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First global atlas of rangelands launches, and reveals vulnerable state of a neglected ecosystem

Envirotec Magazine

Their goal is to make rangelands a prominent part of policy discussions around everything from confronting climate change to reducing poverty, managing threats to biodiversity and freshwater, and developing sustainable food systems. A key reason they have been underappreciated is the lack of definitive data capturing their size and value.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

There is definitely increasing urgency around this issue," Waxman says. While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. Many promises, limited followthrough.

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

Business Green

Inconsistencies in the definition of deforestation: The roadmap uses different meanings of eliminating deforestation throughout. The roadmap's definitions also bring up a geography question. Grasslands, shrublands, peatlands and other carbon and biodiversity-rich ecosystems are also being plowed up too.

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It's not totally unlike a comet

Business Green

The IPCC report is genuinely terrifying and Russia's attack on Ukraine has revealed the complacency contained in suggestions worst case climate scenarios can be definitively ruled out - the only good news is that the world knows what needs to be done and has the tools to do it. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

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Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s profitable

GreenBiz

Forest farming, for instance, involves growing a variety of crops under a forest canopy — a process that can improve biodiversity and soil quality, and also support the root systems and carbon sequestration potential of farms. says Simon Konig, executive director of Climate Focus North America. There is no clear definition.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

AGreenLiving

“There is definitely increasing urgency around this issue,” Waxman says. While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. “Map your sourcing.

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Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s profitable

AGreenLiving

Forest farming, for instance, involves growing a variety of crops under a forest canopy — a process that can improve biodiversity and soil quality, and also support the root systems and carbon sequestration potential of farms. ” What that means on the ground, though, can vary widely, she says. “There is no clear definition.