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Press Release: Nestlé to Pilot New Cutting-Edge Satellite Technology to Drive Transparency in Its Reforestation Projects
Nestlé will be the first food and beverage company to pilot Airbus’s new Pléiades Neo satellites in the monitoring of its reforestation efforts.
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- Environment
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The World Resources Institute Mobilises $100 Million to Restore Forests in Five Countries in Africa
Committed to environmental restoration, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has just raised $100 million from the Audacious Project.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, forests
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Global Environment Facility Adds $13 Million to AGRI3 Fund for Sustainable Agriculture
This funding mechanism supports the development of sustainable agriculture and forest conservation.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- forests
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NSIA, Vitol Sign $50 Million Deal for Carbon Removal Projects
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has completed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Vitol to invest in a range of carbon avoidance and removal projects.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The World Bank Is Financing $30 Million for the Management of Classified Forests in Benin
The World Bank is providing new financing to strengthen sustainable forest management in Benin.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, forests
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Analysis: These Startups Are Helping Women While Reforesting Africa
Rural communities and especially women are crucial to the reforestation movement.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Lumin to Invest $136 Million in New Plywood Mill in Uruguay, Expanding Production Capacity to Nearly 500,000 m3
Lumin, a leading timberland and forest products company, will invest ~US$ 136 million to build its third industrial plant in Uruguay.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- forests, impact investing
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Press Release: World Bank and Ethiopia Sign $40 Million Agreement to Cut Carbon Emissions Through Sustainable Landscape Management
Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL).
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa