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Science-based targets look beyond carbon

April 22, 2019

By Joel Makower
It's hard to overstate the challenge in broadening the science-based approach for land use, water and biodiversity.
Food being grown

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

October 5, 2018

By Zia Mehrabi and Erle Ellis
In order to preserve biodiversity, we need to protect land — land that's been resettled for agriculture.
rainforest canopy

Lessons learned from centuries of indigenous forest management

September 28, 2018

By Richard Schiffman
Ecologist Charles M. Peters discusses how, in an era of runaway destruction of tropical forests, the centuries-old understanding of indigenous woodland residents can lead restoration efforts.
Anacia Canadian totem pole

A better approach to economic development for indigenous communities

June 23, 2018

By Mark Anielski
This new model can holistically measure the health and wealth of communities — and that's critical for First Nation communities.
Ecosystem marketplace

The market for payment for ecosystems services is growing up

June 15, 2018

By Anne Thiel
The decades-old policy idea was finally measured, and the ROI is apparent.
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U.S. Superfund sites offer lessons for the future

March 30, 2018

By Lynne Peeples
Superfund sites are being repurposed as recreational areas, renewable energy facilities and more.
Companies higher up in supply chains, and closer to consumers, are more likely to adopt sustainable sourcing practices, a new study finds.

There's room for progress on tackling sustainability through the supply chain

February 20, 2018

By Cassandra Sweet
Many consumer-facing companies with recognizable brands are taking action, but companies lower down in the supply chain are not, a new study finds.
Heineken plans to set science-based emission-reduction targets and buy more renewable energy. Above, workers oversee a bottling line at a Heineken brewery in Mexico.

Heineken brews science-based targets alongside hundreds of other brands

February 15, 2018

By Cassandra Sweet
Mars, HP and 88 other companies already have approved science-based carbon reduction targets.
Napa Valley, conservation, vineyard, deforestation

In California, conservationists face off with vineyard owners

September 5, 2017

By Alastair Bland
It's vines versus old-growth forests, a biodiversity debate with consequences for steelhead trout, mountain lions and spotted owls.
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Landscape conservation: The opportunity for companies and supply chains

March 13, 2017

By Dewi Bramono
Sponsored: Aligning the interests of companies and communities to protect, restore and conserve land should be part of every company's commodity supply-chain strategy.