Compliance requirements for the mining industry are becoming more important as Covid-19 continues to shake up industry. By Janine Espin Planning and preparation are essential in undertaking new or extending old mining projects, regardless of size. Whether large-scale or artisanal, the need for .
Xi highlights commitment to green development By Shadrack Kuyoh | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-06 08:37 Share CLOSE At the invitation of US President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping attends the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link and delivers an important speech titled For Man and Nature: Building a Community of Life Together in Beijing, April 22, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
President Xi Jinping s speech on April 22 to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the United States, was prudent and pertinent to engagement with environmentally accountable development.
It built on crucial environmental principles, including proportionality, responsibility and being precautionary, and further revitalized the ancient Chinese philosophy of the unity of nature and man and following nature s course. The ideology is engraved in Xi s government, through the Constitution and the master blueprint of national developm
If you think Detroit has the market on public-official turmoil cornered, think again.
Now-former Clawson Mayor Reese Scripture (City photo) In Clawson, first-term Mayor Reese Scripture resigned abruptly Tuesday, in a dispute over the city s budget work, saying she believes the city manager cut her and the council out of the loop and expected a rubber stamp on the unelected manager s work. Scripture said there was little time to properly review a proposed budget, for which she hadn t received a copy. She noted there was no information on the city s year-to-date financial status or other documentation to help inform the council s decision.
Columbia, S.C. Communities with barriers to basic resources – including trees and green space – are often those most deeply impacted by climate change and natural disasters, said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation. In partnership with Bank of America, we are thrilled to support local programs that will focus on building up communities climate resilience through strategic tree planting and community engagement and education.
Tree canopies have been linked to many benefits like cooler cities, improved air and water quality, effective stormwater control, and better health outcomes. In addition, research has noted that urban trees also increase property values and reduce energy costs for homes. These benefits of urban tree canopy are vital for cities increasingly facing the impacts of climate change, including heatwaves, coastal flooding, extreme storms, and poor air quality.
Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investments
While there are a number of existing resources that can assist communities and their advocates in their interactions with investors over land from negotiating better agreements with investors, to monitoring whether investors fulfill the terms of their agreements these resources are not always easy to find. CCSI has created a detailed directory that lists relevant guides and other documents, provides links to the original documents, and includes brief descriptions of their content. This directory, provided as a Google document, is available here; it can be viewed online, downloaded, emailed, and printed.