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Seminars to help construction industry protect wild habitats in urban areas

Envirotec Magazine

A new series of webinars and podcasts will discuss the ways in which the construction industry can better protect the UK’s biodiversity and wild habitats. Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity, with the IPCC’s recent landmark report highlighting the critical levels of concern across the world.

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Call to ramp up joint action to get London’s rivers ‘climate-ready’

Envirotec Magazine

The call comes ahead of London Rivers Week, which has a packed programme of walks, talks and online seminars for everyone to get involved in. The public can get involved in citizen science projects to monitor the health of their rivers in order to gather evidence on the issues and opportunities for water quality improvements.

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Biomass Lobby Makes ‘False’ Claims to Sway EU Law-makers

DeSmogBlog

Christian Rakos, president of the lobby group, is convening a seminar in Brussels today aimed at influencing European parliamentarians to vote against the measures. Not only is replacing bioenergy with zero-emissions renewable energy possible, it’s essential if the EU is to achieve its climate and nature goals.”. Misleading’.

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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership appoints Clare Shine as new director

Business Green

A billingual French speaker, she has since 2012 been vice-president and chief program officer at Salzburg Global Seminar, an international social enterprise which aims to challenge current and future leaders to push for a 'creative, just and sustainable world'.

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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership appoints Claire Shine as new director

Business Green

A billingual French speaker, she has since 2012 been vice-president and chief program officer at Salzburg Global Seminar, an international social enterprise which aims to challenge current and future leaders to push for a 'creative, just and sustainable world'.

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What Jeremy Leggett did next: The British solar pioneer turning his hand to 'ethically profitable' rewilding

Business Green

Highlands Rewilding's plan is to turn the two estates into biodiverse carbon sinks through "ethically profitable land management", with the close involvement of the local communities, with hopes of then expanding the model to further lands across the region. "And So that's my aspiration."

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Global Briefing: In-person COP15 biodiversity talks braced for delay to 2022

Business Green

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including EU's carbon border row with China, and fresh climate goals from Israel and Indonesia. Previously we targeted 2070, but now we aim for 2060 or sooner after our deep discussion with [US climate envoy] John Kerry.". I have no doubt," he told delegates.