Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Natural habitats in urban areas provide benefits for humans, wildlife and biodiversity. However, in order to maintain and increase biodiversity, we require new techniques to help identify suitable wildlife habitats so that these spaces can be protected during urban planning and city development.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

If you think that there is nothing that you can do in order to help preserve the world’s beautiful wildlife, think again. Pick up litter, do your best to educate others regarding the importance of keeping habitats as they are, and report any issues that you notice to the relevant authorities. Welcome wildlife into your garden.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

The two wetlands will provide long-lasting and effective benefits to surrounding villages within the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty, as wetlands help to retain rainwater and so mitigate climate issues such as flooding. They also offer a green space for both locals and wildlife to enjoy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

The public can get involved in citizen science projects to monitor the health of their rivers in order to gather evidence on the issues and opportunities for water quality improvements. So, everyone has a part to play to protect lives and livelihoods.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Created in partnership with the Norfolk Rivers Trust, the wetland has since operated as a natural treatment plant for millions of litres of water, as well becoming a beautiful habitat and a flourishing haven for wildlife. Not only do the wetlands have a practical purpose, they are a huge biodiversity asset and attract lots of local wildlife.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Pharmaceutical compounds affect the human body to improve our health, but they can also have unintentional adverse effects for the wellbeing of wildlife. The research is published in the scientific journal Nature Water.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

million households – lacking easy access to nature (and the huge health and wellbeing benefits that come from it), the voluntary organisations coalition Wildlife and Countryside Link has warmly welcomed new Green infrastructure Standards from Natural England (announced on 31 January). With one in three people – around 9.4

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2021

The data will be used to create a marine wildlife detection and classification model, which has the potential to be applied to other projects across the globe.

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Pollution Energy Monitor Technology Climate change 358

The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since then progress has been made on mending the ozone layer and stopping acid rain but few are now pretending that environmental issues are non-partisan. Campaigners agreed everyone wanted to leave their children as good a planet as they inherited. Campaigners agreed everyone wanted to leave their children as good a planet as they inherited.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A dedicated issue of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions explores the latest scientific advances in forest restoration. He said the recommendations in the new journal issue combined research findings with knowledge and experience from many countries.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today. According to a 2020 report by the World Wildlife Fund, nature is worth $125 trillion, but humanity’s increasingly destructive behavior is having catastrophic impacts. Without question, nature is an even bigger issue than climate change.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The rapid increase in utility-scale solar also means that the industry must address various issues, including agricultural land conversion, wildlife and habitat impacts, and community engagement. Over the next 10 years, U.S. solar energy output is expected to increase five-fold.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) has expressed concern that the plant could threaten wildlife habitats in the area. ” He also raised the issue of potential algae build-ups. ” He also raised the issue of potential algae build-ups.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2020

If not handled correctly this level of construction has the potential to cause significant damage to the habitats on which the UK’s wildlife depend – including the 14% of species in danger of extinction. 340,000 houses must be built annually in order to address the UK’s housing shortage.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Wildlife Trusts release new guides to help primary school children learn about how to tackle the climate crisis. The Wildlife Trusts today launched Nature's Climate Heroes, a new educational pack that aims to help primary school children learn about climate change in an effort and enhance environmental education across the country.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 11, 2021

Wildlife and conservation campaigners submitted a letter to the government in November to stress the need to plan the U.K.’s Groups including The Wildlife Trusts, Marine Conservation Society, Greenpeace and the RSPB contend that the current U.K. With an updated target of 40 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, U.K. million ($5.9

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

The project team have been working closely with local residents in both parks to design proposals that not only reduce flood risk, but also become cherished assets for the community as well as much-needed habitat for wildlife. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

This is particularly important because excess nutrients, when carried by stormwater runoff or treatment works discharge, can contribute to water pollution, leading to issues like eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. The paper announced a series of initiatives to tackle the issue and safeguard the environment.

