sustainable development News
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Towards sustainable development of palm oil
Oil palm growers, the food, cosmetics and oil industry, governments, scientists and environmental and social groups from all over the world participate this week in the 11th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT11 RSPO). The main theme of this year’s meeting is “RSPO Standard 2013. Understand. Apply. Embrace”. Wetlands International has been involved in the ...
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Commission gathers views on ways to follow-up Rio+20
The United Nations Rio+20 world summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, aimed to secure renewed political commitment to sustainable development. To follow up on the conference, the European Commission wishes to develop specific actions and concrete measures to make sustainable development a reality, within the EU and globally. A public consultation is being held to gather views and ideas. ...
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COFI 32 Concludes, Discusses Aquaculture and Blue Growth
The 32nd session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) has concluded with participants welcoming the entry into force of the Agreement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (PSMA). The meeting also featured discussions on aquaculture, food security and blue growth, among ...
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FAO’s State of the World’s Forests Calls for Positive Interactions Between Agriculture and Forestry
It is not necessary to cut down forests to produce more food. Promoting more positive interactions between agriculture and forestry can stop deforestation, build sustainable agricultural systems and improve food security. This is the key message of 'The State of the World's Forests' (SOFO), the flagship publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), presented at the opening ...
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Rural development: managing knowledge for sustainability
Sustainable rural development could be improved by paying more attention to the interaction between different types of knowledge, such as local, scientific and political knowledge, according to new research. The interplay of natural, social, economic and human resources also needs to be better understood. Knowledge interaction in rural development needs to meet two different criteria for ...
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EPA Chief Lisa Jackson in Palo Alto to discuss initiatives that expand US environmental business markets, create jobs and build healthier cities
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join policy-makers, practitioners, technology innovators and students at the Rio+2.0 conference at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business to discuss the importance of technology in the environmental, health, agricultural, and sustainable economic development fields. Jackson will also discuss the new ...
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PEFC Week 2015 – Read all about it!
The 2015 PEFC Forest Certification Week report is now available. Written and published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), The Standards Reporter takes you through the four day gathering of the PEFC alliance, highlighting some of the key discussions, stories and outcomes. Our 2015 PEFC Week took place from the 7 to 10 December in Montreux, Switzerland, and ...
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UN joins forces with Expo 2015 to end hunger
The United Nations and Expo 2015 signed an agreement today confirming the UN’s major support for Expo 2015, during which global attention will zero in on the challenge to eradicate hunger and poverty and on producing enough nutritious food for a world population expected to top 9 billion people by 2050. Expo 2015’s theme, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” is at the ...
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Technological innovation, new opportunities for young people, and company welfare: Unitec Campus among the winners of the responsible Innovators 2020 Award of the Emilia Romagna Region
UNITEC, specialised in the design and manufacture of technologies for the sorting of the quality of fresh fruit and vegetables, is one of the winners of the Responsible Innovators 2020 Award. The initiative was sponsored by the Emilia Romagna Region, and was aimed at enhancing the actions which contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, carried ...
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WRI`s experts weigh in: what do you hope will come out of Rio+20?
More than 50,000 international experts and leaders from government, NGOs, business, and other sectors are flocking to the United Nations’ Rio+20 Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Taking place 20 years after the first Earth Summit, Rio+20 aims to address two major, globally important themes: building a green economy and establishing a framework for sustainable development that will ...
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FAO Conference in Tunis emphasizes need to mobilize resources in Africa
The FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 24 to 28 March 2014, concluded its 28th Session, reaffirming its commitment to food security and sustainable development. "We have given our full support to the 2025 Zero Hunger target for Africa," declared FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in his closing address. He was flanked by Tunisian Prime Minister ...
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Premier Tech Aqua wins a Phénix de l`environnement
Premier Tech is pleased to announce its Business Unit Premier Tech Aqua (PTA), from the Environmental Technologies Group, has received, last May 24, a Phénix de l'environnement, the highest environmental distinction awarded in Québec. PTA came out as the winner in the Process, Product or Ecoresponsible Packaging category thanks to the marketing of its ready-to-use polyethylene ...
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Agricultural land grabs threaten local property rights and sustainable development
With large-scale agricultural investments on the rise, the rights of local people must be protected. Large-scale land acquisitions for agricultural use by both local and foreign commercial entities – often dubbed “land grabs” - are on the rise worldwide. Often touted as a form of economic development, these investments could have profound negative effects on the environment and ...
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Global Water Technologies Names New Partnerships
INDIANAPOLIS - Global Water Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GWTR) has added Benjamin Brant, CEO of Agregy Renewables, to its advisory board and become an affiliate of Indiana University's Research & Technology Corporation. Agregy Renewables, is a company formed to commercialize and develop bio-intensive farm and energy systems around the world. Brant has 36 years of award-winning experience ...
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Empowering women in agriculture
Reducing gender inequality is fundamental to eliminating hunger and developing more sustainable food systems, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told international experts and country representatives at an International Women’s Day event in Rome. “This year we are celebrating Women’s Day against the backdrop of the International Year of Family Farming,” ...
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Nasekomo is accepted into the Climate-KIC Bulgaria accelerator
Nasekomo becomes one of six companies accepted in the accelerator with focus on developing sustainable startups and their ideas. The Climate-KIC Bulgaria accelerator is administered by Cleantech Bulgaria. The accelerator provides funding for Nasekomo to work on its one-of-a-kind industrial-scale insect-rearing prototype. Throughout the next 6 months we will fully develop the prototype, and ...
By Nasekomo
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Launch of `inclusive` wealth index reveals GDP limitations
A new index that measures a nation's wealth by taking into account factors such as natural resources, social stability and wellbeing, has painted Colombia and Venezuela in a very different light to that suggested by their GDP (gross domestic product) — the traditional measure of a country's success. The Inclusive Wealth Indicator (IWI) was presented in preliminary form at the Planet Under ...
By SciDev.Net
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Mr. Mostafa Terrab Becomes Global Fertilizer Industry Association’s First Chairman from the African Continent
Mr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO of Morocco-based OCP Group, is set to become the first Chairman from the African continent of the International Fertilizer Association in its 90-year history. Mr. Terrab succeeds Rakesh Kapur, Joint Managing Director of IFFCO, India, as Chairman of the influential global industry body. Sustainable nutrient use, science-based approaches to plant nutrition and capacity ...
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Irritec winner of "Le Fonti Awards": Excellence of the year for innovation of irrigation systems
During "Le Fonti" Conference Irritec has been acknowledged as "Excellence of the Year" and awarded the prize for Innovation in Irrigation systems. The conference, held in Palazzo Mezzanotte, the headquarters of Borsa Italiana, sponsored by the European Commission with Corriere Economia media partnership, was focused on innovation. Irritec received Le Fonti Award - Excellence of the Year in ...
By IRRITEC SpA
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TIMAC AGRO Romania celebrates its 15th anniversary
A major player in plant nutrition, TIMAC AGRO România celebrates its 15th anniversary alongside Romanian farmers. Driven by passion, courage and ambition of all its teams, the subsidiary has been committed for 15 years to the development of sustainable ...
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