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Pumas forest efforts prove how REDD+ matters to business
2013-06-08 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
GreenBiz: What are corporate leaders to do once they realize that their environmental impacts are significant and undercutting the very structure and function of the green infrastructure upon which we all rely? Honestly, business leaders will need to roll up their sleeves and begin to think about aspirational goals and systemic innovation around products, services and business models. In the interim, while significant innovation is underway, it will be important to signal to investors and other stakeholders,...
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Huge Indonesia forest project could unlock funding for REDD+
2013-06-08 12:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The launch of the largest project in the world to preserve forest carbon under the UN REDD+ scheme could help attract funding for similar projects, according to a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) expert. REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) projects fund the protection of forests by providing a financial incentive to keep them standing. The equivalent carbon offset credits are given in return. The offset credits are typically purchased by larges business and manufacturers....
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Amazon forest fire risk to increase in 2013
2013-06-07 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: University and NASA researchers predict that the severity of the 2013 fire season will be considerably higher than in 2011 and 2012 for many Amazon forests in the Southern Hemisphere. The outlook is based on a fire severity model that produced a successful first forecast in 2012. The model, produced by a group led by Jim Randerson of the University of California, Irvine, considers historical fire data from NASA's Terra satellite, along with sea surface temperature data from NOAA. Previous research...
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Exclusive: Forest braces for third bout with Icahn
2013-06-07 21:12:44| Biotech - Topix.net
Forest Laboratories Inc is trying to avert yet another bitter proxy battle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn ahead of its annual investor meeting this summer, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
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Drought, climate change and forest practices elevate Utah wildfire risk
2013-06-04 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: So is the hazard created by modern forest management, said Michael Jenkins, associate professor in USUs Quinney College of Natural Resources. Aggressive management has been "essentially eliminated," and dry forest undergrowth has built up, turning parts of Utah into tinderboxes, he said. "Forests today are in a much different state than they were 200 years ago when fires were more common," Jenkins said. "We have suppressed fires for 100 years, which has allowed fuels to build up, trees to get...
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