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Crean el primer seguro para proteger un arrecife de coral
efeverde.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 underestimated
sciencedaily.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 Life
People - Maria Pasquini
Leonardo DiCaprio is putting his money to good use. The 43-year-old actor’s foundation donated $1 million towards funding a $22 million debt swap in …
Indian Ocean
Seychelles protects an area 'as big as Britain' in Indian Ocean
BBC News - BBC World
The 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 Protections
NPR - Merrit Kennedy
The 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 trees
greenbiz.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 Gray
bna.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, …
Planting Trees To Save The Planet Is Turning Into Big Business
ampproject.org - About the author Adele Peters is a staff writer at Fast Company who focuses on solutions to some of the world's largest problems, from climate change to homelessness. Previously, she worked with GOOD, BioLite, and the Sustainable Products and Solutions program at UC Berkeley. More
The companies are part of an emerging “restoration economy” focused on reforestation and otherwise restoring degraded land. In a new report, The …
Planting Trees Has Become a Big Business
triplepundit.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 feet
massivesci.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 …
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Techstars Partners with The Nature Conservancy for New Eco Accelerator
tech.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 Change
newsweek.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 Efforts
National Geographic
The Nature Conservancy will use the money to work with four different watersheds over the course of five years. The Nature Conservancy is kicking off a five-year project to improve rivers and regional
The Best Investment Opportunity Ever: Investing In Nature 101
Forbes - Mark Tercek
Nine 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 Policy
Fast Company - By Adele Peters
Because 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 policy
greenbiz.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 …
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Insuring nature against damage
radionz.co.nz
Could insurance policies offer a new way to protect nature? Mexico has just launched a plan to insure coral reefs at the popular tourism destination …
Mexico launches pioneering scheme to insure its coral reef
The Guardian - Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
Hotels 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 warming
The Washington Post - Story by Chris Mooney ● Graphics by Tim Meko
The 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 Proposal
The New York Times - By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Exxon 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 Fix
Bloomberg - 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 India
National Geographic
Changing Planet By 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.
Committed to the Ocean: The First United Nations Ocean Conference
HuffPost - Maria Damanaki
This 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 Pact
Forbes - Inside Asia
The 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 AGREEMENT
Business Insider - Rebecca Harrington
President 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 agreement
devex.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 Reversals
Bloomberg - 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 green
Axios - 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 access
The Washington Post
Interior 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

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Crean el primer seguro para proteger un arrecife de coral

Flood risk from American rivers is greatly underestimated

Leo to the Rescue! Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $1 Million to Help Protect Marine Life

Seychelles protects an area 'as big as Britain' in Indian Ocean

Seychelles Finds A Novel Way To Swap Its Debt For Marine Protections

These 14 businesses are growing money on trees

China Support for ‘Clean Coal’ Gives Green Bonds Touch of Gray

Planting Trees To Save The Planet Is Turning Into Big Business

Planting Trees Has Become a Big Business

The most cost-effective ways to fight climate change are literally under our feet

Techstars Partners with The Nature Conservancy for New Eco Accelerator

Want to Save the Planet? Scientists Lay Out 20 Natural Solutions to Curb Climate Change

Enterprise Donates $30 Million to TNC River Conservation Efforts

The Best Investment Opportunity Ever: Investing In Nature 101

This Coral Reef Will Have Its Own Innovative Insurance Policy

Cancun's coral reef receives a health insurance policy

Insuring nature against damage

Mexico launches pioneering scheme to insure its coral reef

The race to save Florida’s devastated coral reef from global warming

Exxon Mobil Lends Its Support to a Carbon Tax Proposal

ExxonMobil and Stephen Hawking Just Agreed to the Same Climate Fix

Minding the Gap: Energy Sprawl and Access in India

Committed to the Ocean: The First United Nations Ocean Conference

Global Collaboration More Crucial Than Ever As U.S. Abandons Climate Change Pact

TRUMP WITHDRAWING FROM PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

Development experts dismayed as US exits Paris climate agreement

What will the world look like if the U.S. bails on the Paris climate deal?

Paris Exit Removes Last Check on Trump's Climate Reversals

How the GOP is slowly going green

Interior secretary’s personal schedule shows industry chiefs have frequent access