Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

These include a growing world population, unsustainable consumption, a rapidly increasing number of people living in cities, significant inequality, continuing poverty, land degradation, biodiversity loss due to land-use change, ocean pollution, overfishing and habitat destruction as well as a global pandemic. billion and 3.6

Global warming 101

Global warming Climate change Resilience South America 101

Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. Since then, Pepperwood has provided a model of how combining science with local Indigenous research , knowledge, and practices can restore forest health and resiliency while mitigating the growing frequency and severity of fires. But by how much?

Resilience 98

Resilience Biodiversity Soil Logging 98

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Restoring forests, then, would mean more protection for native wildlife, nurturing local biodiversity and the overall stewardship of the environment. Soil quality and quantity are maintained. Landscapes are also preserved, made more versatile and resilient. Flood risks are alleviated. Images via Pixabay.

Climate change 28

Climate change Logging Soil Resilience 28

Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

Every business is inevitably dependent upon - and has impacts on - ecosystems, biodiversity, and the land. As has been well documented, these impacts are reaching, and have arguably surpassed, crisis levels. What are your dependencies and impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity? Forest loss continues at an alarming rate.

Health 68

Health Biodiversity Logging Fossil fuels 68

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

Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

To begin with, the government would need to introduce targets that deliver improvements in four key priority areas, including air quality, water quality, nature and resource efficiency - although this could be broadened over time to other key areas such as soils. Legally binding green targets have strong backing from business.

Business Energy Monitoring 49

Business Energy Monitoring Investment Climate change Government 49

Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. It is the first book in a series on Climate Risk Management, Policy and Governance.

Climate change 95

Climate change Ethics Sustainability Health 95

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. Develop a plan document that outlines the terms and conditions of the plan. Select a plan provider.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

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

Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2020

Ambitious targets covering everything from waste and water quality to soil and air pollution are set to have huge influence, potentially providing a raft of environmental issues with a long term goal and focus akin to that provided for the net zero transition by the Climate Change Act and the CCC.

Government 41

Government Policy Agriculture Law 41

Grist

OCTOBER 20, 2019

We need to protect and improve the carbon sequestration by agricultural soils and grazing lands. Even what we think of as mature forests are still accumulating carbon because carbon makes up about roughly half of the dry weight of wood, but it is also in the soils. Even older forests continue to accumulate carbon in the soils.

Carbon-neutral 90

Carbon-neutral Carbon Biodiversity Soil 90