Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Nutrient pollution can lead to the growth of harmful algal blooms such as cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, pictured (image credit: UKCEH). Meanwhile, overuse of fertilisers and sewage pollution pump millions of tonnes of phosphorus into lakes and rivers each year, damaging biodiversity and affecting water quality.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Industry Voice: Dow's sustainability director Jihane Ball argues the case for a flexible and ambitious UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution worldwide I've worked across many roles over the last 17 years with the materials science company Dow. What is the global plastic pollution treaty and why is it important?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Leading forest researchers from around the world call for a global forest observatory to provide much-needed data on the current and future ability of our trees to absorb and store carbon, produce multiple goods and benefit for people, and support biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2020

This dramatic fall in freshwater biodiversity has been caused through land-use change and exploitation of natural resources, with these pressures now being amplified by additional stresses such as climate change, microplastics and biochemical pollution.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Protect human health and biodiversity. This pollution also threatens biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

For example, in 2005, the "Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancement of carbon stocks" (REDD+) system was created as a social and biodiversity safeguard to make sure carbon removal efforts didn’t harm biodiversity and that its benefits were given to local communities. Pull Quote.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

MSCI is set to launch tools to help investors identify companies at risk of contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation, the financial index giant announced yesterday. For crucial action to be taken, capital markets participants need to have access to timely and robust data to make more informed investment decisions," she said.

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Ideas 4 Sustainability

MAY 9, 2022

Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : Ecosystems globally have become degraded through land use change, pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change in the past decades. Currently, information regarding restoration science and practices are dispersed across…

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Yet in response to a Freedom of Information request to see any assessments, evidence or policy papers detailing progress towards the 30×30 target, Defra could provide nothing. It’s therefore deeply worrying that three years later the Government is unable to provide robust evidence about progress towards the 30×30 goal.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

All river stakeholders, including water companies, businesses, regulators, industry and the public must invest in ending all sewage pollution and the management of land and surface water as a system (catchment-based management) to deliver healthy rivers. For more information on London Rivers Week 2023 events visit: [link]

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework should drive a step change nature protection natural world - here's why the world's new biodiversity targets matter for businesses. The 10-year plan, with its four broad goals and 23 targets, has a hugely ambitious aim: to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

The report was published on 17 June to coincide with Clean Air Day, an initiative aiming to bring together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector to improve public understanding of air pollution and build awareness of how air pollution affects our health. This is why we welcome this timely publication.”.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

UKRI offers funding to four major scientific projects across UK exploring net zero cities, agricultural resilience, and biodiversity loss. We rely on the biodiversity of the planet's ecosystem to provide oxygen, pollination of plants, food and much more, making this a crucial time to act.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Now, in an independent study for the Scottish Government, a team of experts, led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and NatureScot, has predicted other non-native species that could arrive, establish and have negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, economies or human health over the next 10 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

” Themes covered include fighting climate change, biodiversity, urban hedgerows, hedgerow preservation, the role of hedgerows in our culture and hedgelaying. On The Tree Council’s website, further information will be available at www.treecouncil.org.uk/lifeonthehedge

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

So far, the greatest successes have been in the use of digital technologies to drive efficiencies at a project level – primarily because there is existing information and understanding of the assets. Politically, there are now several key figures in the media with a passionate interest in issues like river quality and pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

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. Reduce and remove top-priority forms of pollution (e.g., To prevent recurrence, reduce sources or emission of pollutants (e.g.,

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

If planned wisely, population decline could, in the words of British conservationist David Attenborough, provide an opportunity to "rewild" nature by relieving major stress points upon critical ecosystems and species that could enable a gradual regeneration of biodiversity. Innovation marches forward.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 2, 2021

How a Multi-Stakeholder Project, MOCUPP, is Advancing Costa Rica Towards Sustainable Practices to Protect the Country’s Biodiversity. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, containing nearly 6 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Biodiversity also plays an essential role in the well-being of the planet.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This technology is invaluable for monitoring landscapes, biodiversity, and changes in terrain over time. Algae Analysis Photonics-based light sources and detector modules are key components for portable instruments used in assessing water pollution and understanding the relationship between different substances and their toxicity.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

That includes providing opportunities for marginalized and disadvantaged communities, including communities of color, that tend to be at greater risk of pollution and climate impacts. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Accelerate and integrate the efficacy of climate/biodiversity actions to achieve greater impact and effect. We need to think of protected areas as serving both the biodiversity they help to protect and the carbon sequestration ability of the ocean – MPAs protect and retain carbon.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Today, pollution, ecological degradation, diabetes, farmworker exposure to toxins, displacement of Indigenous peoples and more are largely unaccounted for on business balance sheets. By gaining this full picture of impacts, better decisions can be made in the short term and the longevity of businesses can be safeguarded over the long term.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It relies on the extraction and eventual disposal of finite materials and — to satisfy an ever-growing demand for resources — encroachment into natural ecosystems, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions and staggering biodiversity loss. The action plan calls for improved metrics to monitor the progress towards circularity.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The global business group today published its new Nature Benchmark , just days ahead of the report being presented at the COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Montreal which kicks off on Wednesday. Companies must measure and report on how they interact with nature - including how their activities affect deforestation, pollution, and nature loss.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Electric vehicle uptake will not be enough There needs to be a renewed push for public, active and shared transport that prioritises affordability and accessibility, along with a carefully designed scrappage scheme to get the most polluting vehicles off the road.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Environmental reporting platform CDP has announced it is to start collecting data about companies' use of plastics, in a bid to provide greater visibility over how corporates are contributing to the global plastic pollution crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

With droughts affecting the UK for much of last summer, the project, from Westcountry Rivers Trust and South West Water, will not only contribute to better hydrated wetlands, woodlands and fields, but can help farms manage water demand through dry weather, as well as boost aquatic biodiversity. A full list of the winners is included below.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Today marks a major milestone for global ocean science, management and biodiversity conservation. Starting with a base layer of coral reef satellite images, the Atlas project interweaves a series of robust data layers to map reef structure, benthic information, and species composition.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Other transgressed boundaries are: climate change, biodiversity loss, biogeochemical cycles, land use and, in 2022, chemical pollution. Previous assessments focused primarily on river water flow and missing important information about the complete water cycle. The water boundary had been considered to be within the safe zone.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 17, 2021

The department is responsible for 422 national parks, 129 national monuments and 567 wildlife refuges, stewarding biodiversity conservation projects and protecting more than 1,000 endangered species. "It This is seen as a bold step to systematically quantify climate impact, using it to inform future leasing processes.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The strategy calls for enhanced status for chalk streams to drive investment to prevent pollution and over-abstraction, as well as restoring habitat to boost biodiversity. Over-abstraction, pollution, and loss of habitat are serious concerns for environmental groups and other stakeholders. Targets for reducing pollution.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

But a loose patchwork of weakly enforced rules governing international waters have meant the majority of the planet's oceans are highly susceptible to exploitation whether through over-fishing, acidification and pollution, or emerging threats such as deep water mining. per cent of international waters have protected status, with just 0.8

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The City Fix

MARCH 24, 2023

While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2020

Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022. And, the government said it would explore targets to restore and create wildlife-rich habitats in protected sites with a view to increasing species populations and improving marine biodiversity.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

The rising acidity of the ocean is not only harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems, but is impacting human industries that rely on the ocean’s resources. Industry runoff, wastewater, and illegal dumping of chemical wastes can contribute to ocean acidification and pollute the ocean with toxic substances.

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