consumers are increasingly demanding purchases that are sustainable for people and planet. We cannot resolve climate change without restoring nature.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

Flooding events are now becoming more common, with the adverse impacts of climate change taking the world to its grips. These flooding events have long been known for having a direct or indirect link with biodiversity loss. Every ecosystem is tied to its biodiversity, another fragile component of nature.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

For more information, read our full investigation into the meat industry’s messaging on climate change. Animal agriculture isn’t a serious driver of climate change’ Meat industry leaders are increasingly marketing meat as sustainable, arguing that meat production in countries such as the U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. Overall, soil degradation was calculated in 2010 to cost the UK £1.2bn every year. Riverford Organic Farms founder Guy Singh-Watson | Credit: Riverford.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity. These big ag entities often link regenerative agriculture to carbon storage in the soil.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Such initiatives, which include a new pilot growing program from General Mills in Kansas and two financing programs from Danone, will be necessary to help farmers weather the lengthy, three-year time period it takes to transition their operations to new cover crops and tilling practices that promote healthier soil.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

A major report exploring the potential role of different types of 'nature-based solutions' in tackling climate change in the UK has raised the alarm over the need to restore the nation's degraded peatlands. The study from the British Ecological Society notes that "most" of the UK's 2.6

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

When thinking about carbon offsets, organizations must choose certified and vetted options, as certification bodies enforce the rules of carbon offsetting, to maximize the effectiveness of offset schemes. Native Energy offers a wide range of projects for organizations wanting to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

Degraded peatlands will be re-wetted and replanted in the Pennines and west Wales, while rock chips that absorb CO2 as they break down in soil will be tested on farms in Devon, Hertfordshire and mid-Wales. In degraded soils, the rock chips can also help reverse acidification and replenish essential plant nutrients.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

Unlike the CAP, which has long been criticised by environmental groups, England's new subsidy system aims to incentivise farmers to undertake measures to enhance so-called 'public goods' such as through efforts to benefit biodiversity, improve soil, air, and water quality, enhance flood resilience, and store carbon through nature-based solutions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Supermarket claims fava beans could help promote healthy soils and cut emissions by locking in soil carbon and replacing some of the soy used in animal feed. According to figures from trade body UK Fava, around 740,000 tonnes of the beans are harvested in the UK each year from around 170,00 hectares of lands.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Climate change is only exacerbating the problem, since warmer waters hold less oxygen to begin with. Cereal grasses use nitrogen that’s already in the soil — it comes from animal manure, as well as all the life churning in the dirt. That is true even if the soil isn’t nitrogen-poor.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

At the Ecology and Ecosystem 2019 Conference global academic leaders will share their research including in the fields of microbial ecology, nutrient transformation, energy & environment, climate change, environmental toxicology, and genetics.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

As industry is one of the biggest drivers of global climate change and is entirely dependent on the earth’s resources for production, it is important for business leaders and employees to understand the Anthropocene, its implications, and what it means for the future of sustainability and industry. . The Nine Planetary Boundaries.

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