Monday, June 07, 2004

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Taking Care of Business

This week, the nonprofit Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance welcomes your two cents on a first-of-its-kind endeavor -- a set of certification standards governing land use projects that reduce global warming while conserving the environment and alleviating poverty. The standards, available online, were opened up for peer review and comment just this morning.

Also: If you're planning to take a break from the office sometime this summer, research your options with the EcoTour Directory, an online listing of ecotour operators throughout the world.

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First-Ever Standards Set for Land Use Projects Targeting Climate Change
The first-ever set of standards certifying land use projects that reduce global warming will be opened up for global peer review and comment next week by the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance.

World Bank Pledges Hikes in Renewable-Energy Investments
The World Bank Group has committed to an average growth rate of 20% per year over the next five years in its annual financial commitments for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

Sony and Matsushita Help Expand Web Tool to Manage High-Tech Product Compliance
The electronics industry is being confronted with strict environmental requirements that impact the way that products are designed and sold in global markets.

Twenty Honored as Innovative California Energy-Savers
The California nonprofit Flex Your Power has announced the winners of its 2003 Flex Your Power Energy Efficiency Awards.

New Partnership Brings Sustainable Forest and Farm Products to Market
The Rainforest Alliance has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development to establish the Certified Sustainable Products Alliance, a three-year effort to significantly promote and increase the sale of sustainably produced certified timber, banana, and coffee from Central America and Mexico.

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