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Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 2:00 pm Imagine a world where a farmer can tell the difference between every sheep by just looking at them. Thanks to new sheep facial recognition technology employing AI this could soon be a reality. Genesmith is just one of the big ideas named today as a finalist in the Food, Fibre and Agritech Supernode Challenge. The Challenge set out to unearth disruptive solutions for the sector that will have economic benefits for communities and the export market. From eco-pesticides that keep bees alive through to agritech platforms that deliver optimised irrigation, the top te...

Are we on track for a green recovery? Not Yet March 13, 2021 Share this post: One year from the onset of the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations’ commitments to build back more sustainably. An analysis of spending by leading economies, led by Oxford’s Economic Recovery Project and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds only 18.0% of announced recovery spending can be considered ‘green.’ The report, Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending, calls for governments to invest more sustainably and tackle ine...

Oxford/Nairobi, 10 March 2021 - One year from the onset of the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations' commitments to build back more...

One year from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations' commitments to build back more sustainably, an analysis, led by Oxford's Economic Recovery Project and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said on ...

Date Time Are we on track for a green recovery? Not Yet. Hundreds attend Oxford-UN eco event International spending on COVID-19 economic recovery is falling short of aspirations to build back more sustainably, according to a report today from Oxford University’s Economic Recovery Project, backed by the United Nations’ Environment Programme. However, a green recovery is still achievable and could lead directly to higher economic returns and social co-benefits. Written by the Oxford project’s lead researcher, Brian O’Callaghan, the report, Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020...