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2022

The next Prime Minister needs to make efforts to protect and enhance nature a top priority in order to mitigate the climate crisis and deliver on the environmental ambitions of the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto, The Wildlife Trusts has today argued.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 17, 2021

In support of this historic act, this community of environmental groups issued the following statement: “On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we urge the Senate to pass the For the People Act. House of Representatives. These groups remain engaged in ensuring the Senate swiftly passes this historic legislation.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Increased fines may help,” said Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, “but making polluters pay for the big incidents doesn’t make up for the daily stream of pollution.” “A ” He said government action was “essential”, adding “DEFRA’s goals to protect the most sensitive rivers for wildlife are too slow.”

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Teach Your Kids About the Issue of Climate Change. If your children are old enough to understand these issues, this is an opportune time to talk about what they can do to help reduce their carbon footprint or contribute positively toward a greener world. Food waste is a big issue when it comes to garbage, especially with kids.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

However, as Henry Stanier, Wildlife Trust Monitoring and Research Officer, explains; “Nothing could be further from the truth; human activity, mostly driven by agriculture, has focused primarily on water levels, and this has had a profound effect on the local ecology.”. Several issues have arisen as a result of the drainage.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Early details of the Environmental Land Management subsidy schemes offered to farmers fall far short of what is needed, writes Barnaby Coupe from The Wildlife Trusts. With support from Wildlife Trust advisors, farmers growing oats for Jordans over 15,000 hectares of countryside managed 28 per cent of their land for wildlife last year.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vital laws that protect nature and habitats in England that have their routes in EU legislation could be under threat under the next Prime Minister, wildlife charity the RSPB has warned. These laws have been vital to protecting some of our most vulnerable wildlife for the last 30 years.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2022

The DfE said the qualification would allow pupils to learn about organisms and their environments, as well as environmental and sustainability issues, so as to help them "gain a deeper knowledge of the natural world around them". It's bad enough that we are leaving such an appalling, toxic, denuded inheritance for the next generation.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2021

The commitment builds on the firm's investment in a €1bn climate and nature fund , announced last summer, which aims to address a range of environmental issues including water preservation, landscape restoration, reforestation, and wildlife protection.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The same study states that microplastics pose a significant threat to wildlife as they are easily ingested and can carry contaminants, toxic chemicals and hazardous pathogens, potentially impacting the whole food chain.

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Microplastics Soil Health Agriculture 130

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

A new report issued by the Alberta Utilities Commission has confirmed what environmentalists have been saying all along: renewable energy systems are not a threat to the environment or agriculture. The report was issued two weeks after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith lifted a moratorium on new renewable energy development in the province.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 15, 2020

The Missouri River Basin supports an abundance of wildlife, including the least tern and piping plover —shorebirds that are federally listed under the Endangered Species Act. The most recent consultation in 2018 resulted in a Biological Opinion (BiOp) issued by the U. Fish and Wildlife Service to the USACE.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Ministers must press ahead with bold biodiversity targets that can unlock much-needed public and private investment for efforts to enhance nature and tackle air, water and waste pollution, argues The Wildlife Trusts' Eliot Chapman-Jones. There's still time to respond to the government consultation on this issue.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Council working in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), Plymouth University, Salinity Solutions, and Dorset Council, has submitted a bid for £10.5m to the Government’s Nutrient Mitigation Fund.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Our wildlife needs not only strong targets for recovery but the underlying mechanisms to achieve them. Respondents to the poll were asked to select up to three things they would most want to see in their local area to improve nature and wildlife.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

Make no mistake,” said The Wildlife Trusts chief executive Craig Bennett, “this is a license from the Government for the commercial housebuilding lobby to profit from the pollution of our rivers.” The complexity of the issue is explored in this article.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of nature, explains Wildlife Trusts' chief executive Craig Bennett. Much as the business community has been painfully slow to grasp these issues, yet more troubling is the way in which politicians have lagged even further behind. Craig Bennett is chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In the past, “hydro has had to struggle with a reputation issue," Costa acknowledged. Around 2005, the sector began working with stakeholders such as the World Wildlife Fund, Oxfam, the World Bank and others on an ESG framework that hydro developers could adopt to demonstrate best practice.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Natural England’s Nutrient Neutrality Principles are intended to ensure that new developments do not add to the existing nutrient impact within ecologically designated sites, for example by releasing nitrates and phosphates into rivers, which reduce water quality and harm wildlife.

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