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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report

Envirotec Magazine

When biodiversity is protected, and ecosystems are healthy and diverse, farmers are more productive and more resilient to climate change.”. Biodiversity supports food production through soil formation, land productivity, pest and disease control, replenishing ground water and pollination services. million tons of carbon dioxide. “If

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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28

DeSmogBlog

As with the last summit, the risk continues to be that greenwashing leaves governments with “a vision that tinkers around the edges,”rather than a transformative one that creates food systems that are resilient and restore ecosystems,” as Shefali Sharma, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), warned at COP27.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

In 2018 the World Bank and others agreed significant funding to help governments boost the resilience of communities, including things like the Green Climate Fund, intended to provide support for lower income countries. A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read. “The

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

In 2018 the World Bank and others agreed significant funding to help governments boost the resilience of communities, including things like the Green Climate Fund, intended to provide support for lower income countries. A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. The North American Meat Institute will host a side event at the US COP pavilion on December 11, the summit’s Agriculture Day, for example. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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Improving Climate Resilience with Satellite Data: A Conversation with US Government Leaders

Planet Pulse

Planet recently participated in a virtual discussion with US Government leaders focused on leveraging satellite data to improve climate resilience. Department of State to share how their organizations are assessing climate risk and building climate resilience.

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A resolution to restore our natural world in 2023

Business Green

In Canada last month almost 200 countries at COP 15 agreed a set of landmark pledges that will resonate not just through 2023, but to the end of the decade and beyond to the middle of the 21st century. nJanuary is a time for new beginnings and new resolutions to drive self-improvement, and that applies to nations just as much as individuals.