Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Up to one billion tonnes of CO2 are estimated to be released each year from degraded coastal ecosystems worldwide - equivalent to the total emissions from all of South America in 2019 - and their protection and restoration is therefore critical to protecting the climate and biodiversity.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

While an exact tipping point remains difficult to identify, experts believe the Amazon could soon reach a crisis point that would trigger dieback and turn much of the forest into savannah, with major impacts on biodiversity, global carbon storage, and climate change. The suppliers identified included Cargill, Bunge and Glencore.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

“Many of the things that might limit the viability of that as a mitigation technology are not necessarily included in the model, including competition with food, competition with ecosystems, the need to meet biodiversity goals, issues with land rights with respect to indigenous land titles,” Matthews told Grist.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

While the palm oil commitment requires zero deforestation in all sourcing regions, soy and cattle mainly focus on South America's Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions. Grasslands, shrublands, peatlands and other carbon and biodiversity-rich ecosystems are also being plowed up too. But land won't rehabilitate itself.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In South America, around 71 per cent of rainforest has been replaced by pasture and a further 14 per cent has been lost to the production of animal feed. This means further research and proper financial investment to develop the technology to a point where agribusinesses feel confident to invest at scale.

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The City Fix

JULY 10, 2023

To date, over 90 countries have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts from climate change. But questions remain around the credibility of many of these pledges and whether these goals will be met. Together, countries with net-zero targets — which.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

"My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon," says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. "In billion worth of investment assets in the U.S. Some of the largest chocolate companies in the world are investing in agroforestry. "We land production in agroforestry.".

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Both companies already have commitments to eliminate deforestation, but the investment firm would like to see them become even more aggressive with members of their soy supply chains. “There is definitely increasing urgency around this issue,” Waxman says. “Map your sourcing.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2021

As such, he is set to directly call on the 40 heads of major economies who are slated to attend the virtual meeting to come to the Kunming Biodiversity Summit in October and the Glasgow Climate Summit in November "armed with ambitious targets and the plans required to reach them".

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Earth Day South America Politics COP 74

Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As well as being the primary driver of the calamitous collapse in global biodiversity, deforestation is responsible for around 11 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Bold and urgent action from these producers is the critical first step in tackling deforestation throughout the supply chain.".

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Just a couple of decades ago, the notion of a major company investing in nature might have seemed absurd – today it is mission critical to the future of the economy. Such projects also support ecosystem services, biodiversity, access to freshwater, climate resilience, improved livelihoods, healthy diets, and food security.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

Media Source Courtesy of Media Authorship Propagate Ventures Close Authorship “My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon,” says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. billion worth of investment assets in the U.S. billion worth of investment assets in the U.S.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

Areas of interest: Personalized medicine, Bioinformatics, Public health policy, Environmental sustainability, Sanitation, Water, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Science education and communication. Most recently, Carlos joined Merrill Lynch and will look to support the growing field of Sustainable, Responsible, and Impact investing.

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