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Achieving a positive impact: How sustainable is bamboo? Clothing is big business for agriculture, with conventional cotton representing 10% of all...Achieving a positive impact: How sustainable is bamboo? continued... Two thirds of consumers are interested in carbon footprinting labelling The Carbon Trust has found that two-thirds of consumers support...Two thirds of consumers are interested in carbon footprinting labelling continued... Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier One to One Advice ADAS is working on behalf of Natural England to provide advice to support farmers and land...Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier One to One Advice continued... The role of woodland and agroforestry to meet Net Zero Land is a critical natural resource, and how it’s used and managed is vital to the...The role of woodland and agroforestry to meet Net Zero continued... Basic Payment Scheme 2020 It is strange times we are living in with much of the country in lockdown to Coronavirus, but...Basic Payment Scheme 2020 continued... Budget 2020: VAT remains the same for the refurbishment of historic buildings Historic England’s aspiration to change the rules on VAT to encourage the re-use of...Budget 2020: VAT remains the same for the refurbishment of historic buildings continued... ADAS Events and COVID-19 In light of recent updates across the UK with COVID-19, some of our upcoming events have been...ADAS Events and COVID-19 continued... What the Budget 2020 means for Net Zero and the environment The highly anticipated Budget 2020 was delivered by Government yesterday. The document outlines...What the Budget 2020 means for Net Zero and the environment continued... ADAS has again achieved a 100% score in GCN eDNA proficiency testing for 2020! ADAS has again correctly identified 100% of blinded eDNA samples in 2020 GCN eDNA proficiency...ADAS has again achieved a 100% score in GCN eDNA proficiency testing for 2020! continued... Environment Bill 2019-2020 launches in Parliament On 30 January 2020, Environment Bill 2019-2020 launches in Parliament continued... Plant-based fashion: Reviewing the environmental credentials of alternative fibres With consumers waking up to the impact of fast fashion and how their clothes are made, it is...Plant-based fashion: Reviewing the environmental credentials of alternative fibres continued... The wonders of wool Wool is a natural, biodegradable material produced by sheep. Each year a sheep produces a thick...The wonders of wool continued... Autumn Climate Talks - an overview This autumn has, and will continue to see a number of high-profile global events to address the...Autumn Climate Talks - an overview continued... Trading Platforms for Payment for Ecosystem Services Schemes: Building Resilience into Catchments In 2018, ADAS, as part of a consortium with EnTrade and the Ecosystems Knowledge Network, began a...Trading Platforms for Payment for Ecosystem Services Schemes: Building Resilience into Catchments continued... Biodiversity loss in Food and Agriculture – Global Impacts Recent research published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (Biodiversity loss in Food and Agriculture – Global Impacts continued... Responsible Sourcing: Sustainable Palm Oil With rising demand for palm oil there are increasing concerns as to the...Responsible Sourcing: Sustainable Palm Oil continued... GrassYEN 2019 ADAS are currently operating its second year Pilot GrassYEN (GrassYEN 2019 continued... Committee on Climate Change challenges Government: "Now, do it" The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) have this week published their 2019 Progress Report to...Committee on Climate Change challenges Government: "Now, do it" continued... ADAS studies farm performance indicators to help drive Sustainable Intensification monitoring ADAS has published a paper, as part of a wider consortium1 funded by Defra,...ADAS studies farm performance indicators to help drive Sustainable Intensification monitoring continued... Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme – Round 2 – Now Open The Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme Round 2 is now open! Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme – Round 2 – Now Open continued...