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Big Brands Join $1 Billion Forest Conservation Push for Southeast Asia
Major household brands and palm-oil buyers Nestle and PepsiCo have backed a scheme that aims to invest $1 billion in forest conservation across Southeast Asia over 25 years.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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- South Asia
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World Bank Offers $100 Million Credit Guarantee for Rooftop Solar Power in India
A study reviewed existing academic papers on the UN’s global goals and found that 63 of the 169 targets may impact forests either adversely or positively.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Global Day of Action: A Call for Leaders to Go #BeyondRecovery to a Zero Waste Future
Global Day of Action: A Call for Leaders to Go #BeyondRecovery to a Zero Waste Future
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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Annapurna Finance Mobilizes $30 Million in Equity From Nuveen Global Impact
"Nuveen’s expertise and funding will help us meet our expansion plans and we look forward to working with them to develop our climate initiatives,” Annapurna managing director Gobinda Chandra Pattnaik said.
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- Environment, Finance, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Impact Startup betteries Secures €2.1 Million Seed Funding to Upcycle Electric Vehicle (EV) Batteries and to Avert Climate Change
Impact startup betteries upcycles 2nd life electric vehicle (EV) batteries to accelerate the transition to renewables and is well positioned to deliver scalable CO2 savings and protect scarce resources.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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COVID Fallout ‘Undermining Nature Conservation Efforts’
Covid-19 is taking a "severe toll" on conservation efforts, with multiple environmental protections being rolled back, according to research.
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- Coronavirus, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Combining Green Banks and National Funds to Boost Climate Financing in Africa
The African Development Bank has partnered with the Climate Investment Funds to release a scoping report highlighting the impact of combining green banks and national climate funds to accelerate green financing.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Faiths Institute Asks Gates Foundation to Change Tactics in Africa
An African faiths environmental institute is calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop funding green revolution technologies and genetically modified seeds for the continent, but instead support natural methods to help Africa achieve food sufficiency and protect its environments.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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