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Europe's independent environmental science advisers have called for the EU to begin preparations to include agriculture in its emissions trading framework without further delay. The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, the bloc's principal scientific authority on these matters, set out a pathway for integrating agricultural emissions into existing regulatory structures, despite acknowledged administrative and economic complexities. A farmer in the EU using advanced machinery and renewable energy, shaping food production for...
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Afforestation
Nestlé has inked two long-term agreements to purchase carbon credits from afforestation and regenerative agriculture projects in Brazil, strengthening its strategy to decarbonise supply chains and restore ecosystems critical to cocoa production....
Australia
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Sustainable Agriculture
In a significant push towards environmental sustainability, Winchelsea, Australia, hosted a key forum on 22 March 2024 focused on addressing carbon emissions in the agricultural sector. The Surf Coast Inland Plains Landcare Network and the Upper...
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UAE
In a revolutionary move, the UAE's innovative agricultural initiative, David & Goliath farms, has successfully sold carbon credits amounting to €5 million (approximately $5.53 million). This milestone underscores the nation's commitment to a...
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Deforestation
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Removing woody vines, known as lianas, from selected trees in managed forests globally could decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide by up to 800 million tonnes in the next 30 years, according to a study by the University of Florida, The Nature...
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Africa
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A new study identified more than 9.9 billion individual trees in the arid region between the wetter savannas and the southern edge of Africa's Sahara Desert. According to the study, which integrated field measurements, machine learning, and...
Biodiversity
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In the degraded mountainous slopes of South Taiwan, Professor Tzen-Yuh Chiang's team aims to promote habitat recovery through microbial farming. Microbial farming is a sustainable farming method that uses microorganisms to restore habitats, promote...
Carbon sequestration
Carbon farming
Carbon farming startup Loam Bio has recently closed a Series B funding round, raising $73 million to improve the ability of soil to capture carbon. Co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Wollemi Capital, the funding will be used to expand Loam Bio's seed...
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Mission-driven investment and philanthropic firm Cairns Group and former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg announced the formation of a new global initiative called the Carbon Trust. The aim of the trust is to help countries and companies...
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