FROM LSE: More than just carbon: the socioeconomic co-benefits of large-scale tree planting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Aug
This study examines the National Greening Program (NGP) in the Philippines, a major tree planting initiative involving more than 80,500 localised projects that have directly or indirectly generated hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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FROM LSE: More than just carbon: the socioeconomic co-benefits of large-scale tree planting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Aug
This study examines the National Greening Program (NGP) in the Philippines, a major tree planting initiative involving more than 80,500 localised projects that have directly or indirectly generated hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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New EU Agenda Under von der Leyen: Corporate Profit Eclipses People and Planet as Climate Concerns Take Backseat

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Aug
BRUSSELS, July 18, 2024 — Despite divisions among European Union (EU) Member States, Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as President of the European Commission after securing enough votes from the European Parliament.
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21% rise in child rights violations worldwide in situations of war and armed conflict

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Jul
The polycrisis impacting children’s rights across the world is deepening as young people continue to suffer from a multitude of crises, according to the KidsRights Index Report 2024 released today, the only ranking that annually and systematically reviews the global state of children’s rights worldwide
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G20 Brasil reaches consensus on key communiqué: Tackles taxation and geopolitical issue

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Jul
Under Brasil's presidency, G20 puts an end to years without consensus documents. Finance Track emphasizes urgent need for international tax cooperation, debt relief, financial system reform, and global governance overhaul.
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Wind and solar overtake EU fossil fuel power for the first time for the first half of the year

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Jul
Brussels 30 July 2024 New analysis from think tank Ember reveals that wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half year period.
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As G20 leaders meet in Rio, UN Development Programme spotlights global challenges and opportunities on justice, technology and ecological balance

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Jul
New report offers solutions to emerging social and development issues for all generations July 22, 2024
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Eight Just Stop Oil supporters imprisoned as the ‘Oil Kills’ international uprising to end fossil fuels continues

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
Uncategorized / July 25, 2024 Eight Just Stop Oil supporters have been remanded to prison as the UK has joined other countries as part of Oil Kills- the international uprising, demanding the UK government commit to an emergency treaty to end the extraction and burning of fossil fuels by 2030. [1]
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Football for Sustainability Summit 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
The Football for Sustainability Summit was held on the 11th and 12th of July 2024 with around 300 invited participating experts from the fields of football, politics, business, civil society and science.
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With new Remedy Policy to be released this week, IFC credibility is on the line

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
July 18, 2024 Michelle Harrison This week, all eyes are on the International Finance Corporation (IFC) , the lending arm of the World Bank Group, as its revised “Approach to Remedial Action” that is intended to govern how IFC responds to instances where its projects result in harm to local communities will be presented to board members.
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