Brazil has proposed a new $250 billion mechanism for conserving the world’s tropical rainforests. The “Tropical Forests Forever” fund, sourced from governments and the private sector, would disburse money to tropical countries that achieve set thresholds for limiting deforestation. The proposal, conceptually similar to past initiatives, emerges amid a growing interest in nature-based solutions for…

Brazil has proposed a new $250 billion mechanism for conserving the world’s tropical rainforests. The “Tropical Forests Forever” fund, sourced from governments and the private sector, would disburse money to tropical countries that achieve set thresholds for limiting deforestation. The proposal, conceptually similar to past initiatives, emerges amid a growing interest in nature-based solutions for…

Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Simon Kilepa has led the PNG delegation to attend the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. The annual event is to negotiate and offer solutions, establish partnerships, advocate for the people, forest and environment, as part of the national and…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Some in our area are now a little closer to finishing off their holiday shopping lists early thanks to the 96th annual Holiday Greens Market, which just wrapped up at 1000 Hendersonville Road in Asheville. The two-day market was hosted Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3, by the French Broad River Garden…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Some in our area are now a little closer to finishing off their holiday shopping lists early thanks to the 96th annual Holiday Greens Market, which just wrapped up at 1000 Hendersonville Road in Asheville. The two-day market was hosted Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3, by the French Broad River Garden…

The Town of Gravenhurst has completed a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study for proposed improvements to the existing storm water drainage system in the area of Oriole Crescent and Lorne Street. The preferred solution improvements include: I. Culvert crossings at Lorne Street and Oriole Crescent will be removed and replaced with larger culverts that canconvey large…

On Gender Equality Day at COP28, the U.S. Department of State is proud to announce a series of strategies, initiatives, and programs addressing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on women and girls and empowering them as climate leaders. The following efforts are guided by the U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, in…

A federal agency is directing more than $4 million to Central Oregon nonprofits for water conservation projects on the Crooked River near Prineville. The projects are aimed at helping salmon and steelhead recover in this reach of the Deschutes River Basin, where agriculture dominates the landscape, pollution degrades the water and dams reroute natural flows,…

The MOU, signed in the sidelines of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), establishes a cooperation agreement focused on sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, climate change, and the protection of environmental defenders. The agreement has a special emphasis on collaboration for the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development,…

Most intense decarbonization period nearing: 2025 – 2030 <!– –> News > State-Region State House News Service Published: 12/3/2023 3:01:24 PM Modified: 12/3/2023 3:00:16 PM On the route to decarbonization, the state is so far on target with its goals, the Healey administration says, but there is more work to be done with the most…