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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report

Envirotec Magazine

If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We know that large-scale agriculture threatens biodiversity.

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State of the nation

Envirotec Magazine

The EA report includes details of a number of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) being rolled out across the country. ” In early December governments from around the world were assembling for COP 15 to agree on how to halt and reverse nature loss. Across 60 pilot projects the programme created an equivalent of 1.6

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Looking Ahead to COP: Climate Week Takeaways for Food & Agriculture

EDF + Business

Increasingly climate-minded consumers are also seeking more sustainable food options, and the spotlight is on meat and dairy because of livestock’s outsized methane footprint. Nitrous oxide is another potent greenhouse gas presenting opportunities for impact for the food & agriculture sector.

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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

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. Several Aim4C “innovation sprints” are based on regenerative agriculture, including one on “sustainable beef”.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

Some commentators in the sustainability sphere report a dawning realisation that climate change can no longer be simply “solved”, in the sense of it being possible to slow it down to a degree that will allow our civilization to continue in a more or less recognisable form. A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

Some commentators in the sustainability sphere report a dawning realisation that climate change can no longer be simply “solved”, in the sense of it being possible to slow it down to a degree that will allow our civilization to continue in a more or less recognisable form. A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read.

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Voluntary carbon markets can boost sustainable development in host countries, report argues

Business Green

The VCM Global Dialogue group, which aims to represent the interests of the stakeholders on the supply-side of voluntary carbon markets, yesterday set out guidance for how the emerging sector can best support sustainable development and climate action in developing counties.

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