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Mangroves and climate change

Mangroves and climate change

eyesonsuriname Mangroves are found in 123 nations and territories, but they represent less than 0.4% of the total of the world’s forested areas. 🌊They support biodiversity, promote food security, and hold cultural, recreational and spiritual value. Their complex structures protect our coasts from storm surges and erosion. And, they absorb chemical pollution and trap sediments in…
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Suriname aims to be first to sell Paris Agreement carbon credits, adviser says

Suriname aims to be first to sell Paris Agreement carbon credits, adviser says

Sept 13 (Reuters) – The South American forest nation of Suriname plans to become the first country to sell carbon credits under a system set up by the 2015 U.N. Paris Agreement to help curb climate change, an adviser on the sale told Reuters. The prospective sale is a bid to attract investors with government-backed…
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Start-ups and big names

“The investment will be used for four parts,” says Jacob Ruiter, CEO of EIT InnoEnergy Benelux. “We are going to invest more in our current portfolio of companies and want to attract new companies. In doing so, we use the capital to set up new companies in promising markets. Our fourth goal is related to…
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Carbon credit market confidence ebbs as big names retreat

Carbon credit market confidence ebbs as big names retreat

By Susanna Twidale and Sarah Mcfarlane LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Voluntary carbon markets have shrunk for the first time in at least seven years, as companies including food giant Nestle and fashion house Gucci reduced buying and studies found several forest protection projects did not deliver promised emissions savings. Preserving forests is crucial to meeting international goals…
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Why It's So Hard to Put a Price on Carbon

Why It’s So Hard to Put a Price on Carbon

In the past decade, the phrase “put a price on carbon” has gathered steam around the globe. And carbon pricing has been hailed by scientists, economists, and business leaders as one of the most cost-effective tools to decarbonize economies. But the exact price—typically expressed in terms of value (e.g. dollars or other local currency) per…
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Smart Forestry Market Analysis

Analysis of current status and opportunities in forestry digitalization market AFRY has supported Business Finland to analyse theSmart Forestry market and identify opportunities for Finnish companies in the sector: Business Finland has launched a Smart Forestry programme, aiming at identifying newbusiness opportunities in the global sustainable forestry and wood sourcing value chain,leveraging from Finnish know-how…
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Launch of the Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters

Launch of the “Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters” Implementation Platform

At the end of 2022, an international consortium led by Technopolis Group was awarded a 4-year contract for the implementation of the European “Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters” support platform for The European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA), and in close collaboration with the European Commission (EC) Directorate-Generals MARE and RTD.   The…
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Climate Change affects Suriname

Climate Change affects Suriname

Measures  eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, August 11 2023–Climate change poses significant challenges for Suriname and the Caribbean, necessitating a combination of mitigation and adaptation strategies to combat its effects.  Mitigation focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable practices, while adaptation addresses managing the consequences of climate change. Suriname and the Caribbean need all-of-the-above: climate-resilient infrastructure,…
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Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030

Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030

Lula, the president of Brazil, speaks to his minister of Indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, at the Amazon summit. Photograph: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian presidency/AFP/Getty Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforest Tom Phillips in Belém, Patrick Greenfield and agencies Amazon leaders have called on rich…
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Demonstrators, including indigenous people from Amazon countries, marched in Belém on Tuesday as the summit kicked off

Amazon deal lacks concrete measures, say climate activists

AFPDemonstrators, including indigenous people from Amazon countries, marched in Belém on Tuesday as the summit kicked off By Katy Watson in Belém, Brazil & Christy Cooney in London BBC News The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in…
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