ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Computer sims: In climatic tug of war, carbon released from thawing permafrost wins handily

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Computer sims: In climatic tug of war, carbon released from thawing permafrost wins handily Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:39 PM PDT There will be a lot more carbon released from thawing permafrost than the amount taken in by more Arctic vegetation, according to new computer simulations. …

SECURING FOREST RIGHTS, COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

      SECURING FOREST RIGHTS, COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE   Community Forests: An Undervalued Approach to Climate Change Mitigation  WRI’s Land and Resource Rights project, in partnership with the Rights and Resources Initiative, released a groundbreaking new report, Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change: How Strengthening Community Forests Rights Mitigates Climate …

World Day to Combat Desertification Bulletin – Vol. 4 No. 2 – World Day to Combat Desertification Global Observance Event – Briefing Note

Jay OwenDesert Greening

    World Day to Combat Desertification Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · …

ECO Logic: Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2013 Eurostat Monitoring Report

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

ECOLOGIC NEWSLETTER NO 136 – JANUARY 2014   Contents: 1.      Sustainable Development in the European Union – 2013 Eurostat Monitoring Report 2.      Learning for Sustainable Agriculture: Urban Gardening in Berlin – Publication 3.      Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation on the German Coast – Publications 4.      Black Carbon Emissions from Kerosene Lamps – Publication 5.      Combating …

Can sheep restore Patagonia’s grasslands? – Ellie Winninghoff

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Earth Systems Science

Can sheep restore Patagonia’s grasslands? Patagonia Inc is buying wool from ranches that aim to restore degraded land in Argentina with livestock, a controversial concept Ellie Winninghoff theguardian.com, Monday 23 December 2013 10.43 EST Gauchos herding sheep near Lake Argentino, in Patagonia. Photograph: Alamy “Sustainability is a joke in comparison to …

The Regional Implementation Meetings for Rio+20 Follow-Up: An Analysis of the Outcomes

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Click here to visit the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase.   A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 9 September 2013 SD Policy Update The Regional Implementation Meetings for Rio+20 Follow-Up: An Analysis of the Outcomes by Pamela S. Chasek, Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin [ENB], IISD Reporting Services (US) As_part_of the discussions on …

Earth Policy Release – Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future  Lester R. Brown www.earth-policy.org/books/fpep/fpepch5   Over the next several weeks, we will be releasing Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity by Lester R. Brown in installments. Look for a new chapter about every other week. Supporting data, videos, and …

Tamera Newsletter April 2013

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Tamera Newsletter (click here to read online)                                                        April 2013 Dear friends of Tamera, with most warmhearted greetings from Tamera we want to inform you about two initiatives and invite you to take part: 1. The TERRA NOVA SCHOOL will …

Solar Apps Improving Process, Customer Engagement | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenGreentech

Solar Apps Improving Process, Customer Engagement | The Energy Collective Daily Solar Apps Improving Process, Customer Engagement Africa Aims to Combat Climate Change By Greening the Desert Peeling Back the Packaging: Center for Sustainable Shale Development The Marriage of Solar Energy and Natural Gas   Germany on the Verge of …

CSR Asia Weekly: Tree planting in China / Innovation for sustainability

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Vol. 8 Week 36 | 05 September 2012 HIGHLIGHT CSR Asia Summit 2012 – Last Call to register!! Are you linking stakeholder expectations to your sustainability? How can you respond to the growing pressure for companies to be sustainable? Don’t miss CSR Asia’s annual Summit, which this year brings 400+ …