New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

GreenBiz Group

December 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 - 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. The Biodiversity Benchmark, developed in partnership with The

...

Finance firms come together in bid to overcome barriers to banking on biodiversity

Ethical Corporation

November 8, 2020

“Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink,” vividly sums up the sorry situation of a ship’s crew becalmed near the Equator. That often-quoted line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem about an ancient mariner who disregards nature could well stand for our predicament today. Image: Channels: Natural CapitalTags: Actiam biodiversity

...

Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists

Grist News

October 18, 2020

Restoring degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions.

Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business

GreenBiz Group

September 24, 2020

Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business Erin Billman Thu, 09/24/2020 - 01:15 It has been encouraging to see company and government commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions coming thick and fast in recent months, even despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes announcements from corporate giants Facebook, Uber and Amazon. America’s Pledge has just revealed that

...

Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business

GreenBiz Group

September 24, 2020

Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business Erin Billman Thu, 09/24/2020 - 01:15 It has been encouraging to see company and government commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions coming thick and fast in recent months, even despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes announcements from corporate giants Facebook, Uber and Amazon. America’s Pledge has just revealed that U.S.

...

4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

GreenBiz Group

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. Corporations have used that to their advantage to become an important part of the tree planting business. Funding tree planting in rural areas

...

Quannah Chasinghorse is fighting to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Grist News

September 24, 2020

The 18-year-old is trying to defend her tribe's sacred lands and way of life, despite new threats from the Trump administration.

Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change

GreenBiz Group

August 7, 2020

Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change Alex Thornton Fri, 08/07/2020 - 00:30 How much space do you think you need to grow a forest? If your answer is bigger than a couple of tennis courts, think again. Miniature forests are springing up on patches of land in urban areas around the world, often planted by local community groups using a method

...

Peatlands could become a climate feedback loop we definitely don’t want to trigger

Grist News

August 3, 2020

A new experiment provides a window into the future of peatlands, the world's largest natural carbon store.

Man-made reefs boost fish numbers

Sustainability Matters

July 22, 2020

UNSW Sydney researchers have found that man-made reefs — in conjunction with the restoration or protection of natural habitat — can increase fish abundance in estuaries. The researchers installed six artificial reefs in each estuary studied, finding that overall fish abundance increased up to 20 times in each reef across a two-year period. The research — funded by the NSW

...