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Replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings accelerates restoration, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Satellite observations of one of the world’s biggest ecological experiments on the island of Borneo appear to reveal that replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery. Restoring logged tropical forests is a crucial component of efforts to tackle both the nature and climate crises.

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Wood Pellet Giant Drax Targets California Forests

DeSmogBlog

They are also concerned that the facilities could harm local communities, some of which face high health burdens. A document on the group’s website describes its purpose as “to build wildfire and forest resilience in the state and spur economic opportunities in rural communities.” Indicator Maps.

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Climate Risk Index: Bolstering resilience more critical than ever as climate impacts escalate

Business Green

Calls for world leaders to collaborate to boost poorer countries' resilience to climate change have grown louder in the wake of new findings that underline the devastating impact storms, floods, heat waves, and other climate-related extreme weather events are having on nations across the world.

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Smart grid: IoT predictive maintenance guide

Smart Energy International

In a smart grid predictive maintenance use case, LWM2M plays a crucial role in tracking essential telemetry and device data, including real-time energy consumption, power quality parameters, equipment health and status, fault logs, load profiles and battery health for energy storage systems.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

Since then, Pepperwood has provided a model of how combining science with local Indigenous research , knowledge, and practices can restore forest health and resiliency while mitigating the growing frequency and severity of fires. Jessie Blaeser That slow progress follows unprecedented government investment in wildfire resilience.

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Over 650 scientists urge world leaders to stop burning forests for energy on eve of UN nature summit

Envirotec Magazine

Logging has been allowed in some of Europe’s most important forests. Residents in Gloster have spoken of their health declining since Drax began operations in the town in 2014. The health issues include breathing difficulties, dizzy spells, rashes, nosebleeds, occasional burning sensations and irritated eyes when standing outdoors.

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Forest Green Rovers and taxi app Bolt encourage football fans to ditch their cars on matchdays

Business Green

The Footbolt campaign kicked off in time for the League One club's first home game of the season on 6 August, for which Bolt encouraged supporters to log their steps that day in the YuMuuv team wellness challenge app. And if the community meets the collective target amount of steps by the end of the season, which has been set at 1.5