PLUGGING BUSINESS INTO THE GLOBAL AGENDA: THE PLATFORM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT
PJ Marshall Founder and Executive Director, Restore the Earth Foundation pjm@restoretheearth.org www.restoretheearth.org . ABSTRACT: Restore the Earth Foundation, Inc. (REF) is a social investment partner for corporations that value the Earth’s natural resources. Founded in 2010, we are a global nongovernmental organization that deploys landscape-scale ecosystem restoration projects and measures and reports the impact. Our exclusive […]
EcoCarols: Addressing the Curse of Limited Brain Use
Ann Palmer Writer, creative writing teacher, and deep ecologist. e-mail: gaiadance@btinternet.com web: http://www.gaiadancebooks.com . Abstract: The alignment of a project with nature’s own growth-process is familiar to many. To highlight it shows it in action and brings to the fore this author’s way of seeing and interpreting processes. First big influence on a child – father’s advice. […]
International #Volunteer Day 2015 – A Universal Introspective Approach
Ms. Akke M. Draijer-de Jong is initiator and co-founder of the Foundation Kebon Sepatu Indonesia-Netherlands. She leads a team of experts in the field of Educational Projects in Indonesia and is the liaison officer and spokesperson for the Team of Directors in th e Netherlands. amdraijerdejong@yahoo.com – http://www.socialpsychology.org/member/draijer-de-jong . Abstract The concept thought was officially established by the […]
Mexico, Transdisciplinarity Migration: Misery and Mercy in Central America
Darío Fabián Hernández González Veracruzana University. Economy and Society Institute (IIESES), Mexico. e-mail: darhernandez@uv.mx – – Abstract: Migration is a sociocultural phenomenon widely examined by different disciplines of science and philosophy. Few studies have been carried out in a multidisciplinary way, and much less in a transdisciplinar way. Before explaining the migration from a transdisciplinar […]
FREE HIGH SCHOOL IS A CORNERSTONE OF OPPORTUNITY
We live in a country of immense privilege. There’s no denying inequities still exist, but when a country’s conversations around education can turn to topics of charter schools, testing standards and affordability of college it says something about just how fortunate we really are. In the United States, it’s a foregone conclusion that every child […]
Digital learning platforms: the end of location-based learning?
This year the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) launched The ICC Academy – using digital learning platforms to provide truly global education that is accessible to individuals all around the world. John Danilovich, Secretary General of the ICC discusses the reasons why they took this decision and looks at the future of global education. Digital […]
Sustainable Development Goals
One of the main outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference was the agreement by member States to launch a process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post 2015 development agenda (click here for information on different work streams). It was decided […]
Global Agricultural Transition Under Way to Boost Resilience to Climate Change and Reduce Emissions
Six Cooperative Initiatives Driving Climate Resilient, Productive and Low Emissions Agriculture Governments and food and agriculture organizations join today at the Lima-Paris Action Agenda Focus on Agriculture to respond to the urgent climate challenges facing agriculture with six cooperative initiatives that will protect the long-term livelihoods of millions of farmer and reduce greenhouse gas […]
#COP21 Lima-Paris Action Agenda Focus on #Forests
The LPAA Focus event on Forests will serve as a stepping stone for future ambitious climate action on forests. Building on the New York Declaration on Forests launched during the Climate Summit in September 2014, it will showcase transformational examples at national and subnational level to make forests and their protection a core element of […]
$248 USD million pledged to GEF climate fund for most vulnerable countries
New financing for Least Developed Countries Fund sends strong signal of commitment as Paris talks get underway Eleven donors have pledged close to $250 USD million in new money for adaptation support to the most vulnerable countries on the planet giving a welcome boost to the start of the climate talks here in Paris. Canada, […]
