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Barbados ‘debt-for-climate’ swap backed by $300 mln EIB, IADB guarantee
Companies European Investment Bank Follow Inter-American Development Bank Follow Nov 10 (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are providing a $300 million guarantee for Barbados to execute a “debt-for-climate” swap to upgrade water infrastructure, the European Commission said on Friday. The deal will enable the Caribbean island nation to…
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Hong Kong Oyster Culture Journey • Exploring Ocean Treasures • Inspiring Conservation Action: The Nature Conservancy’s “The Oyster Odyssey Exhibition – Restoring Hong Kong’s Lost Treasure”
HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Nature Conservancy’s “The Oyster Odyssey – Restoring Hong Kong’s Lost Treasure” Exhibition is now open. This exhibition aims to take visitors on an enthralling journey to discover the ecological, cultural, and historical significance of oysters and oyster reefs in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. It provides…
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Your Environment This Week: Tracking small cats in Assam, King cobra venom, Food systems at COP 28
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To receive a weekly email roundup of stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. Study busts myths around king cobra venom A new study from the Western…
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Carnivale on the Rio Grande boosts awareness for Albuquerque ecosystems
Stepping inside the Conservation Carnivale van, dubbed “The Green Machine,” is like stepping inside a delightful cabinet of curiosities existing along the Upper Middle Rio Grande Watershed. Shells and specimens on the van’s walls invite viewers to touch and observe, and signs such as, “nature unites us,” speak of the central message of this traveling…
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The United States Announces Americas Partnership Fund for Nature During Regional Summit – United States Department of State
President Biden announced the Americas Partnership Fund for Nature at the Leaders’ Summit of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (Americas Partnership). The Fund aims to catalyze investment in the Western Hemisphere’s vast natural capital and unlock nature-based solutions (NBS). Under this initiative, the ultimate goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect ecosystems, boosting…
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SIPRI at Geneva Peace Week
SIPRI participated in two workshops at the 10th edition of Geneva Peace Week (GPW), which took place on 30 October to 3 November. The event is an annual forum though which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on topics related to peace. On 2 November, SIPRI Research…
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Local agencies team up to expand this Monmouth park
MILLSTONE — Two sprawling parcels by Trenton-Lakewood and Spring roads were permanently preserved earlier this year as protected green space, according to the Monmouth Conservation Foundation. The foundation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Program, Monmouth County officials and Millstone Township leaders agreed to collectively fund the $2.6 million purchase of the…
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8 Steps for Veterans and Their Families to Find Healing in Nature
As a disabled veteran who comes from a family with a strong military tradition, I understand the value of serving my country and of serving others. I have also experienced firsthand the transformative power of spending time in the great outdoors. My dad—a Vietnam War veteran who struggled with PTSD—took us camping and to the…
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EU plan aimed at fighting climate change to go to final votes, even if watered down
BRUSSELS — European Union institutions and conservationists on Friday gave a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc. The plan is a key part of the EU’s vaunted European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity…
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China Focus: Xizang continues to prioritize eco-environmental conservation: white paper
BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — In its efforts to become a national or even an international model in advancing eco-civilization, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region continues to prioritize eco-environmental conservation, follows a holistic approach to coordinating conservation and development, and pursues green and sustainable development, said a white paper issued by the State Council Information…