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A Global Instrument to End Plastic Pollution

Ocean Conservancy

There were many issues on the table, such as whether an agreement would be legally binding or voluntary and if it would address plastic production and design or be confined to improving waste management and recycling. UNEA was created in 2012 to foster and create a system of international environmental governance.

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Introducing the Global Ghost Gear Initiative Small Grants Recipients of 2022

Ocean Conservancy

Developing infrastructure necessary to collect and properly dispose of waste gear. Expanding and developing their media, communication and educational resources. Researching recycling opportunities, piloting net recycling methods and designing a recycling strategy for Kampala and the surrounding fishing communities. ©

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Book Review: the New Sustainability Advantage

Edouard Stenger

“ First published in 2002, a second 10-year anniversary version was published in 2012. If the case for sustainability was compelling then, imagine how much more it is now that renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are at grid parity. This is the one I read. The book is divided in seven parts.,

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

If growth was slow from the first green bond issuance to 2012, things have accelerated since. From a mere three billion USD in 2012 it has grown to $81 billion in 2016 and could reach $150 billion this year. Water and Waste make up 14 and six percent, respectively. Price (how much does it cost?). Credit quality of the issuer.

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How we Conceptualize Security will Shape our Response to Environmental Challenges

HumanNature

Global climate security conference, London, 2012. Given this variation, then, we can imagine how responses driven by each narrative might range from preparation for conflict, peace building, global aid, to radically transforming the way humans interact with nature.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

11th Annual (Virtual) Pittsburgh Sustainability Conference May 6-7 -- PA Master Naturalists Celebrate Arbor Day In Spring Field Notes Newsletter; May 11 - Bringing Nature Home -- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Wildflower Walk May 2; Foundation Dinner Sept. -- Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb.