Unlocking the Power of PeatSCOPE: A Digital Tool Designed to Help Understand and Protect Our Peatlands We’re excited to announce the official launch of PeatSCOPE; a digital tool that has been designed to help understand and protect peatlands. Since the completion of the pre-commercial stage of CivTech6 in April 2023, Environment Systems has independently hosted and […]
Supporting biodiversity and climate resilience in the Caribbean Darwin Plus is a government funding initiative to support the UK Overseas Territories. We currently have two of these projects running; one in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and one in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). DPLUS129: Understanding Ramsar wetland dynamics for marine conservation and environmental […]
This month, the UN is hosting the SDG Summit in New York, marking an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to these Sustainable Development Goals as we celebrate 20 years of delivering “tech for good” consultancy.
PeatSCOPE – Prioritising peatland restoration Peatlands occur in every climatic zone, and according to Xu et al. (2018), the total area globally is around 4.23 million km2, corresponding to 2.83% of the Earth’s land surface. Peatlands have a significant role in the fight against the effects of climate change, in storing carbon, acting as […]
Summary Climate change is already causing problems for coffee production in Colombia. Land suitability modelling can identify climate vulnerable farming areas for targeted mitigation. Outcomes Areas of coffee growing regions that are most susceptible to climate impacts are located. The causes of changes in land suitability have been identified. Benefits The approach can be applied […]
The PASTORAL team and participants look back to the summer of 22. We discuss the impact of climate change on pasture systems, the resilience of diverse leys and the impact of drought on carbon dynamics.
In October, Julie James the Minister for Climate Change presented the conclusion of the Welsh Biodiversity Deep Dive.
The UK Overseas Territories contain 94% of the UK’s biodiversity, making them globally significant nature hotspots. Protecting by integrating climate change resilience in these areas is crucial.