Forestry at a tech conference? How nature has become the most popular topic in tech
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
This is one of the most exciting sectors for innovation.
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GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
This is one of the most exciting sectors for innovation.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets. Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. Three breakout sessions at VERGE 20 covered this topic, with over 100 participants at each. Carbon credit projects vary widely, from urban forestry projects to air carbon capture to regenerative agriculture. Jesse Klein.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects. But urban forestry has a different history. That’s one reason investing in urban forestry isn’t as simple; nor does it have the same sustainability impacts. the 10 best cities for urban forestry. You can get carbon credits for urban forestry .
GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2021
The Path to Sustainable Forestry. This webcast will cover the importance of sustainable forestry and how companies across the pulp and lumber industries are using their influence to increase the demand and supply of FSC®-certified forest products. Date/Time: June 3, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). The challenge?
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry. In early February, DroneDeploy, which has an active forestry practice, closed $50 million in late-stage venture funding. Heather Clancy. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:05. That brings its total backing (so far) to $142 million, more than any other drone data and software company.
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2021
Nature-based solutions to climate change such as reforestation, reinvigorating coastal wetlands and even urban forestry have become a favorite strategy of companies with ambitious sustainability goals. Carbon Removal. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.
GreenBiz
MARCH 2, 2021
Unlike Bluesource and EP Carbon, Finite Carbon specializes in forestry carbon projects. Many worked in conservation or forestry before coming to Finite. Similar to Bluesource, EP Carbon goes beyond forestry and includes grassland, shrubland, wetlands, mangroves, dry land savanna, and water or blue carbon projects.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 2, 2020
This was not an ordinary wildfire, nor could it have been prevented by traditional forestry management. In September, the Almeda Fire ripped through the Rogue Valley in Oregon, decimating two towns: Talent and Phoenix. To make sure you don't miss the newest episodes of GreenBiz 350, subscribe on iTunes. E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com.
GreenBiz
MAY 29, 2020
Forests have huge sequestration potential and are a big part of carbon markets, but for a time forestry offsets were dogged by questions of reliability. In the case of forests, at least in the early days, buyers couldn’t be sure that forestry projects in remote regions of the world delivered real carbon benefits. Pull Quote.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The forest carbon potential has been a highly controversial topic. To address this controversial topic an international team of hundreds of researchers led by the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich joined forces to build an integrated assessment using a comprehensive range of approaches, including vast ground-​sourced data and satellite datasets.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Business can — and must — be powerful change agents for social and environmental change in order to have resilient, reliable supply chains and a more equitable and sustainable world. Food & Agriculture. Deforestation. BusinessGreen. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 3, 2020
With the Biodiversity Benchmark, the aim is to integrate biodiversity into existing materials and sourcing strategies, rather than approach biodiversity as a new or disconnected topic. The aim is to integrate biodiversity into existing materials and sourcing strategies, rather than approach biodiversity as a new or disconnected topic.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
“Many carbon credits will be created through the protection of forestry.” Nevertheless, an emerging topic in the global conversation on climate change and transition in 2023 has been how to effectively scale the VCM and strengthen its transparency and credibility.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2020
In the months to come, I’d love to see the trillion-trees get far more sophisticated: lasering in on the vitally important nature of this restoration work, as well as importance of encouraging regenerative forestry practices. . Pull Quote. Carbon Removal. Deforestation. Sponsored Article.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Let’s look at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), whose label indicates whether a product was sustainably sourced (and full disclosure, it is a Shelton Group client). Also not surprisingly, awareness is closely linked to trust. 52 percent of Americans have heard of the SFI label, and 90 percent of those people say they trust it.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 7, 2020
Miyawaki forests can grow into mature ecosystems in just 20 years — astonishingly fast when compared to the 200 years it can take a forest to regenerate on its own. If you have a patch of wasteland in your local community that is sitting idle, a Miyawaki forest could be one way of doing your bit to help the environment. World Economic Forum.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The mammoth John Deere, which had close to $40 billion in 2019 revenue across farming, construction and forestry equipment, is also developing electrified farming equipment, including an autonomous, electric tractor. . It's supposed to deliver the first models in fall 2021 and claims "hundreds" of pre-orders. Innovation. Food & Agriculture.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 21, 2021
. “While it is positive that we do now have a firm target for woodland creation to work towards in England, the action plan leaves a number of unanswered questions about how to turn that pledge into a reality,” says Ed Daniels, head of forestry at John Clegg & Co. Edward Daniels, Head of Forestry, John Clegg & Co.
AGreenLiving
MAY 5, 2021
The Path to Sustainable Forestry Date/Time: June 3, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) The forest industry is embracing more sustainable practices that protect people, biodiversity and our climate – and many companies have set goals to source from more sustainable forests. More: The Path to Sustainable Forestry. The challenge?
GreenBiz
MARCH 4, 2021
Finnish forestry company UPM last year secured a $905 million revolving credit facility with an interest rate tied to its ability to meet long-term climate and biodiversity targets. The company will pay a lower interest rate as long as it continues to make progress toward its goals, measured annually against a 2020 baseline. Pull Quote.
GreenBiz
JUNE 2, 2020
In addition to banning, or at least dramatically reducing deforestation, why don’t companies, while they’re at it, support communities who know a thing or two not only about hunting and gathering but about protecting the lungs of our world? Pull Quote. Equity & Inclusion. Sponsored Article.
Planet Pulse
MAY 17, 2021
Further, emissions produced by the sector (including agriculture, forestry, and land use) are responsible for about 25% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is just the beginning and momentum will continue around the globe on this topic. Growing crops and raising livestock account for nearly 50% of the Earth’s habitable land.
