Achieving gender equality is fundamental to sustainable development and to attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the eradication of poverty and hunger. This is expected to be one of the major conclusions of world leaders and development experts at the 2010…
UN’s first ever high level event on biodiversity: September 22, New York, US
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The 2010 Swiss Solar Energy Prize has been awarded to the ground-breaking solar energy system created by Romande Energie and mounted on the recently inaugurated offices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥).
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Several government ministries in Samoa are engaged in a week long gender mainstreaming training this week in the attempt to strengthen their project implementation, particularly renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, and community level interaction.
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Greening blue energy : identifying and managing the biodiversity risks and opportunities of offshore renewable energy
Challenges and opportunities for the engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities in REDD-plus
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Business leaders in biodiversity-rich developing economies are concerned about losses of ‘natural capital’, a new report highlights.