Jack Hurd’s Post

#EUDR | “You need to combine multiple systems simultaneously to verify and ensure data quality and integrity along the value chain, including ground-truthed satellite-based earth observation. In addition, if you work with smallholders, it is essential to provide low-cost solutions adapted to the local social and ecological context. That’s why we apply a bottom-up approach: we work with communities and cooperatives at the lowest level and focus our #agroforestry activities on nurseries for indigenous trees, because seedlings are often still a missing piece of the ambitious forestry puzzle”, says Michiel Hendriksz , who is one of the frontrunners when it comes to the implementation of the European Deforestation Regulation. Read more in the new Agrospecial about the state of the EUDR preparations in #CôtedIvoire and other countries around the world. #cocoa #rubber #palmoil #wood Thonon Zacharie | Jean-Yves Couloud | Gina Ackah | Julius Seinen | Jouke Knol

This palm tree is crazy 🤯 - can Brazilian farms become the new oilfields? 🌴 The macaúba is a palm tree that reaches up to 25 meters in height, being a native species found in almost the entire Brazil (the one below is in my family´s farm) 🛢 It can produce 6000 liters of oil per hectare - against 500 liters produced with soy on the same area (soy is responsible for 70% of Brazil´s biodiesel production) 🌎 It can be integrated and help restore pasturelands, and has the potential to sustainably satisfy the growing domestic and global demand for biodiesel, without requiring a change in land use and without reducing pasture yields 🏭 When planted as livestock-forest/crop-livestock-forest systems, it can capture an average above 20 tons of CO2 per hectare per year 👨🌾 It can also increase farmers revenues by 10-15x, helping restore soil, boost biodiversity, water retention, etc Macaúba is the best alternative for the future of #sustainableaviationfuel and other types of #biofuels. #macauba #agroforestry #carbonmarkets

This is what every government should do. Governments should incentivise smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart agroforestry practices. Agroforestry increases farmland biodiversity, attracts beneficial insects, fungi and wildlife, increases pollinators and potentially reduces the need for insecticides, and is effective in capturing carbon. Part of the budget should be used to develop market opportunities for agroforestry commodities. https://lnkd.in/gCjCdvrF Surely this is a better programme than incentivising companies to produce 'biofuels'?

#SustainableFarming techniques have become increasingly popular. Among the alternative cultivation systems, two methods have gained considerable attention: #aquaponics and #hydroponics. Despite the similarity in name, the two are completely unique from one another. Learn more here! https://bit.ly/49EQmKj

Farming and Biodiversity – how BNG can boost revenues. Read about the Opportunities for Farmers and Landowners in our new blog https://lnkd.in/gZwddtqk  #Farming #Biodiversity #BNG

The Netherlands Embassy attended a workshop in #Hanoi, #Vietnam, organized by the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) and Acorn, a Rabobank initiative supporting local partners and smallholder farmers in transitioning to #agroforestry. As Vietnam is one of the world’s largest #coffee producers, agroforestry has immense potential to bring such benefits to Vietnam’s land and communities. With three-quarters of its total land area being hilly and mountainous, Vietnam is estimated to have over 1.2 million hectares of upland crops, of which the North-West possesses more than 515,000 hectares. Ingrid Korving | #CarbonMarket | #Sustainability | #ClimateChange | #SmallholderFarmers

Our Business Development Manager, Brian McMath, is at the forefront of discussions aiming to transform our bulk log export trade into a realm of higher value-added products. Technology is set to play a pivotal role in this shift, unlocking the potential to produce chemicals and compounds that can replace traditional hydrocarbon sources. New Zealand's forestry sector is already witnessing successful ventures in bio-products! 🌲 For instance, NZ Bio Forestry (Wayne Mulligan ) harnesses proven intellectual property to transform plantation forestry biomass into an array of valuable biofuels, chemicals, and innovative materials. Similarly, Port Blakely Essential Oils, nestled in Otago, has been distilling Douglas fir foliage using steam, yielding high-quality oils coveted in fragrance and aromatherapy markets worldwide. These examples showcase our country's commitment to sustainable practices and innovation, paving the way for a greener, more prosperous future. The true value of our forests extends well beyond mere logs, and it's thrilling to be part of conversations that explore these possibilities. #BioForestry #Innovation #Sustainability Farmers Weekly NZ https://lnkd.in/gc3u9xfN

Does grazing management impact on soil organic carbon? Yes, but the extent to which that carbon can be perturbed and/or retained in soils is determined by site-specific factors, including soil carbon stocks, seasonal climate variation and climatic extremes, other grazing (e.g. native wildlife), nutrition, soil type, and many other factors. We suggest that grazing management may yield better outcomes if focused on enhancing ground cover, ecosystems services (e.g. soil organic matter, biodiversity) and pasture productivity. More results, and broader discussion, are available in our review of the impacts of grazing management on soil carbon and livestock production below. #grazing #livestockfarming #soilcarbon #carbon #netzero #netzerocarbon #beefcattle #dairy #sheep #biodiversity #grassland #pasture https://lnkd.in/gn6KeQiv

I am thrilled to announce that my chapter book titled " Wetland Restoration Policies and the Sustainability of Agricultural Productions, Lessons Learnt from Zrebar Lake, Iran" has bee published in #wiley_online_library. This study is about #Algal_bloom and #Eutrophication which are well-known problems in #surfacewaters, particularly #lakes, #wetlands, and #estuaries. These problems are the consequences of unsustainable farming, urban development, and rural activities like grazing #livestock or recreation. Any uncontrolled pollution #discharge from these point or non-point emission sources introduces #nitrogen and #phosphorous compounds into water bodies. High concentrations of total nitrogen TN and total phosphorous TP accelerate Eutrophication and consequently endangers aquatic ecosystem with human inhabitants. This chapter introduces some integrated sustainable management strategies for the restoration of wetland and lakes from Eutrophication. The application of #basin simulation tools, like the #SWAT model, is recommended as it is inevitable for accounting the effectiveness of management practices. In addition, WF sustainability (WS) and #life_cycle_impact_assessment (#LCIA) are two quantitative approaches introduced as auxiliary tools. LCIA can also accumulate the impacts and show how environmental indicators would be improved by different policies in IBFM. Based on this purpose, the basin of Zrebar Lake located in western Iran was chosen as the studied area. For those interested in reading our chapter book, you can get access through this link: https://lnkd.in/ewWWB_ev #researchpublication #academicresearch #academicachievement #Eutrophication #Wetland #swat #lca #freshwater #freshwatereutrophication