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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

In addition, dams present a threat to migratory fish such as salmon and sea trout. The creation of new woodlands and wetlands produces biodiverse habitats with greater flood storage capacity. Monitoring NFM. Monitoring data should be used to inform the design of NFMs.

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Fish eDNA project highlights promise of environmental survey work at offshore wind farms

Envirotec Magazine

It has been produced by renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, along with project partners, EDF Renewables and environmental DNA and nature intelligence expert, NatureMetrics. It means there is no need to physically catch or even see the fish to know they are there.

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Grids for Renewables project addresses need for collaboration to push energy transition in Spain

Smart Energy International

Red Eléctrica, Fundación Renovables and RGI (Renewables Grid Initiative) are joining forces on the Grids for Renewables project, aiming to address the energy transition in a holistic way, secure societal support for the construction of vital energy infrastructure and tap into demand-side management activities to optimise energy consumption.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 In recent decades, growth in agricultural production has come with a heavy price; causing unsustainable harm to the environment and biodiversity. billion people by 2050.

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Ørsted and WWF team up to boost offshore wind farm biodiversity

Business Green

Danish renewables giant Ørsted has agreed a five year global partnership with conservation charity WWF to explore and establish means of ensuring offshore wind developments help to benefit marine biodiversity. However, if done right, it can support and enhance ocean biodiversity and create a net-positive biodiversity impact," he said.

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Report profiles devastating decline of UK nature

Envirotec Magazine

However, we also know that before widespread monitoring began, the UK’s biodiversity had already been highly depleted by centuries of habitat loss, unsustainable farming practices, development, and persecution. As a result, due to human activity the UK now has less than half of its biodiversity remaining.

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New woodlands and flood mitigation: Research kicks off in Yorkshire

Envirotec Magazine

New research will monitor the contribution of new native woodland in England towards mitigating the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding. Working together with world-leading researchers will allow us to take detailed measurements of how biodiversity and ecosystem functions change as the trees grow and the woodlands mature.

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