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Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation Makes Historic Grant Announcement
LDF announces its largest-ever portfolio of environmental grants, increasing the organization’s total direct financial giving to over $59 million since 1998. Additionally, after a period of increased grantmaking and a goal of expanding its global impact, the foundation warmly welcomes…
More than Half of the World’s Fragile Coral Reefs Are Under Threat
14 July 2016 – More than half of the world’s fragile coral reefs are under threat and most of our major fish stocks are now over exploited, according to the latest global assessments on the state of world’s high seas…
Environment and Security Initiative’s Support Towards Sustainable Development Goals and Green Economy in Focus of OSCE
The Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) stakeholders discussed on 9th June in Batumi how the Initiative can contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and transition to green economy at an ENVSEC side event on the…
Scientists Plead with Australia to Get Off Coal to Save the Great Barrier Reef
Coral reefs around the world are in a dire predicament, as warmer-than-usual waters are causing widespread bleaching and death among these crucial marine organisms. Now, more than 2,500 marine scientists and policy experts are urging the Australian government to protect…
Number 3 – May 2016
Investments in environmental projects, especially in pollute the environment clean, environmentally friendly technologies represent with their operation. priorities that have been identified in the Republic Investors undertake of Serbia’s strategic documents, such as National to carry out activities Environmental Approximation…
Ministry’s assessment for wind park annulled
The Administrative Court in Split accepted Association BIOM’s law suit and declared invalid the decision of Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection to accept the construction of Bila Ploča wind power plant in Pelješac peninsula in the country’s south.…
EBRD still can’t say no to destructive Macedonian dam
The Bern Convention recommendation, warmly welcomed by Macedonian environmental organizations, was based on an independent expert study into the planned hydropower developments in Mavrovo, Europe’s oldest national park situated in the northwest of Macedonia and home to the endangered Balkan…