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Biodiversity strategies bolster clean energy goals on solar projects Here's how one solar project conserves native grass and effectively manages stormwater.

Solar Power World

In fact, climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most critical, intertwined crises our planet is facing. By Christina Hebb, SWPPP and vegetation senior manager, McCarthy Building Companies The reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions is an important aspect of our clean energy future.

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Exploring the Field of Environ Engineering: Safeguarding Our Planet for Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Combining principles from various scientific disciplines, it addresses some of the most pressing challenges facing our planet, such as pollution, waste management, and climate change. Ecosystem Protection : Their work helps preserve natural habitats and biodiversity, mitigating the impact of human activities on ecosystems.

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

Envirotec Magazine

Dave Webb, a biodiversity specialist at the Environment Agency and chair of the London Rivers Restoration Group, said: “Restoring and rewilding London’s rivers is a no-regret action that we can take now to reduce the impact of extreme events and the long-term effect of the climate change.

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What we’re looking to fund for Cohort 11

Elemental Excelerator

Second, our nonprofit mission: Redesigning systems at the root of the climate crisis drives our work with startups, to help fast-track the sustainable and equitable deployment of technologies the world needs to help solve climate change. Climate resilience, zero carbon, and the built environment.

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The UK Infrastructure Bank offers a once-in-a-generation chance to value natural capital in practice

Business Green

In the recent high profile report by esteemed economist Professor Partha Dasgupta that was commissioned by the government - The Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity - the key finding was clear: we must properly reflect the value of nature in our measures of economic success in order to counter the global decline in biodiversity.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

The program was launched to beautify the city landscape, ease vehicle traffic, improve pedestrian traffic, facilitate the water-bearing capacity of the ground, and increase biodiversity. The bank financially supports a range of climate change mitigating solutions, from building efficiency to grid-scale energy storage and clean transportation.

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How do you monitor a tidal river?

Envirotec Magazine

Much of the bankside in London is concrete or metal, which drastically reduces the habitat for many riverine species, so developers are now being encouraged to create green wetland areas which enhance biodiversity and create a more attractive view for valuable bankside properties.