Circle of Blue

APRIL 24, 2023

We definitely recognize that we’re not going to meet that 2025 deadline…We need to recalibrate.” — Michael Regan, the EPA administrator, addressing the House Agriculture Committee about how the Chesapeake Bay watershed will not meet water-pollution targets that were set for two years from now.

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 24, 2023

Topping also makes a parallel with the Apollo moonshot, something I blogged about a decade earlier… — ” Systems change, not climate change “ While I applaud the optimism – something we definitively need in those times of pandemic, wars and climate catastrophes – I am not sure this is as straightforward as this.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I work on understanding biodiversity through a genetic lens and have a specific interest in the origins of biodiversity and human impact on biodiversity.”. For me it was not scary, but I definitely felt that I was different and there for a purpose. Did you always want to go into this area? “I where you are different.

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Systems changes are imperative, not just for our common climate, but also to combat soaring inequalities, biodiversity collapse and so on. We need to accelerate on truly transfomative elements such as energy sobriety, alternative mobility solutions (think bikes and ebikes) and new ways of running our societies.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 1, 2023

Based on the study, DoE and USDA will develop a regulatory definition of agrivoltaics. They will demonstrate the ways in which agrivoltaic systems can increase farm productivity, profitability, resilience, and biodiversity. The sites are to be in multiple regions of the US, including arid, semi-arid, and wet agricultural zones.

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This effort will allow financial institutions and market participants to use a shared set of definitions, enhancing the availability of taxonomy-aligned financing and supporting sustainable development in CGT-affiliated markets.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

“In this area, 67 acres of contiguous woods are rare and are definitely worth conserving.”

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Frontiers

MARCH 10, 2023

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 Life on Land is about aiming to protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A working definition by NRDC : “as a philosophy and approach to land management, regenerative agriculture asks us to think about how all aspects of agriculture are connected through a web —a network of entities who grow, enhance, exchange, distribute, and consume goods and services—instead of a linear supply chain.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The tragic decline of monarch butterflies, and Canada’s failure to protect them, highlights what’s at stake during the COP15 negotiations toward a new global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Pesticides by definition aim to kill insects, plants and fungi, so by design they kill the foundation of our ecosystem.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

EuroNews reports that the move is being heralded as a major success from biodiversity advocates. Center For Disease Control and Prevention changed their definition of lead poisoning in young children, which is expected to more than double the number of kids with high levels of lead in their blood. Last month, the U.S.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 4, 2023

3) Nonetheless, they cause a great deal of environmental problems, including “dramatic potable water consumption, high energy costs from water use, increased water and air pollution, and loss of biodiversity.” (4) The permaculture movement bears many loose definitions and associations.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The same is the case for harmful effects on soil, water and biodiversity. “The PMRA (as does the EPA, EFSA and ECHA) uses proprietary industry studies for its regulatory decisions which, to any ordinary person, is an obvious and dangerous conflict of interest.

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ESA

JANUARY 26, 2024

The range of topics—community ecology, biodiversity, nature and humans, functional ecology, conservation science—attracted a wide variety of ecologists and those working in resource management and environmental science. BES and ESA are definitely sister societies, and there is much to learn from, admire about and share with each other.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

The definition of a PSW has been fundamentally changed because the previous scientific evaluation criteria for wetlands have been reduced or removed entirely. The changes contemplated are concerning given that across the Greater Toronto Area, wetlands only cover approximately 1% of surface area and are small (<2 ha in size).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2022

The purpose of NatureServe's methodology is to bring consistency to the biodiversity conservation efforts of individuals and organizations throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Program assigns these ranks based on a methodology created by NatureServe, an international network of natural heritage programs.

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HumanNature

MARCH 27, 2024

Within the school of Global Environmental Sustainability, research on climate change and loss of biodiversity takes place, and students are learning how to best reduce harm and preserve environmental goods and services that we all depend on. The idealism of students is definitely something important for them to hold on to,” He said.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A common definition of carbon offsets is “reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from an activity in one place to compensate for emissions elsewhere.” Otherwise, these emissions will just keep on occurring and the resulting damage to ecosystems, biodiversity, people, and the planet will continue to worsen.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But their definition of proof is impossible.” One of the first scientific conferences after COP26, it will cover climate science, energy, infrastructure and sustainability, environmental and global health, and ecology and biodiversity. Just because we don’t know everything doesn’t mean we know nothing. Courtesy: Eunice Lo. “I

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 15, 2022

So, we reached out to Dane Ward, PhD, assistant teaching professor in Drexel’s Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) department who specializes in urban wildlife ecology, to learn more. . The Academy wanted to know these answers, too. Are these wild canine populations rising, and if so, why? DW : Absolutely!

