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Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom

GreenBiz

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00. Innovation marches forward.

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Farmland water “battery” storage and leak-detecting broadband cables among winners in Ofwat innovation competition

Envirotec Magazine

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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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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Forest Carbon Diligence: Breaking Down the Validation and Intercomparison Report

Planet Pulse

The report details intercomparisons with an array of independent biomass datasets. Canopy height patterns spanning the Paleotropical forests of the Congo Basin, one of the cloudiest regions in the world, and home to a stunning array of mammal biodiversity. What’s in the report? What’s next for the Forest Ecosystems team?

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. Prescribed-fire professionals ignite cultural burns. As authors Otis Parrish and Kent G.

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

DeSmogBlog

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Again, the research doesn’t account for the cost of inaction.

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'Unintended consequences': Road to net-zero must harmonise different climate priorities, warns Nature Capital Committee

Business Green

For example, unregulated tree planting rolled out en masse in a bid to meet the government's manifesto pledges and reduce carbon emissions could inadvertently exacerbate global warming, the report suggests, highlighting how trees planted on peatland risk drying out carbon-rich soil and releasing more greenhouse gas than they capture.