May 21, 2012
- May 21 2012 BTG will showcase its BT-55 brightness transmitter series for measurement and control of bleaching chemicals at Zellcheming-Expo 2012 in Wiesbaden, Germany.
May 20, 2012
WWF is welcoming an in-depth evaluation of its Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) and has announced plans to initiate several changes aimed at making the programme stronger and more effective.
The evaluation,...
May 19, 2012
- The first meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been postponed, pending finalization of the process for nominations from countries to the membership of the Board. The Board had been expected to meet on 31 May 2012. It will meet either the last week in June or the first week in July. At its first meeting, the Board is to consider the six offers from countries to host the Fund, including Germany, Mexico, Namibia, Poland, the...
May 17, 2012
- LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - To reach its strict climate targets and fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear exit plans, Germany needs to avoid coal and build a stack of gas power plants to secure clean energy supplies beyond 2020.
- AACHEN, Germany (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called for the introduction of a directly elected president in the European Union on Thursday, a move he said would help strengthen the bloc's political union and overcome the debt crisis.
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May 16, 2012
Since the conclusion of the UN climate conference in Durban, South Africa (COP 17) last year, there has been robust debate on the merits of its outcomes.
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- ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greeks are voting with their wallets and pulling euros out of the banks in fear that their country may leave the European single currency despite the declared determination of EU powers Germany and France to keep Athens in the monetary union.
Business models for forest conservation help to develop economic structures which create and strengthen local markets and value chains. Additionally they have to provide the political participation of the local community to ensure their justice and dignity. How to design such business models? This side event will discuss the above.
Speakers: Harry Assenmacher, Managing Director and Founder – ForestFinance Group; Sebastian Gallehr...
In this side event, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) will demonstrate a possible framework for the effective implementation of REDD+, based on experiences in development of monitoring methodology at national level and the output from the International Technical Seminar in 2012. The REDD cookbook will be also introduced.
Speakers: Mitsuo Matsumoto Yasumasa Hirata Two other speakers
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