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2021

Regenerative agriculture has been defined in many ways, and its definition continues to evolve with time, practices, research, and new information. What is regenerative agriculture?

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

The effects of these storms are felt thousands of kilometres away from the source and as deserts are ridden with a multitude of microorganisms rich in biodiversity [2-4], this means trillions of microbes can travel around the globe through dust events. Each year the storms are estimated to circulate 0.5-5

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 1, 2022

Three of Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) students wanted to make an environmental justice impact right in here in Philadelphia. So, they set out to better understand how historical housing policies and flood hazard zones have unequally effected various communities within our city.

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Environment Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

ISO 14020: ELS – Self Declaration – Environmental Claims – Terms and Definitions. ISO 14041: LCA – Goal and Definition/Scope and Inventory Assessment. ISO 14050: Terms and Definitions. Biodiversity loss. ISO 14013: Management of Environmental Audit Programs. ISO 14014: Initial Reviews.

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HumanNature

MARCH 24, 2021

While definitions vary, much overlap exists between tribes and their relationship with the land via complex interspecies kinship connections, and an overall much more interconnected man-nature model than in mainstream non-Native food-systems.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I was interested in whole ecosystems and biodiversity and how things were interacting, so I started using environmental DNA, or eDNA, as a tool to understand that. Moore diving in the coral triangle near Bali, Indonesia. How did you end up at TNC? My background is in marine ecology and marine science. Dr. Moore presenting on eDNA in 2018.

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Generally speaking, any weakening of ESA protections could undermine efforts to maintain biodiversity and ensure species survival in the context of rapidly changing climatic and biological conditions. On its face, this new definition does very little (if anything) to clarify statutory requirements.

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Acoel

JANUARY 12, 2022

The greatest drivers of species extinction are climate change and habitat loss; by the same token, the loss of intact, functioning habitat and biodiversity diminishes the capacity for climate resilience. Freshwater biodiversity is declining at roughly twice the rate of marine or terrestrial biodiversity. ocean areas by 2030.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Also, a different set of environmental challenges: drought and drinking water supply; rhinoceros poaching; managing heavily vegetated bush and grassland habitat; and protecting the Cape’s extraordinary biodiversity. 26 that could not by any normal definition fall into any of those categories.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zilong, a 31-year-old consultant and father, wrote: “The indirect impacts of climate change, such as on biodiversity or food security, could well trigger inter-state conflicts. When you have a baby, you definitely think about the next generation. My child’s generation is likely to be affected.”

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Ivy Protocol

JUNE 13, 2023

One key aspect of these projects is the automatic support for biodiversity restoration. In line with this perspective, we encourage the adoption of co-certification that allows transparency in reporting a range of non-carbon impacts, including economic, biodiversity, adaptation, and livelihood impacts.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 21, 2023

Photo: Guss B on Unsplash Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the awe-inspiring wonders on this planet — a place full of biodiversity hotspots, from lush rainforests to scenic mountain ranges, home to rich, endemic species. Just like seaweed cultivation, this can also lead to decreased ocean acidification.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

If that were the case, the rule would most definitely be an interpretive rule. Michael is interested in land use and conservation, wildlife, biodiversity, and water law. “such as plowing, seeding, cultivating, minor drainage, and harvesting….”. The CWA Rule, however, does not clarify any of these “normal farming practices.”

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Call for climate and biodiversity experts to interact with the media. ESA seeks members willing to speak to the media ahead of international climate and biodiversity meetings. IPBES seeks experts to participate in the business and biodiversity assessment. Call for climate and biodiversity experts to interact with the media.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

There’s not enough water definitely. But whether practically we are actually making a significant difference to scientifically defined areas of biodiversity, I’m less convinced. But I would say, migration was definitely an issue, but not to the level of gravity, Parag, that you’re articulating.

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Semi-arid deserts have, by definition, higher levels of precipitation compared to the other three types featured here, although not a great deal more. Today, researchers into the desert biome understand the importance of their conservation for these reasons, but also for biodiversity (15) and the unique biological makeup of such landscapes.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

It depends on your definition. Getting back to the definition: Esther Boserup stated in her classic 1965 piece ‘the conditions of agricultural growth’ that ‘any classification of land use in relation to the degree of intensity is necessarily arbitrary’; it depends on the point of reference.

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