Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the WEF’s “State of Finance for Nature” report released on 27 May. Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 25, 2023

What do crayons, satellites, and marine biodiversity have in common? The creatives behind this project wanted to develop an educational experience for kids because “ crayons are among the first art supplies children pick up.” The team hoped that this feature would spark curiosity in learning more about marine biodiversity.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Investment and insurance giant teams up with green groups to study climate and biodiversity impacts on 600 hectares of AXA-owned forest in France. This programme is also part of our global strategy to fight global warming and preserve biodiversity.".

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 31, 2020

Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity is an opportunity to reflect on how can we better understand the human potential to preserve biodiversity, get closer to nature and guide our future actions. Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity is the first phase of a vast project designed to find and implement solutions for the future.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

9 key takeaways from the 600-page Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity. Learning from a young Indigenous activist and educator (30:15). VERGE Executive Director Shana Rappaport chats with 20-year-old Indigenous educator Danielle Boyer, founder of the STEAM Connection. Fri, 02/12/2021 - 00:15. Week in Review.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

Smoothie brand Innocent Drinks is launching a new carbon neutral orange juice as part of a new environmental stewardship programme, dubbed The Big Rewild, which aims to boost levels of urban biodiversity across the UK. It's time we all embrace a bit of the outdoors.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Royal Botanic Gardens unveils five-year plan to expand its research, communications and partnerships into biodiversity loss and nature-based solutions. The ambition laid out in this new Science strategy is up to the scale of the challenges that the Malagasy people and nature are facing due to biodiversity loss and climate change," she said.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK. The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

From ditching GDP as a measure of economic wealth to enhancing environmental education: BusinessGreen has rounded up all the recommendations of the Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity. Policy makers, business leaders, financial sectors, and communities all have a part to play in this sweeping vision.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

The report evaluates the impact of the national Natural Flood Management Programme which received £15 million of government funding, including benefits to communities and to biodiversity alongside protecting homes and businesses from floods. Across 60 pilot projects the programme created an equivalent of 1.6 What is it?

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 18, 2022

Numerous integrated research programs focused on boreal forests of Canada have joined forces to use advanced satellite data available from Planet to document how past, present, and future changes are altering the ability of the boreal forest to sustain biodiversity and the people that call this ecosystem home. Map of Canada’s boreal forests.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

The forest industry is embracing more sustainable practices that protect people, biodiversity and our climate – and many companies have set goals to source from more sustainable forests. Tips for educating and inspiring consumers to choose responsibly sourced items. The Path to Sustainable Forestry. The challenge?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I am thinking especially of global poverty, hunger, health and education — SDGs 1 through 4 — where the latest figures from the World Bank and other centers of analysis paint a bleak picture of years lost and lives threatened. But the analysis does not stop there. Virtuous cycles can turn vicious.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

An Indigenous educator, inventor, author and environmental activist, Boyer has, at age 20, already accomplished more than most adults to increase diversity, accessibility and affordability in the STEAM education space — science, technology, engineering, art and math. . On that note, meet Danielle Boyer, who promises to be no exception.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In certain markets and sectors, the impact of low carbon projects on local wildlife, biodiversity and communities is triggering a rise in ‘green on green’ conflicts, causing clashes between renewable projects and the local environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

Woodlands across the south of England were once highly biodiverse and dynamic, largely thanks to temperate conditions and reliable rainfall that typically supports varied insect life. This biodiversity, in turn, provides food for many larger species.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth, University of Gothenburg: “The planet is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate, biodiversity loss and pollution, all three of which are interconnected. Moreover, such activities pose a risk to biodiversity. We must find the best paths forward to prevent harm and protect the environment.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

From planting targets and climate change mitigation to the biodiversity crisis and the rising demand for timber, this is a sector under pressure to perform but it is chronically under-resourced. Further and higher education providers are unable to provide the necessary training under current resourcing models. This has to change.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and water pollution dominate the list of issues that experts say are the most urgent — these are all considered more urgent than they were in 2019 — the perceived urgency of social issues is also on the rise.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2022

