News: Good conservation news out of Yorkshire tells the story of the remarkable resurgence of the most ‘bling’ endangered beetle ever.
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Ultra-early wildfire detection raises pilot-site alarm
News: Wildfire detection happened within minutes at a site in Lebanon, thanks to a solar-powered mesh network, plus AI and machine learning.
Continue readingSpace satellites launch to detect ‘dark ships’
News: Designed to detect dark ships and illegal activity, two new space satellites are set to launch, helping safeguard marine environments.
Continue readingNursery to help plant 50 million mangrove trees
News: Regenerative tourism developer opens first seedlings nursery project, as part of plan to plant 50 million mangrove trees by 2030.
Continue readingCrowdsourcing waste clean-up on Mount Everest
News: With 200 tonnes of waste left around Mount Everest every year, a local clean-up initiative is crowdsourcing its removal in 1kg bags.
Continue readingReforestation grows towards goal of 100M trees
News: Reforestation initiative adds 15 new projects worldwide to help accelerate progress towards global goal of restoring 100 million trees.
Continue readingBiodiversity risk not on business radar
What is the big risk not yet on the business radar, that is actually the one to watch? Begin your business plan for biodiversity, today!
Continue readingWinners of the BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2021
News: Winners have been announced for the 2021 BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards, celebrating the ethos to ‘Do One Thing’ for #biodiversity.
Continue readingLost is found in fight to tackle ocean plastic
News: Innovative new item-finder design helps tackle the millions of metric tons of ocean plastic entering marine environments.
Continue readingHalf million people petition Amazon to offer plastic-free packaging
News: Survey of Amazon customers in UK, US and Canada flags fears about plastic pollution, as 500,000+ people sign petition for plastic-free packaging.
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