Milking cashews, not cows, for sustainability
Americans are eating less meat, creating a market for realistic veggie alternatives that could be the future of sustainability.
Source: scienceline.org
Americans are eating less meat, creating a market for realistic veggie alternatives that could be the future of sustainability.
Source: scienceline.org
The crisis provoked by the coronavirus pandemic offers a chance to shift from a fossil-fuel based economy to a nature-based circular bioeconomy, said Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles on Friday.
Speaking at the “Nature at the Heart of a Global Circular Economy” digital forum hosted by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), Charles said the world should seize the opportunity provided by the global economic slowdown to adopt a renewable, regenerative and inclusive paradigm that supports biodiverse and resilient ecosystems.
Read the full article at: forestsnews.cifor.org
The Norwegian Consumer Authority thinks the fast fashion company is misleading shoppers with its so-called Conscious Collection.
Eight years after a massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami and the meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan is still grappling with the fallout. A big concern for citizens is their food. As one of the country’s major food-producing areas, the coastal region of Fukushima supplies products like rice, mushrooms and fish throughout Japan, as well as overseas. But in the wake of one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters, people still worry that what they’re eating may be contaminated with toxic levels of radiation ― even if it meets government standards. Not Yuka Uchiumi. The food she buys meets radiation standards twice as strict as the government’s.
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Energize Denver Awards! These awards celebrate Denver-based buildings that took sustainability measures to drive down their greenhouse gas impact, including energy efficiency, electrification, and water conservation. Winners will be featured in upcoming webinars and in our webinar library.
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Railway track infrastructure asset management is a challenging problem with added values on safety, society and environment. With railways serving as a key sustainable mode of transportation for passengers and freight, the industry is facing an increasing demand to expand its capacity, availability and speed, resulting in faster deterioration of the aging railway track infrastructure. Given the constrained maintenance budgets and the environmental challenges posed by climate change, railway asset managers have to identify economically and environmentally-justifiable track maintenance strategies without compromising on safety.