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- Turkish e-commerce platform Trendyol has received an additional $330 million investment from existing partner Alibaba in a capital increase. With this injection of capital, Alibaba now holds an 86.5% stake in the company. - UK fintech and pensions provider PensionBee arrived on the London Stock Exchange this morning with its shares priced at 165p, giving it a valuation of £365 million on admission. - French startup BlaBlaCar has raised a new $115 million funding round. While the company i...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Scientists note that climate change is expected to impact 58% of montane forest in the Peruvian Andes. view more  Credit: Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT / N.Palmer Scientists have called for the use of climate projections in conservation planning, to ensure that areas most at risk from biodiversity loss and climate impacts are protected. Protected areas are often created in areas of low population density and remote locations, rather than because of their biodiversity ...

Posted By Nina Rangel on Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 11:00 AM click to enlarge Courtesy of Alamo Beer Co. Head brewer Gregg Spickler moves fermentation tanks which yield CO2 naturally as a byproduct of beer making. Sustainability has been a buzzword in food circles for some ...

Vanguard News Shaba and the push for space technology for Nigeria On By Aminu Gandhi ON February 25, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Dr. Ahmad Halilu Shaba as the substantive Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA. The nomination letter was read at Plenary on March 2, 2021 by the Senate president, Senator Ahmad Lawan, for confirmation by the Senate. The nomination of Dr. Shaba by the President is pursuant to Sections 14(1) and (2) of the Natio...

Carbon offsets might be a dangerous distraction from more effective climate action, experts say Many countries hope to buy their way to lower emissions, but experts say carbon offsets can do more harm than good. Social Sharing Countries hope to buy their way to lower emissions, but experts say carbon offsets can do more harm than good Jennifer Van Evra · Posted: Mar 12, 2021 8:29 PM ET | Last Updated: March 13 Many countries are using carbon offsetting as a strategy to meet their Paris Agree...

Why the Usual Suspects Can’t Save the Planet To achieve global climate justice and arrest climate change, small-scale food producers, Indigenous people, and workers must be at the table. Manish Swarup/AP Photo A farmer protests near New Delhi, India, March 8, 2021. Thousands of female farmers have held sit-ins and a hunger strike in India’s capital to protest against the country’s new agricultural laws. This year heralds a historic moment—one in which we must ensure an equit...

Assumption 1: Gender equality is a women’s issue In many climate change policies and projects, gender equality is assumed to be a women’s issue. But in many cases, this participation amounted to women simply being passive recipients of In many climate change policies and projects, gender equality is assumed to be a women’s issue. Finn Thilsted/Flickr information, rather than having an active role in decisions about the design and implementation of initiatives. In the 1980s, targeting wome...

Disclosure statement Jacqueline Lau works for WorldFish—an international, not for profit research organization and part of the CGIAR that seeks to deliver research for a more food secure world, particularly for societies most vulnerable women and men. This research was supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems and the ARC Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. Dr. Danika Kleiber, currently at NOAA, contributed to this article. Philippa Cohen works for WorldFish -...

Planning long-term investments in sustainable fuel and carbon sequestration advancements and analyzing role of developing propulsion technologies Building coalitions and engaging stakeholders to broaden availability of sustainable aviation fuels, including first partnerships with NIKE, Inc. and Deloitte Delta Air Lines’ audacious commitment to carbon neutrality from March 2020 onward is coming to fruition with swift impact through immediate actions coupled with long-term investments to combat...

Message : Required fields Budgeting more than $30 million for portfolio of verified offsets to mitigate 13 million metric tons of Deltas 2020 emissions since March pledge Planning long-term investments in sustainable fuel and carbon sequestration advancements and analyzing role of developing propulsion technologies Building coalitions and engaging stakeholders to broaden availability of sustainable aviation fuels, including first partnerships with NIKE, Inc. and Deloitte Delta Air Lin...