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Press Release: USDA Awards $45 Million to Winrock International to Expand Climate-Smart Agriculture in Malawi and Thailand
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $178 million investment in Food for Progress projects Winrock will implement two of the seven projects.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment
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Press Release: World’s Leading Consumer Goods Companies Put Transparency and Transformation at Forefront of Latest Deforestation Report
The Consumer Goods Forum's (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today released its second Annual Report, sharing the Coalition's progress on commitments to remove deforestation, forest degradation, and conversion from key commodity supply chains.
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- Environment
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To Tackle Plastic Pollution, Partnership Helps Companies See Their Role in the Problem
The amount of plastic going into the environment could be reduced by 80% from 2020 levels by 2040, creating new jobs, saving governments billions of dollars and reducing plastics-related greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- partnerships, recycling
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Water For People Receives $15 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott
Without focused attention and investment, the poor, the most marginalized, and those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
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- WASH
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- Global
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Analysis: These Two Start-Ups Are Making Farming More Sustainable. Here’s How
With climate change also posing a growing threat to the planet, feeding more people more sustainably has become more important than ever.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Press Release: Power for All Distributed Renewable Energy Job Report Sees Strong Post-Pandemic Growth
Decentralized renewables employment data shows its potential in helping achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 8.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Press Release: Ethereum Blockchain Eliminates 99.99% of its Carbon Footprint Overnight After a Successful Merge According to New Report
A new report from CCRI reveals a reduced electricity consumption and carbon footprint of the Ethereum network by over 99.988% and 99.992%, respectively.
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- Technology
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Press Release: AIDS Healthcare Foundation Pledges $10 Million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
This announcement comes ahead of the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in New York City on Sept. 21.
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- Finance, Health Care
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- Global
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- public health
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