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Olympic Movement Steps Up Climate Action, Announces Network of Olympic Forests

3BL Media

The Olympic Forest will contribute to the Great Green Wall – an initiative which restores degraded landscapes across Africa’s Sahel region, increasing the food and economic security of local communities. Projects within the Network will not be limited to planting new trees.

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An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market

GreenBiz

Central Appalachia and the old pulp and paper regions of Maine, the lake states, northern New England and upstate New York are hot project areas for Bluesource. It has conducted projects in the United States as well as South America, Central America, Africa, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. .

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International Day for Peace: How Sport Can Be an Enabler for Sustainable Development

3BL Media

One that’s close to home for me in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the Kicks 4 Kokoda programme, which aims to support young people in overcoming key challenges they face in their communities. Statistics from our Ministry for Community Development indicate that over 50 per cent of women have experienced gender-based violence.

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Sports Organisations Commit to Safeguarding Nature Under New Framework

3BL Media

The signatories pledge to adhere to four key principles that will safeguard nature and contribute to the new global goals for biodiversity, which governments are expected to agree to later this week at the Convention on Biological Diversity 15th Conference of the Parties meeting (COP15) in Montreal. Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee.

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ASEAN Renewables Transition may Need US$6 Trillion Investment

Chris Hall

IRENA report says region “at a crossroad” between clean energy and fossil fuels. A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says the region will be able to supply two-thirds of the power needed from non-carbon sources by 2050. Papua New Guinea and East Timor have observer status.

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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

The avid cyclist also sits on the board of the CREDDO, the largest environmental non-profit in the Outaouais region. Theresa Dearden 28, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea/Salt Spring Island, B.C. The avid cyclist also sits on the board of the CREDDO, the largest environmental non-profit in the Outaouais region.

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World at Risk of Losing a Decade of Progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Network

The international community should step up at this month’s Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, and at the key upcoming multilateral meetings, including the G20 meeting in New Delhi, the SDG Summit New York in September, and COP28 in Dubai, to scale-up international financial flows based on SDG needs. Lafortune, G.,