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BluForest Inc: Europe’s Largest Insurer Considers Carbon Credits Purchase in …
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Matthew Carr of Bloomberg.net reported that Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz SE, has been considering “expanding its business of…
Nutritionist backs Royal Rose radicchio
Since radicchio was certified in March as a superfood by SCS Global Services, Salinas, Calif.-based grower Royal Rose LLC has gained the support of a local hospital nutritionist.
“Radicchio is rich in antioxidants, dietary fiber, vitamins…
New Life Cycle Assessment Study Shows Replacing Wood Utility Poles with Steel Significantly Lowers Key Environmental Impacts
A detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, finds that when comparing overall environmental performance, galvanized steel…
Furniture Design: Interview with Joey Ruiter
The Flow XT Conference Table is unique in that it is the first North American office furniture product to be issued an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), independently certified by SCS Global Services.
With Nucraft Furniture,…
LEVEL CERTIFIED FURNITURE PRODUCTS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS LEED POINTS IN PILOT CREDIT
CONTACT: Brad Miller, 616-285-3963
Chicago, Illinois – Architects, designers, facility managers, and business leaders pursuing LEED certification may now be able to earn credit for specifying…
Iturup pink and chum salmon fishery starts MSC re-assessment process
The first Russian fishery to be MSC certified, the Iturup pink salmon (Onorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum salmon (Onorhynchus keta) fishery, has commenced the re-assessment process. MSC certification is valid for five years and then a fishery…
Perseverance Pays Off For World's Largest REDD Project
Two years ago, Indonesia's Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve was on the rocks after the country’s Ministry of Forestry turned more than half of its 80,000 hectares over to palm oil interests – an act that prevented it from becoming…
Huge Indonesia forest project could unlock funding for REDD+ - See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2013/06/04/huge-indonesia-forest-project-could-unlock-funding-for-redd/#sthash.WGgiZgpZ.dpuf
By John Parnell
The launch of the largest project in the world to preserve forest carbon under the UN REDD+ scheme could help attract funding for similar projects, according to a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) expert.
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Indonesia's first REDD project finally approved
Rimba Raya, the world's largest REDD+ project, has finally been approved by the Indonesian government and verified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), a leading certification standard for carbon credits.
The 64,000-hectare…
Region’s halibut fishery certified
Bill Langdon of Fisherman’s Market cuts halibut at the Bedford highway store Tuesday. (TED PRITCHARD / Staff)Atlantic Canada’s halibut fishery has been given the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainable seal of…