Crean el primer seguro para proteger un arrecife de coralefeverde.com - Caty Arévalo Caty Arévalo / Puerto Morelos (México) (EFE).- Una alianza público-privada nacida hoy en el caribe mexicano ha dado un paso más allá en el …
Flood risk from American rivers is greatly underestimatedsciencedaily.com - University of Bristol A groundbreaking new study has found that 41 million Americans are at risk from flooding rivers, which is more than three times the current estimate …
Leo to the Rescue! Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $1 Million to Help Protect Marine LifePeople - Maria PasquiniLeonardo DiCaprio's foundation donated $1 million towards funding a $22 million debt swap in the Seychelles, in exchange for the island nation creating two major marine reserves Leonardo DiCaprio is putting
Seychelles protects an area 'as big as Britain' in Indian OceanBBC News - BBC WorldThe Seychelles has created protected areas "the size of Great Britain" in the Indian Ocean. In exchange for getting some of its national debt paid off, the island nation has agreed to protect 210,000 km
Seychelles Finds A Novel Way To Swap Its Debt For Marine ProtectionsNPR - Merrit KennedyThe Seychelles have brokered a novel deal that will allow the island archipelago to swap millions of dollars in sovereign debt for protecting nearly one third of its ocean area. It's hailed as the first
These 14 businesses are growing money on treesgreenbiz.com - Anya Khalamayzer A new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Nature Conservancy (TNC) found that businesses across the technology, consumer …
China Support for ‘Clean Coal’ Gives Green Bonds Touch of Graybna.com - January 22, 2018 China is among the global leaders in green bonds and is seeking further means of financing myriad renewable energy, smart tech, clean transport, …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Planting Trees Has Become a Big Businesstriplepundit.com - Leon Kaye A report issued by the World Resources Institute and The Nature Conservancy suggests that the planting of trees can accomplish far more than a good …
The most cost-effective ways to fight climate change are literally under our feetmassivesci.com - Jane Zelikova In 2015, most of the world came together in a rare act of collaboration and set an ambitious goal to limit global temperatures from rising no more …
Techstars Partners with The Nature Conservancy for New Eco Acceleratortech.co - David Brown According to the United Nations, less than 3 per cent of the world’s water is fresh (drinkable), households consume 29 per cent of global energy and …
Want to Save the Planet? Scientists Lay Out 20 Natural Solutions to Curb Climate Changenewsweek.com - Sydney Pereira The Earth has a way of healing itself—particularly if humans help to conserve and restore it. "Natural climate solutions" could help the world reach …
Enterprise Donates $30 Million to TNC River Conservation EffortsNational Geographic - Heather BradyThe Nature Conservancy will use the money to work with four different watersheds over the course of five years. 2 Minute Read By Heather Brady The Nature Conservancy is kicking off a five-year project
The Best Investment Opportunity Ever: Investing In Nature 101Forbes - Mark TercekNine years ago, I said goodbye to Wall Street and became an investment banker for nature. After a 24-year career at Goldman Sachs where I was a partner and led a number of key business units, I left the
This Coral Reef Will Have Its Own Innovative Insurance PolicyFast Company - Adele PetersBecause the reef protects the businesses on the shore in Mexico, it offers an incredible amount of economic value. Now, when it’s damaged, repairing it will be paid for. A 40-mile stretch of coral reef
Cancun's coral reef receives a health insurance policygreenbiz.com - Anya Khalamayzer You likely use life, health and auto insurance — but what about reef insurance? A 40-mile stretch of the Mesoamerican coral reef off the coast of …
Mexico launches pioneering scheme to insure its coral reefThe Guardian - Fiona Harvey Environment correspondentHotels and local government in Cancún will pay premiums, and insurance industry will pay out if the reef is damaged by storms A stretch of coral reef off Mexico is the testing ground for a new idea that
The race to save Florida’s devastated coral reef from global warmingThe Washington Post - Story by Chris Mooney ● Graphics by Tim MekoThe Paris climate agreement is a key factor in preventing further damage to the ecosystem, and the tourism and seafood industries dependent on it PICKLES REEF, Fla. — Twenty feet under water, Nature Conservancy
Exxon Mobil Lends Its Support to a Carbon Tax ProposalThe New York Times - By JOHN SCHWARTZExxon Mobil, other oil companies and a number of other corporate giants announced on Tuesday that they are supporting a plan to tax carbon emissions that was put forth this year by a group of Republican
ExxonMobil and Stephen Hawking Just Agreed to the Same Climate FixBloomberg - Eric Roston Less than three weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the United States from the 195-nation Paris Agreement on climate change, there's a new …
Minding the Gap: Energy Sprawl and Access in IndiaNational GeographicBy Joe Kiesecker, Scientist for Lands Conservation, The Nature Conservancy Note: this article is the first in a series on “energy sprawl,” the conversion of new land for energy production. New installments
Committed to the Ocean: The First United Nations Ocean ConferenceHuffPost - Maria DamanakiThis week, experts and decision makers from around the world gather at the United Nations in New York—to focus on the commitment made by nations in 2015 to protect the health of the ocean. Voluntary agreements
Global Collaboration More Crucial Than Ever As U.S. Abandons Climate Change PactForbes - Inside AsiaThe world waited with bated breath for U.S. President Donald Trump to announce whether he would move to take the country out of the Paris Accord — a decision that has global ramifications for climate Although
TRUMP WITHDRAWING FROM PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENTBusiness Insider - Rebecca HarringtonPresident Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would pull the US out of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, following through with a key campaign promise. While the decision should galvanize
Development experts dismayed as US exits Paris climate agreementdevex.com Development organizations and environmental groups reacted with dismay to President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the landmark Paris Agreement, …
What will the world look like if the U.S. bails on the Paris climate deal?pbs.org - Nsikan Akpan After weeks of speculation, the White House is expected to renege on America’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement, the Associated Press …
Paris Exit Removes Last Check on Trump's Climate ReversalsBloomberg - Christopher Flavelle President Donald Trump, four months into office, has already moved to eliminate regulations on power-plant emissions, rethink automobile fuel …
How the GOP is slowly going greenAxios - Amy Harder Conservatives are slowly coming around on climate change. Over the past few years, more than a half-dozen organizations have popped up pushing …
Interior secretary’s personal schedule shows industry chiefs have frequent accessThe Washington Post - By Juliet EilperinInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke spent much of his first two months in office meeting with energy and other industry groups, according to personal schedules released this week under the Freedom of Information
