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Seabirds need effective marine conservation in wake of discard ban, warns study
2013-03-22 03:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Conservationists have renewed urgent calls for effective marine protection in European waters, after a new study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, revealed that the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short-term impact on some seabirds. The research, led by scientists from Plymouth University in collaboration with RSPB and with funding from NERC, found the new EU policy, outlawing the dumping of fish at sea, is unlikely to pose a serious lasting threat to most seabirds,...
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Disney buys $3.5M in REDD credits from rainforest conservation project in Peru
2013-03-20 06:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Walt Disney Company has purchased $3.5 million dollars' worth of carbon credits generated via rainforest conservation in Peru, reports Point Carbon. Disney bought 437,000 VCUs (verified carbon units) issued by the Alto Mayo Initiative, a project that aims to protect 2.8 million hectares of tropical forest in northeastern Peru. Alto Mayo is a joint initiative run by the Peruvian government and Conservation International. The credits are generated by reducing emissions from deforestation...
Indonesian palm oil giant launches conservation pilot project
2013-03-19 03:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Golden Agri-Resources, one of the largest palm oil producers in Indonesia, is launching a pilot program designed to protect forests within its concession areas that have high carbon stock and those most important for conservation. Greenpeace Indonesia, which has long urged the company to adopt more sustainable practices, praised the effort, and called on other palm oil companies and the Indonesian government to follow suit. Under its Forest Conservation Policy, developed together with Greenpeace...
Assurant Health Energy Conservation Efforts Result In Second EPA ENERGY STAR Certification
2013-03-14 09:30:00| pollutiononline News Articles
Assurant Health has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification for the second consecutive year
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Future of the Conservation Reserve Program
2013-03-12 21:50:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
In 2013, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is celebrating its 27th anniversary, and over two and a half decades of conservation success. CRP was originally established in the 1985 Farm Bill, and today has over 390,000 landowners participating, most of which are farmers and ranchers, and currently has just over 27.0 million acres under some-type of CRP contracts. Another general CRP sign-up will be held in 2013, from May 20 through June 14, at local FSA offices. Focus on Ag read more
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