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International Conservation Caucus Foundation Honors Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, the Bezos Earth Fund and Chairwoman Kay Granger for Conservation Leadership at Congressional Awards Gala
Speakers included Jeff Bezos, the President of Paraguay, U.S. Sens. Chris Coons and Lindsey Graham, and Speaker Emeritus Kevin McCarthy WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday evening, the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) presented Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, and the Bezos Earth Fund with the Good Steward Award and Chairwoman Kay Granger with the…
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Four climate frontiers: How mediators can make peace and help protect the planet – Sebastian Kratzer
This article by Sebastian Kratzer from HD’s Mediation Support and Policy Unit is based on a panel discussion at the EU’s 2023 Peace Mediation Community of Practice and draws on insights from the 2023 Berlin Climate and Security Conference. As humanity pushes the safety limits of one planetary boundary after another, the impact of climate…
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Legal revision improves marine environment protection
Restored corals grow around reefs near Fenjiezhou Island, Hainan province. [Photo by Zhang Mao/China Daily] China will ramp up environmental monitoring and impose more penalties for violations as the country strives to enhance marine conservation, according to a revision to the Marine Environment Protection Law. The draft was passed on Tuesday after it was submitted…
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Environmental Professionals Network hosts series of discussions over breakfast
Attendees getting food at a past EPN event. The next breakfast will be on Nov. 14 and focus around plastic products in Central Ohio and how they’re reused. Credit: Duane Gandelot, School of Environmental and Natural Resources (SENR) Communications Coordinator Early risers can join the Environmental Professionals Network for a series of breakfasts aiming to…
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Lancaster county poultry farms receive funding for conservation efforts
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay partnered with Perdue Farms to improve conservation practices at 80 Pennsylvania farms including dozens in Lancaster County. LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in conservation grant money is now available for 80 farms across Pennsylvania, including more than 40 poultry farms in Lancaster County in an…
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Van Orden is silent on Republican plans to cut $50 billion from the Farm Bill
The 3rd District Republican, who sits on the House Agriculture Committee, has little to say about slashing support for the crucial legislation that impacts farmers, consumers, and the environment. Third District Congressman Derrick Van Orden (R-Prairie du Chien) landed a plum assignment when he took his seat in the US House earlier this year: a…
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More animal welfare or more environmental protection?
image: Prof. Dr. Monika Hartmann, Jeanette Klink-Lehmann and Milan Tatic at the Frankenforst Campus in Vinxel in the Siebengebirge region. view more Credit: Photo: Volker Lannert/University of Bonn Which sustainability goals do people in Germany find more important: Animal welfare? Or environmental protection? Human health is another one of these competing sustainability goals. A team…
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11 Countries Sign Declaration for Global Protection of River Dolphins by 2030
The recent devastating news of over 150 (and counting) dolphins found dead in the Amazon in Lake Tefé, Brazil and a record drought from a historic El Niño season has shed new light on the urgent need for international collaboration to prevent further decline of the river dolphin population in the Amazon and across the…
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Stec weighs in on Legislative Environmental Conservation hearings
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Latin America’s Climate Challenge, and Opportunity
This blog is co-authored by Sergio Sánchez, Senior Policy Director of Global Clean Air; Edgar Godoy, Associate Vice President of Jurisdictional Partnerships; Santiago Garcia, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Relationships Manager; and Erica Cunningham, AVP of Latin American Fisheries and Oceans. Scene from the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2023 opening ceremony. UNclimatechange…
