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Premier Li says China to speed up water conservation projects: Xinhua
2014-11-26 01:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China would accelerate water conservation projects to tackle its water shortage and bolster wider economic growth, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. China is set to launch 172 key water conservation projects in coming years, with those already under way worth around 600 billion yuan ($98 billion). Li made the comments during a visit to the Ministry of Water Resources on Monday, noting that water conservation was as important as investment in...
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Scientists Spotlight Top Conservation Themes For Satellite Technology
2014-11-19 08:24:45| rfglobalnet Home Page
Scientists from the WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), NASA, and other organizations have partnered to focus global attention on the contribution of satellites to biodiversity conservation in a recently released study entitled “Ten Ways Remote Sensing Can Contribute to Conservation,” featured in the latest edition of the scientific journal Conservation Biology.
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Irrigation and Water Conservation Summit on tap for Stoneville, Dec. 10
2014-11-15 05:46:16| Waste Management - Topix.net
Breakout Session speakers will include professionals from Mississippi State University, University of Arkansas, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, YMD Joint Water Management District, Delta Plastics, and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Mississippi farmers enjoyed an abundance of rainfall for much of the 2014 growing season.
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UN to promote palm oil as conservation solution
2014-11-15 00:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an agreement with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to promote eco-certified palm oil as part of the broader effort to conserve biodiversity. The move, announced Thursday, commits UNEP and RSPO to work together to uphold standards for certified palm oil and encourage uptake in global markets. UNEP says RSPO-certified palm oil could contribute toward UN development goals. "Our hope is that by combining our political and institutional...
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Learn more about the Youth Conservation Crew (YCC)
2014-11-14 18:07:38| PortlandOnline
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