biodiversity footprint News
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Commission calls for a shakeup in EU biodiversity policy
A European Commission conference on biodiversity in Athens has issued a forward-looking message regarding the future biodiversity policy of the European Union. Key findings include the need to improve communication about the loss and its consequences, the importance of thinking about ecosystem protection rather than species protection, and the need to ensure that available funds are indeed ...
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Ecological Footprint highlights human pressures on biodiversity
The concept of the Ecological Footprint can be used to illustrate the balance between the use of a natural resource or an ecological service and its availability. According to a new study, the Ecological Footprint could be valuable as an indicator to help track progress towards the goals of the Convention on Biological ...
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Young athletes educated on the environment at Olympic workshop
Seventeen year-old Bhram Guys from Belgium could be a gold-medal winner in men's high jump at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. He is among 3,600 athletes aged 14-18, from across the world, competing for gold at the event being held in Singapore. However, besides being sports ambassadors, the athletes are also role models and mentors who can be powerful instruments for change in their native ...
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Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Michael J. Van Patten, CEO/Founder, Mission Markets, New York, NY – December 10, 2010
Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide global audience. The goals of Five Questions about SRI are fourfold: To reflect on what SRI in emerging markets means to practitioners; ...
By 3BL Media
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HLPF Hears First-ever Voluntary National Reviews on SDGs
Thirteen governments gave the first-ever Voluntary National Reviews, reporting on efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in their countries. The VNR presentations began on the second day of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) Ministerial Segment. The reports - provided by Mexico, Morocco, Switzerland, Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Norway, ...
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Young Olympic athletes carry the torch for the environment
Over 3,600 athletes aged 14-18 from across the world will have a chance to calculate the carbon emissions generated by their training sessions, showers and travel as part of a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) social responsibility initiative at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The talented young athletes at the Games will not only assess the environmental impact of ...
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Remarks by Achim Steiner at the Conference on Sustainable Mining including Discussion of Draft of the Law on Transparency of Extractive Industries
Mr Ganhuy, Minister of Mining of Mongolia, representatives of government and of the mining industry, Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to address this meeting-one which in many ways holds the essence of Mongolia's future. A country rich in minerals deposits, a country determined to realize a Green Development pathway. When you speak about mining and you speak of the ...
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