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Colombian Impact Investment Firm Amplo Acquires Velum Ventures
The investment firm plans to expand its reach through investments with high environmental impact.
- Categories
- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Viewpoint: A Manifesto for Disrupting Global Food Politics
There is time to realize what we’ve taken for granted is not guaranteed.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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South African Aerospace Startup Readies for Launch From Cape Canaveral
Images from Dragonfly’s EOS SAT-1 will be helpful for harvest monitoring, application mapping, planning for the season, and assessments that look at soil moisture, yield prediction, and biomass levels.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- climate change, innovation
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U.S. Finance Faces ESG Backlash, More to Come In 2023
Focusing on environmental, social or governance-related issues, ESG in industry parlance, could hit returns to investors, critics said.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, ESG, governance
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Analysis: Climate Action and Sustainability – A Unique Opportunity for Global Cooperation
Preserving our ferociously fragile and interconnected ecosystem will require participation from all corners of the world.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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UN Report Finds 2030 SDG Targets May Just Be a Dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report.
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- Environment, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, COVID-19, sanitation, SDGs, water
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Analysis: How a Climate-Smart Forest Economy Could Help Mitigate Climate Change and Its Worst Impacts
A few areas worldwide are already building climate-smart forest economies with the help of the Climate Smart Forest Economy Program (CSFEP) and other stakeholders.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, forests, housing
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Analysis: Kenya’s Energy Transition Risks Being Derailed by Human Rights Failures
Integrating human rights into renewable projects will make the energy transition fairer and faster.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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