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets Jesse Klein Wed, 11/04/2020 – 01:00 Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. Three breakout sessions at VERGE 20 covered this topic, with over 100 participants at each. Still, each one went over the allotted time with many questions left unanswered.
Planet Pulse
JUNE 21, 2023
Instituto Nacional de Bosques in Guatemala is leveraging the data to monitor incentive programs for sustainable forestry. if you have a topic to discuss!). Instituto Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional in Brazil is using the data to detect deforestation and/or soil movement on unpermitted archaeological sites.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MARCH 26, 2023
The audience was lucky to hear from WCS Vice Chairwoman, and Founder and President of SmartWaste, Sara Fuentes; Keally DeWitt, Vice President of Marketing and Public Policy at GAF Energy; and Jerri Taylor, Director, Diversity in Career Pathways, Project Learning Tree, and Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
Business Green
JANUARY 25, 2021
Where once it might have been more commonly associated with schoolchildren on field trips, forestry is now quickly becoming a top priority for some of the biggest companies in the world, albeit on a much larger scale. All of which makes the release of today's guidelines all the more important.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects Jesse Klein Thu, 09/24/2020 – 01:00 It’s hard to make planting trees political, one reason this climate mitigation strategy has received rare bipartisan support for the past two decades. But urban forestry has a different history.
Planet Pulse
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The community is growing and we are seeing a larger breadth of organizations, geographies and topics being represented (Fig 1). Government: The Government of South Sudan , in partnership with UN-FAO, is putting the Level 1 and Level 2 data to work to improve land cover, land use, and forestry mapping. SPOT 6/7© Airbus DS 2019.
Business Green
AUGUST 3, 2021
Too many governments and corporations are relying on "unproven and unrealistic" carbon removal and offsetting schemes in order to reach their net zero goals, which could threaten global food supplies if growing demand for forestry projects swallows up land required for farm land.
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 10, 2023
This includes such topics as human rights, climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, labor practices, anti-corruption measures, diversity initiatives, financial services industry stability commitments and more. They also cover topics such as materiality assessment & disclosure choices and stakeholder relationships.
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2021
Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice. Breanna Draxler. Tue, 03/30/2021 - 00:05. The term "urban forest" may sound like an oxymoron. When most of us think about forests, we may picture vast expanses of tall trunks and dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves, far from the busyness of the city. Pull Quote. Tree Planting.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Richard Kobe, Michigan State University Forestry Department chair, says of the platform: . Forest Service’s FIA Program, already a globally recognized source of forest carbon data, will provide more comprehensive and granular data. These proposals are necessary steps toward meaningfully combatting climate change. Pull Quote. Contributors.
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
In early February, DroneDeploy, which has an active forestry practice, closed $50 million in late-stage venture funding. Read more: Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry. That brings its total backing (so far) to $142 million, more than any other drone data and software company.
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 27, 2020
The World Economic Forum estimates that sustainable forestry management has the potential to create up to 16 million jobs by 2030 — and more than $230 billion in new economic opportunities. million trees as part of its urban forestry management plan. There’s also a very clear environmental justice issue to address. .
Planet Pulse
MAY 19, 2021
And this isn’t just for row crops, there are 450m acres of pasture and forestry out there. Consolidation of the market is driving this competition but also creating opportunities for efficiencies and retailers and growers will need to capitalize on that in the coming growing season. .
Business Green
DECEMBER 8, 2021
million hectares of forestry holdings - an area around half the size of Switzerland - range from boreal forests in northwest Russia to plantation forests in South Africa. Naylor added: "Biodiversity and water stewardship are explicit components of our commitment to taking action on climate. The company's 2.5
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 5, 2023
Furthermore, agriculture, forestry, and land use change are responsible for about 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming, and agriculture uses about 70% of fresh water supplies. billion people by 2050. However, it has been estimated that around 768 million people were hungry in 2021.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Forestry took root on the balance sheet. Now, companies themselves are seeing the business benefits of proactive forestry policies. Silicon Valley venture capitalists are beginning to branch out into forestry-related startups — companies such as SilviaTerra and Pachama that provide enabling technologies to facilitate forestry projects.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 2, 2021
Unlike Bluesource and EP Carbon, Finite Carbon specializes in forestry carbon projects. Many worked in conservation or forestry before coming to Finite. Similar to Bluesource, EP Carbon goes beyond forestry and includes grassland, shrubland, wetlands, mangroves, dry land savanna, and water or blue carbon projects.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 22, 2021
Nature-based solutions to climate change such as reforestation, reinvigorating coastal wetlands and even urban forestry have become a favorite strategy of companies with ambitious sustainability goals.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 22, 2021
Nature-based solutions to climate change such as reforestation, reinvigorating coastal wetlands and even urban forestry have become a favorite strategy of companies with ambitious sustainability goals.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
We’re seeing the end of the commodity era, where materials are sourced from largely unknown origins and bought purely for price on a transactional basis. I think the headline would be: Don’t work alone. Map your sourcing. You can’t do anything if you don’t know where to do it. Supply Chain. Deforestation. Sponsored Article. Shutterstock.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 2, 2020
This was not an ordinary wildfire, nor could it have been prevented by traditional forestry management. The new world of wildfire management (17:15) In September, the Almeda Fire ripped through the Rogue Valley in Oregon, decimating two towns: Talent and Phoenix. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment?
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 2, 2020
This was not an ordinary wildfire, nor could it have been prevented by traditional forestry management. The new world of wildfire management (17:15) In September, the Almeda Fire ripped through the Rogue Valley in Oregon, decimating two towns: Talent and Phoenix. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment?
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