WRI DIGEST Andrew Steer on The Pope and the Case for Climate Action WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer – the son of a preacher – met recently with Pope Francis and top cardinals at the Vatican. He offers his reflections on that meeting and the Pope’s upcoming Encyclical on …
News Release: CHAMPION COAST REDWOOD TREE CLONES PLANTED AT PORT ORFORD BUFFINGTON PARK – PDF Doc Attached
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Milarch Archangel Ancient Tree Archive – Co-Founder Tel. 231/883/5366 – [email protected] www.anacientreearchive.org www.portorford.org/ CHAMPION COAST REDWOOD TREE CLONES PLANTED AT PORT ORFORD BUFFINGTON PARK …
U.N. Urged to Put Global Citizenship at Centre of Post-2015 Development Agenda
U.N. Urged to Put Global Citizenship at Centre of Post-2015 Development Agenda By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 2015 (IPS) – When Denmark hosted the World Summit on Social Development (WSSD) in March 1995, one of the conclusions of that international gathering in Copenhagen was to create …
Watchdog: The best health care system in the world? Nonsense!
The best health care system in the world? Nonsense!; 9 things to know about Martin O’Malley; Anti-Hillary groups to FEC: Take a hike; and more. Can’t see our images? Click here to read this email in your browser. Donate Sign up for this email June …
WRI: Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business
WRI DIGEST Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business Indonesia will continue to ban new licenses to clear key forest areas. The policy brings benefits for the country’s forests, climate and the economy, write Fred Stolle and Octavia Payne. Learn more. …
DOES TRASH HAVE VALUE?
Future 500 Newsletter May 2015 Stakeholder Engagement Experts, Aligning Power with Purpose Does Trash have value? Our oceans and landfills are bursting with trash. As global population levels rise, this problem only becomes more challenging. What are some of the solutions that a broad range of stakeholders can support? Learn more …
INTERVIEW: UN ADVISER STRESSES 2015 CRITICAL TO SETTING WORLD ON SAFER, MORE PROSPEROUS PATH
New York May 4 2015 1:00PM UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service The Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Jeffrey Sachs. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas INTERVIEW: UN ADVISER STRESSES 2015 CRITICAL TO SETTING WORLD ON SAFER, MORE PROSPEROUS PATH To say that …
New York City Takes On Climate Change & Income Inequality
New York City Mayor de Blasio surprised everyone with the latest version of the city’s impressive long term sustainability plan. The previous mayor, Michael Bloomberg, put PLANYC in place seven years ago and its breadth and depth has become a model for cities in the US and around the world. de Blasio …
Small is Powerful – E.F. Schumacher’s ideas in the 21st century
Small is Powerful – E.F. Schumacher’s ideas in the 21st century Saturday 20th June 2015 (10am-5pm) At-Bristol How has E.F. Schumacher shaped sustainable action in the 21st century? What have his ideas inspired and does his work remain relevant? Register via Eventbrite. Almost forty years after his death, E.F. Schumacher’s …
WRI Digest: Cost of Food Waste | China’s Climate Action | Forest Restoration
Subject: WRI Digest: Cost of Food Waste | China’s Climate Action | Forest Restoration To view this email as a web page, click here. WRI DIGEST How Food Waste Costs Our Cities Millions It would take a Mexico-sized area of farm land to grow the …