(par 9.4 ) Economic growth can complement environmental conservation
Economic growth can complement environmental conservation https://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/economic-growth-can-complement-environmental-conservation.htm By Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Chair and President, Global Green Growth Institute Former President of Indonesia For many years one of the predominant conventional wisdoms in both business and policymaking circles was that cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions necessitates a sacrifice in economic growth. We now know, through the […]
(par 9.3.2) Turtles are key to Kenya ecology
Turtles Key as Kenya Balances Ecology, Development https://www.voanews.com/a/turtles-are-key-aws-kenya-balances-ecology-and-development/3216334.html Associated Press A turtle drags itself along a white sandy beach, splashes through the gentle warm Indian Ocean and then vanishes with a plop, becoming one of 13,750 turtle success stories on a stretch of Kenyan coastline facing pressure from developers. Kenya is striving to strike a […]
(par 9.3.2) The environment cannot be an afterthought to the economy
The environment cannot be an afterthought to the economy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/sustainable-dev/environment-cannot-be-afterthought-economy-310862 Published: 16/12/2014 – 16:07 | Updated: 16/12/2014 – 16:08 Luc Bas, Director of the Brussels office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [IUCN] How do we communicate the need for fundamental change beyond this group of environmentalists, scientists and progressive businesses? asks Luc Bas. Luc Bas […]