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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Business Green

Chock-full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, seaweed has been a staple of Asian diets and traditional medicine for centuries, and its various applications in food production and scientific research date back decades. In terms of biodiversity loss and excess nitrogen, we're well into the high-risk zone.

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High Seas Treaty: UN member states seal historic deal to protect international waters

Business Green

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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Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

Envirotec Magazine

per cent of the ocean floor they are home to at least a quarter of all marine species, providing critical habitat and a fundamental source of protein, as well as life-saving medicines. Although reefs cover only 0.2 The longer-term decline seen during the last decade coincided with persistent elevated SSTs.

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World Environment Day and Covid-19: Making Time for Nature

Green Market Oracle

The biodiversity focus of this year's WED calls us reimagin our relationship with nature. We are polluting the planet and destroying habitats upon which we all depend. It enables medical researchers to understand human physiology; and provides substance for developing medicines. Today, it would take 1.6

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Government says beavers can stay in their Devon home

Envirotec Magazine

The positive role that beavers could have in improving water-quality, with their dams acting as filters which trap soil and other pollutants from surrounding farmland. These include flood attenuation, water quality improvement, carbon storage, greater biodiversity and socio-economic benefits to local businesses through wildlife tourism.

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Sustainable alternatives to garden lawns: Part 1

Low Impact

Provide other yields, such as fuel for heating, timber, and natural materials for crafting and DIY projects, herbal medicines, etc. Decreasing the impact of pollution/smells from nearby roads. Reducing noise pollution from roads or nearby properties. Meet you and your family’s recreational needs.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. You can find Tangent Materials green product certifications on their website.