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On the value of trees
by Michael Dickerson According to Noah Charney, Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Maine, nature is composed of complex patterns, which are the result of specific interrelated conditions. In order to understand the underlying conditions driving patterns in nature, Charney, who discussed “reading the landscape” in a talk on November 9 at…
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On the value of trees
by Michael Dickerson According to Noah Charney, Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Maine, nature is composed of complex patterns, which are the result of specific interrelated conditions. In order to understand the underlying conditions driving patterns in nature, Charney, who discussed “reading the landscape” in a talk on November 9 at…
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Ancient Amazon earthwork findings spotlight Indigenous land struggles today
The authors of a new study say they have found 24 previously unrecorded pre-Columbian earthworks in the Amazon, and they estimate there may be more than 10,000 such sites still hidden throughout the forest. Ancient earthwork structures represent one of the types of formations found in the Amazon that provide evidence of Indigenous occupation by…
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Ancient Amazon earthwork findings spotlight Indigenous land struggles today
The authors of a new study say they have found 24 previously unrecorded pre-Columbian earthworks in the Amazon, and they estimate there may be more than 10,000 such sites still hidden throughout the forest. Ancient earthwork structures represent one of the types of formations found in the Amazon that provide evidence of Indigenous occupation by…
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How saving Great Salt Lake could improve our cities at the same time
Even as a professional landscape architect and city planner, water hasn’t always been top of mind for Jake Young, the principal planner at Citi Design, a land use and planning firm in Farmington. Transportation and essential services? Yes. Zoning and housing? Yes. Water? Not so much — until about five years ago. “I definitely believed…
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How saving Great Salt Lake could improve our cities at the same time
Even as a professional landscape architect and city planner, water hasn’t always been top of mind for Jake Young, the principal planner at Citi Design, a land use and planning firm in Farmington. Transportation and essential services? Yes. Zoning and housing? Yes. Water? Not so much — until about five years ago. “I definitely believed…
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Emerald Energy from Waste Redevelopment Environmental Screening
Emerald Energy from Waste Inc. is undergoing an Environmental Screening Process for a proposed redevelopment of its energy from waste facility located at 7656 Bramalea Road, in Brampton, Ontario. The proposed redevelopment may increase the annual processing capacity of the facility from 500 tonnes per day to up to 2,500 tonnes per day and the…
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COP28: Sadhguru urges global leaders to promote soil conservation
The spiritual guru from Tamil Nadu was among several luminaries who attended the inaugural sessions of the COP28, Dubai on Friday Image Courtesy ANI Spiritual guru and environment activist Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder, Save Soil Movement, urged global leaders to take up the issue of soil conservation during the COP28 in Dubai on Friday. The…
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COP28: Sadhguru urges global leaders to promote soil conservation
The spiritual guru from Tamil Nadu was among several luminaries who attended the inaugural sessions of the COP28, Dubai on Friday Image Courtesy ANI Spiritual guru and environment activist Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder, Save Soil Movement, urged global leaders to take up the issue of soil conservation during the COP28 in Dubai on Friday. The…
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ROI Influencers: Environment 2023 — A to L
He is one of the top environmental insurance agents in the North Jersey Industrial market, with more than 20 years of experience involving a breadth of insurances. Much of his efforts are spent on remediation and development of last-mile assets, most of which are environmentally challenged. He works to identify sites, and then quantify/transfer contractually…