TEL AVIV, Israel, March 31, 2023 (Maximpact.com Sustainability News) – Plants are not silent as most people believe, but the sounds they make are ultrasonic, too low for the hearing range of the human ear, new research shows. “An idyllic field of flowers can be a rather noisy place. It’s just that we can’t hear the sounds!” Professor Lilach Hadany from Tel Aviv University said with a smile, as the landmark research she led was published this week in the journal “Cell.”
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Nearly half the world’s insect species are rapidly vanishing and more than a third are threatened with extinction, finds the first global scientific review of insect survival. The rate of insect extinction is eight times that of mammals, birds and reptiles…
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Businesses can realize many benefits by investing in restoration of forests, rivers and freshwater, new research finds. Corporations increasingly recognize that working in landscape partnerships can help them address critical issues beyond their immediate supply chains.
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More than 800,000 signatures against patents on plants, animals and seeds were handed to officials of the European Patent Office on June 29, as the EPO’s Administrative Council held a meeting in Munich.
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Apples, mangoes and almonds are delicious, pollinator-dependent foods, but bees and other pollinators worldwide are disappearing, driven toward extinction by the pressures of living with humans.
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We need your help to raise $122,000 in order to restore land and change lives Maximpact is reaching out to its network to assist World Vision in raising the remaining $122,000 for the 2015 Beating Famine Conference in Africa. This is your opportunity to be part of a global movement In 2012 the first Beating […]
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The core message of the IPCC report on climate change was clear: climate change is real, its effects are measurable, and it is being caused by human activity. But what will this news mean for the impact investing sector?
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Alexander Watson, founder of OpenForests shares his tips on how to engage impact investors in sustainable forestry and agroforestry investment projects.
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The big corporations, governments and NGOs will continue to be active in agriculture, but there are still opportunities for impact investors.
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Mike McCreless,Root Capital’s director of strategy and impact, talks to Maximpact about the importance of agriculture, Root Capital’s impressive track record and what’s coming for agricultural impact investing in the future.
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Agriculture: With a global food crisis on the horizon, NGOs, development agencies and multinationals are all rushing to find ways to increase production.Yet impact investors still have a vital role to play in ensuring our future food security.
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