Educate yourself on global health inequalities and support a cause working to help vulnerable groups. Educate yourself on the groups hit hardest by environmental issues and the young activists leading the charge around the world. Make time for physical activity every day, even something as simple as a 15 minute stretch in the morning.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Get involved this Energy Efficiency Day by evaluating your energy use habits and making improvements through investing in energy-saving appliances and technology, reducing idleness throughout your operations and educating staff on the importance of energy efficiency. Support biodiversity by including native plants in your landscaping.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

“Through this approach we will utilise natural capital decision making to enable us to consider balancing the requirements for water resources, flooding, water quality and biodiversity.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

As much as $8.1tr global investment in protecting, conserving and restoring the natural world is required over the next 30 years in order to tackle the interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises, with annual finance needing to triple by 2030, according to the UN-led study.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cities have always been dynamic hubs of culture, education, economic growth and opportunity, and most importantly, centers of social interaction attracting residents and visitors alike. It is no surprise then, that Asia and the Pacific have become increasingly more urban.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

At the start of the project, members of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust gave an education workshop so Thames Water staff could easily identity and track the growing population. From 2020 to 2025, Thames Water has committed to enhance biodiversity by 5% at 253 of its sites which have biodiversity interest.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Many climate activists are working day and night to educate people regarding climate change and what effects it can have on human life. Increase biodiversity and find methods to reduce costs. Glaciers are melting, and the earth’s temperature is rapidly increasing, which is alarming for all living on earth.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

By switching to these regenerative practices, Danone hoped farms would restore the soil, foster biodiversity, protect water systems, reduce greenhouse gases and sequester more carbon. There’s a huge educational opportunity to transfer that knowledge from the scientists to the farmers and vice versa.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

We’ve made the water into a feature which you can watch as it moves through the garden, re-using it to create a resilient, soft landscape to improve biodiversity, air quality and well-being. Leon Davis describes his design as having a playful character which celebrates water whatever the weather: “The garden really comes alive when it rains.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 7, 2020

Planet is enabling researchers across the world to study global change in near real time by providing high temporal resolution satellite imagery that is not available through conventional sensors, according to Dr. Joe Mascaro, director of Planet’s Education and Research Program. “We

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The authors of the report - Rewilding Britain and Conservation Capital, a consultancy and investment firm focused on nature-based economic models - called on the UK and devolved governments to put nature at the heart of economic recovery, so as to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises, and create new natured-based jobs and businesses.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2022

But equally it is true the various reforms and projects the UK desperately needs - energy market reform , building upgrades, EV infrastructure, farming subsidy reforms, the repair of creaking educational, health, and physical infrastructure - would take at least 10 years to complete. The sad truth is they should be, but aren't.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to Lewis, the company has been working to enhance its sustainability performance through a number of initiatives over the years, including introducing wildlife and protecting biodiversity at its solar sites, partnering with local organisations to educate children about renewable energy, and investing in special educational needs schools and (..)

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Planet Pulse

JULY 22, 2021

Since our first contract with NASA in 2019, scientists have leveraged Planet imagery for a variety of research projects focused on climate change, biodiversity loss, and complex sustainability problems. This expands access on the existing contract that currently supports NASA and NASA funded researchers.

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Sustainability Consulting

JUNE 2, 2023

In this month’s featured TEDTalk, learn how animals like the tawny owl, pitcher plant mosquito, two spot ladybug, and pink salmon have had to adapt to a quickly changing climate, and how that impacts the future of our planet’s precious biodiversity.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

AXA Climate debuts light-hearted video series designed to engage staff with climate change, biodiversity, and how to help 'eco-anxious' colleagues AXA Climate has unveiled what it describes as a "quirky content series", titled Climate Brief , which aims to better engage staff from a wide range of businesses with sustainability issues.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2021

The new multi-dimensional partnership aims to combine tailored sustainability education programmes, innovative projects, and scholarships designed to enhance inclusivity and diversity at the fashion giant. This is underpinned by educational initiatives that will help to embed a sustainability mindset to accelerate change.".

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

It's designed for kindergartens, and she's supposed to go home and tell mommy and daddy that she can eat her chair and that it's okay,” said Joachim, a Harvard- and MIT-educated architect, Fulbright Scholar and TED Fellow, whose daughter is pictured here, modeling the chair.

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