positive Land news
Global Organizations Announce $8.4 Mil Grant to Give South American Recyclers DignityThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Coca-Cola Company, Fundación Avina, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), launched a coalition that aims to improve the lives of the at least 4 million people who make a living off of recycling. |
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Bolivia Set to Pass Historic ‘Law of Mother Earth’ Which Will Grant Nature Equal RightsWith the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans. |
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India’s top court imposes ban on ‘toxic’ pesticideIndia's top court on Friday temporarily banned use of the pesticide endosulfan, which the government has resisted blacklisting despite curbs imposed in 60 other countries over health concerns. |
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World’s first five country protected area to conserve “Europe’s Amazon”Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia today signed a historic declaration to establish a trans-boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to protect their shared nature and wildlife along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers, 'Europe’s Amazon'. |
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Giant Indonesian palm oil company announces plan to halt forest destructionResponding to news today that the palm oil arm of Sinar Mas, Golden Agri-Resources, has announced a plan to halt the destruction of Indonesia’s forests previously caused by their operations. |
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PUMA goes carbon neutral by protecting lions in KenyaPUMA, the sporting goods brand, and its parent company PPR will offset their 2010 carbon dioxide emissions by purchasing carbon credits generated through conservation of wildlife habitat in Kenya. |
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McDonald’s Sets Long-Term Sustainable Beef, Coffee PlansMcDonald's has laid out a plans to move to more sustainable meat, coffee and packaging. |
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World Bank proposes road to save Serengeti migrationThe World Bank has offered Tanzania an alternative to stop a major road project across the Serengeti national park that conservationists say threatens one of Africa's biggest wildlife spectacles. |
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Brazil judge blocks Amazon Belo Monte damA Brazilian judge has blocked plans to build a huge hydro-electric dam in the Amazon rainforest because of environmental concerns. |
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Islamic Leaders Preach Conservation in Sumatra, IndonesiaDo religious texts mandate respect for the earth and other species? Some Islamic leaders in Sumatra believe the Koran does. |
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Obama pushes effort to protect public landsPresident Barack Obama called Wednesday for a series of steps to help Americans conserve and get in touch with nature, including full funding of the $900 million Land and Water Conservation Fund for only the third time in its existence. |
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Amazon residents win $8.6 billion ruling against ChevronA judge in Ecuador this week awarded $8.64 billion to Ecuadorian residents of the Amazon who had sued Chevron for years of crude oil pollution, but both sides said Tuesday they will appeal the verdict. |
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US plucks tiny daisy from brink of extinction
via Terra Daily |
Fri January 21, 2011 |
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Ambitious project to green the desert to begin in Jordan
via TreeHugger |
Thu January 20, 2011 |
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Environmental news headlines
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
- US sets new carbon standard for power plants
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
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