Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Healthy soils and clean water underpin sustainable food production, keeping food on our plates and providing for our next generations. And better, more plentiful green space boosts people's health and wellbeing and lessens the burden on our already stretched NHS.". Far from it.

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Government Soil Agriculture Policy 101

Grist

AUGUST 23, 2023

It was June 21, 2023 — the edge of summertime in Acadia National Park, and I was schlepping soil to help restore biodiversity to the park’s summits. This loss of flora has already had far-reaching consequences for the health of Acadia’s ecosystems. Their research found that bringing the soil back was the key.

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Soil Organic Climate change Health 52

Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There have been growing calls for more robust policing and governance mechanisms in the rapidly-growing voluntary carbon market sector, amid concerns that a corporate rush towards carbon credits will fail to deliver promised benefits to the climate, biodiversity and communities living near offset projects.

Carbon 50

Carbon Sustainability Government COP 50

Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

Government's failure to prioritise climate resilience risks undermining UK's ability to meet net zero and biodiversity goals, CCC warns. Public health, as well as food and power supplies, are also at risk from increased disruption as temperatures rise, the report warned. The pandemic is a new context for that," Stark argued.

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Climate change Resilience Government Biodiversity 67

Grist

MAY 14, 2024

Although Xiong’s previous research using space-exposed seeds has identified mutant varieties of wheat that are more tolerant to saline soil , which can prove useful as saltwater encroaches on agricultural fields thanks to rising sea levels, she hopes to identify others that are resistant to dry conditions or use nitrogen more efficiently.

Agriculture 65

Agriculture Climate change Resilience Organic 65

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Modern, large-scale agriculture destroys soil and wildlife, and uses vast amounts of fossil fuel energy. Industrial monocultures are destroying ecosystems, poisoning watercourses and removing soil, and don’t produce as much per hectare as small farms anyway. It’s not something that can continue if we want to survive, let alone thrive.

Agriculture 139

Agriculture Fossil fuels Soil Health 139

AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio.

Startups 28

Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 28

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

The 18 works in the exhibition encompassed visual art, sculpture, film, and sound, taking visitors on a journey through forests, soils, seas, cities, and innovations. And if the size of the crowd during BusinessGreen 's visit on a hot, stuffy August evening is anything to go by, there is definitely an audience for such an approach.

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Fashion Soil Innovation Sustainability 68

Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Focused mostly on England, due to devolved responsibilities across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, it sets out clear roles for local and national governments, private investment, the farming industry, and the circular economy in helping to restore nature, bolster natural resources, and enhance biodiversity.

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Government Biodiversity Policy Agriculture 41

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

Biodiversity 407

Biodiversity Agriculture Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring 407

Business Green

MARCH 8, 2022

On top of storing carbon, the trees planted through the programme protect soil, boost local biodiversity, and provide new income opportunities to farmers from timber and fruits, according to the company. Even if you put a dollar value to it, the dollar value on water and on biodiversity would be much bigger than carbon.".

Carbon 48

Carbon Agriculture Soil Biodiversity 48

Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If you simply want somewhere to grow your own food, or to work with your hands in the soil, there are other possible options, so it is worth asking: Is there already a community garden near you? Community growing areas can improve local biodiversity and protect local wildlife. Community farms.

Global warming 95

Global warming Ethics Biodiversity Agriculture 95

Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Every five years the Climate Change Committee (CCC) conducts a root-and-branch review of the UK's preparedness for escalating climate impacts, such as heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts, coastal erosion, and their threats to public health, food security, power supplies, homes, offices, and infrastructure.

Resilience 101

Resilience Climate change Government Carbon-negative 101

AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio.

Startups 28

Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 28

AGreenLiving

JUNE 19, 2020

The program collects information about soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function, which is related to water cycle, mineral cycle, energy flow and community dynamics. This fall, Timberland plans to introduce a collection of boots using regenerative leather sourced from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed ranches.

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Investment Agriculture Fashion Soil 36

GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Farmers rotate livestock from place to place, allowing soil to hold onto more carbon. There is no clear definition. This was no esoteric inquiry.

Agriculture 545

Agriculture Investment Soil Carbon 545

Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship, and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

Biodiversity 96

Biodiversity Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Carbon 96

Energy Innovation

MARCH 17, 2021

Soil scientists strongly disagree about whether soil carbon sequestration (SCS) can effectively help to decarbonize the atmosphere. Our recently published article in Nature Sustainability outlines our concerns that this conflicting messaging undermines efforts to restore soils to safeguard human and environmental well-being.

Soil 52

Soil Carbon Agriculture Organic 52

Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Climate impacts 2.

Climate change 95

Climate change Ethics Sustainability Health 95

AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

Biodiversity 28

Biodiversity Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 28

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Resolutions to global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, resource depletion, racism, and exploitation need the backing of our economic system. Does your company have a health and wellness program in place? And with this strong social conduct, AND1 thrived.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 78

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Loss of biodiversity. Soil degradation. Maybe however the best argument is not climate-change, animal suffering, health or low costs. The beauty of this type of agriculture, is that it does not require soil. I therefore definitely recommend this book if you are interested in the subject. Deforestation.

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Farmers rotate livestock from place to place, allowing soil to hold onto more carbon. “There is no clear definition. This was no esoteric inquiry.

Agriculture 28

Agriculture Climate change Investment Soil 28

Low Impact

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Bendell’s definition is: the uneven ending of normal life, meaning the normal modes of sustenance, shelter, security, pleasure, identity and meaning. But the current system causes mental health problems already. What it definitely is too late for is maintaining the status quo. In fact, what does ‘collapse’ even mean?

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Health Climate change COP Fossil fuels 143

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

In this session, leaders of the Circular Carbon Network (CCN), the organization that has assembled the sector’s definitive dataset, will present an overview of key trends: Who is investing, where those funds are going and which areas are poised for the biggest growth. That economy is now taking shape.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Grist

JANUARY 10, 2024

With conditions rapidly changing as the planet warms, wildlife managers nationwide are facing similar biodiversity crises. Predator and prey dynamics are complex: The calves may have died anyway from injury or disease, and their removal may reduce competition for food and resources, improving the herd’s overall health.

Politics 145

Politics Climate change Energy Monitor Government 145

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Standing alone in the open field, the solar-powered equipment Sheffer shows me could be mistaken for some sort of high-tech scarecrow, but it has a far different job: to monitor and measure the CO 2 in the soil at this farming operation and research center in New York’s Hudson Valley. . But in a way, it doesn’t matter. Photo courtesy of C.J.

Carbon 535

Carbon Soil Agriculture Organic 535