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Los Angeles is the largest US city to be certified as a biodiversity haven

AGreenLiving

The city of Los Angeles has been certified as biodiversity haven by the National Wildlife Federation. To achieve this goal, it took the collective work of city residents, organizations and schools, all of which turned to gardening with native plants , reducing or eliminating pesticide use and designing wildlife-supporting green spaces.

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Introducing the Planet Explore 2020 Sustainability Summit

Planet Pulse

What do they mean for the way we organize societies, organizations and communities? The Sustainability Summit will be part of the Planet Explore 2020 conference, our largest event of the year, which will draw thousands of online participants from a broad array of fields, geographies and disciplines.

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A clean ocean by 2030: UN panel charts “the most direct course”

Envirotec Magazine

The event is co-chaired by Angelika Brandt of Germany, a Southern Ocean / Antarctica biodiversity expert, and Elva Escobar Briones of Mexico, a deep sea biodiversity expert. Identify and greatly reduce persistent organic pollutants globally. Survey the totality of anthropogenic chemicals flowing into the oceans.

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Big Ag Influence Over UN Food Systems Summit Criticised by Green Farming Advocates

DeSmogBlog

DeSmog recently reported how HealthforAnimals, a Belgium-based organization representing some of the world’s biggest animal pharmaceutical companies, presented “misleading” information to back their current business models. Agriculture’s role in fuelling the climate and biodiversity crisis has become increasingly apparent in recent years.

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Planet Announces New Details of Hyperspectral Offering

Planet Pulse

Hyperspectral imaging offers a vast array of spectral insights as it divides the spectrum across a multitude of spectral bands, enabling analysts to review phenomena in many differentiated colors that are typically beyond human visual perception.

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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

DeSmogBlog

Named Farm to Fork, it calls for less fertiliser and pesticide use, and more organic production. Biodiversity loss, driven in part by chemical-intensive farming, is a major threat to food production, points out Pierre-Marie Aubert, director of the agriculture and food policy programme at think tank IDDRI. Innovation Can Save Nature’.

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