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Will economics drive a paradigm shift in ballast water management?

Envirotec Magazine

It requires every vessel over 400gt to have onboard an approved ballast water management plan, a ballast water record book and an International Ballast Water Management Certificate. It states that oceans are crucial for global food security and human health, while also hosting huge reservoirs of biodiversity.

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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

GreenBiz

Sports leagues are seeing the impacts and the surge of climate-responsible athletes using their platforms to promote positive environmental and social impact — it’s something for the history books. Nonprofit organizations such as the National Links Trust , recent bid winners to take over operations of Washington, D.C.’s

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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

As Oxford professor Dieter Helm points out in his latest book – Legacy: How to Build the Sustainable Economy – we need to mend our ways in order to meet the needs of future generations. Techniques, such as organic farming and biodiversity can make all the difference.

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Why the private sector needs to invest in conservation agriculture right now

GreenBiz

Despite the program’s early successes, the program became unraveled when the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released video footage of alleged animal abuse occurring at some of the ranches. Biodiversity. Corporate Strategy. Food & Agriculture. Food & Agriculture. Conservation. Conservation Finance. GreenBiz Reads.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. This is a companion piece to the the 25 books in The Green Market Oracle's well informed readers list. These books are organized in the following six categories: 1. Climate impacts 2. Climate action 4.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. We have access to myriad documentaries and books aimed at increasing awareness. We also considered the role of young leaders from the private and public sectors in this essential transformation.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

The program was launched to beautify the city landscape, ease vehicle traffic, improve pedestrian traffic, facilitate the water-bearing capacity of the ground, and increase biodiversity. Funding for New York-based organizations can cover a significant subsidy of the total service costs. New York City’s Retrofit Accelerator.