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Mazda Foundation Grants Focus On Grassroots Environmental Conservation Efforts
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 12:30 pmPress Release: Mazda Foundation Recipients pictured (clockwise from top L): Whakatipu Wildlife Trust, Mountains to Sea, Restore Rodney East Incorporated, Tasman Bay Guardians and Greenhithe Community Trust Board. (Photo/Supplied) In March 2024, the Mazda Foundation distributed grants totalling over $56,000 to grassroots initiatives throughout New Zealand. A significant portion, exceeding…
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SKS Hospitality Champions Environmental Conservation For World Environment Day
In celebration of the United Nations’ World Environment Day, SKS Hospitality, the hospitality arm of renowned property developer SKS Group, showcased its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship through a series of impactful initiatives. Demonstrating profound respect for Mother Earth, hotels under the vibrant FIVES and AMANSARI brands joined forces with local communities in Johor Bahru…
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Climate Change: Rivers’ communities trained on forest conservation, energy-efficiency stove production
Two Niger Delta communities of Okwuzi and Erema both in Rivers State have been trained in the areas of forest conservation and production of energy-efficient stove as part of effort in combating deforestation and devastating climatic conditions in Nigeria. In an interview with journalists shortly after the training session, the Programme Officer of Kebetkache Women…
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Nature conservation and social responsibility emphasized by CM’s adviser | Mangaluru News
Mangaluru: Environment conservation is a symbol of our collective social responsibility, said KV Prabhakar, the media adviser to the chief minister of Karnataka. He emphasised the importance of journalist organisations in promoting social responsibility during the ‘Hasire Usire’ afforestation event held on Saturday. The event, organised by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists’ Association, Mangalore Press…
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Conservation group says Alberta government’s Plan for Parks puts recreation before environment
With the Alberta government offering a public call for input regarding its work to update the Plan for Parks, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) does have some thoughts. “This is a great development, especially after the Defend Alberta Parks campaign. We really know that Albertans care deeply. Our concern with it is… there’s…
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Farmer and ‘conservation champion’ praised for environmental work
A Kent farmer who manages a 430-acre farm with an array of cereal crops, livestock, wild flowers and hedgerows has been awarded for his conservation work. Neil Anderson, a livestock farmer near Sittingbourne, was awarded the Country Land and Business Association’s (CLA) Emsden Trophy. His mixed farm is a 430-acre holding comprising a diverse array…
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What’s the value of planting trees? Conservation groups say a new for…
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The Conservationist’s New Best Friend
Explore Raasay, a young border collie, leans over the edge of a kayak, to catch a whiff. It’s not a ball she’s sniffing out. Rather, she’s hunting down a potential ecological threat hidden beneath the surface. Her target during this training session: an invasive aquatic plant, known as common cordgrass (Spartina anglica), that has found…
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Russian Environmentalists Bring Conservation Skills and Insights to YSE
The remote island of Sakhalin off Russia’s far eastern shore is rich in natural resources and biodiversity, with spawning grounds for salmon, feeding areas for grey whales, and a mixed landscape of tundra and forests. It is also home to significant oil and gas reserves. Over the decades commercial activities including mining, oil and gas…
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Decade-long conservation endeavor demonstrates China’s commitment to protecting eco-environment
China’s ecological and environmental protection has witnessed historic, transformative, and comprehensive changes over the past decade, exemplifying its commitment to protecting the ecosystem and fighting global climate change. One notable achievement in China’s ecological and environmental protection is the progress made in the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, a large-scale afforestation project. Initiated in 1978, the…