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People love trees and know that deforestation is harmful. So how do we truly put an end to it?
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Critics say it's too easy for the timber industry to exploit loopholes. Plus, the process isn't reaching a major contributor to tropical deforestation: agricultural organizations.
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Companies interested in cleaning up their supply chains must find better ways of accommodating the economic aspirations of communities in forest-rich developing countries.
by Rod Taylor
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A new platform aims to help financial institutions uncover their exposure to environmental risks from palm oil, soy, cattle trading and timber, amid deforestation fears.
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The research could inform future land-use decisions.
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Iowa farmers are making a small switch with big dividends: regenerating soils, cleaning up waters, and providing benefits to family farms.
157
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Big companies invest in low-carbon products, the race to map the future of fleets and five policies that threaten U.S. clean energy markets.
by Joel Makower
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In this week's episode, a GreenBuild recap, how Canopy's founder is winning converts on deforestation and why island microgrids are essential.
by Joel Makower
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A new network has bonded together to use finance to weaken the devastation of forest fires.
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More than 190 governments, businesses and civil society organizations have committed to ending commodity-driven deforestation by 2020.
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It's vines versus old-growth forests, a biodiversity debate with consequences for steelhead trout, mountain lions and spotted owls.
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In this week's episode: Michelin, GM halt deforestation; a G20-approved guide to disclosure; and the troubling new math on carbon reduction.
by Joel Makower
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Deforestation has accelerated in the rubber producing countries of Southeast Asia to feed global demand for tires. But Michelin and now General Motors have launched zero deforestation rubber procurement policies.
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It turns out that atmospheric nitrogen helps soil absorb carbon more effectively. Reducing that pollution could, ironically, result in higher carbon dioxide levels.
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The economic benefits of restoring degraded or deforested land are an estimated $84 billion, roughly the entire gross domestic product of Sri Lanka in 2015.
by Andrew Wu
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The multinational personal care companies are among new supporters of the CDP's forest supply chain initiative, which requires deeper disclosure from key suppliers.
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Restoring soil fertility is one of humanity’s best options for making progress on three daunting challenges: Feeding everyone, weathering climate change and conserving biodiversity.
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As word gets around that soil is alive, farmers have adopted a whole new attitude toward their land.
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An agronomist's straight talk on what it will really take for agriculture to sustain a growing global population.
by Mitch Hunter
170
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The trees planted under this targeted approach do more than offset emissions. They make supply chains more resilient.
by Meg Wilcox
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Agriculture is the 'most destructive industry' in history, but Allan Savory reveals ancient practices that can enrich the future.
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Don't brush off tree planting as mere greenwashing. PUR Projet has helped companies offset an admirable 1.4 million tons of carbon, and counting.
by Meg Wilcox
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Agriculture contributes to a quarter of the climate crisis. Here is how to replenish the soil, nature’s regenerative capital.