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How Genomics Will Support Gorilla Conservation

3BL Media

However, UNESCO and UNEP believe the number of animals that disappear is actually far greater than what is being recorded. The first challenge is the logistics of getting thousands of samples from many different locations, and the second challenge is the sequencing technique.

UNEP 130
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Biogas congress in Brazil promotes inter-country collaboration

Envirotec Magazine

” Topics discussed in the plenary sessions of the Congress included logistics and industrial decarbonisation, waste management, and the financing for biomethane projects.

UNEP 52
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Boehringer Ingelheim Site in Japan Reduces Plastic Waste by 11% With Packaging Innovation

3BL Media

For example, logistics have become more efficient and employee safety has increased, since less volume means less weight that workers need to handle when transferring goods. Boehringer is working on sustainable optimization solutions for these issues in line with the work of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: WWF Launches Biodiversity Risk Filter 

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including WWF, UNEP, S&P Global Sustainable1, ISS ESG, and CHOOOSE. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a Biodiversity Risk Filter, which looks to aid companies in tackling nature-related risks. Karen Ellis, WWF’s Chief Economist.

UNEP 52
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Industry Leaders Dare to Change for the Better

3BL Media

In his Fireside Chat, Vincent Clerc, whose purview includes Maersk’s 750 cargo ships, offered an appropriately nautical metaphor for the current moment.