ALUS

Southwest Iowa first region to adopt leading Canadian farmer-led agriculture-based ecosystem service program ALUS

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Toronto, ON and Oakland, IA, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iowa farmer Seth Watkins together with Cara Morgan at Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), collaborated to bring ALUS, the leading agriculture-based ecosystem service program, to Southwest Iowa.

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  • Toronto, ON and Oakland, IA, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iowa farmer Seth Watkins together with Cara Morgan at Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), collaborated to bring ALUS, the leading agriculture-based ecosystem service program, to Southwest Iowa.
  • Southwest Iowa will be the first ALUS community in the United States.
  • ALUS is a Canadian charitable organization delivering the only turnkey farmer-led community-based program that rewards farmers for creating, restoring, managing and maintaining nature-based projects on their lands.
  • The program will engage Southwest Iowa farmers and ranchers to produce net new nature and ecosystem services, while addressing rural environmental challenges related to soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat.

New Acre Project Receives Continued Support from TD Bank Group

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Weather, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Climate, Carbon, Farmer, Tree, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Environment, Ecosystem, TD, Nutrient, Corporate social responsibility, ALUS, Climate change, Agriculture, Gardenscapes: New Acres

TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Acre™ Project announces a fourth phase of funding from TD Bank Group (TD), marking this as the fifth year for TD as the launch sponsor of New Acre Project.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Acre™ Project announces a fourth phase of funding from TD Bank Group (TD), marking this as the fifth year for TD as the launch sponsor of New Acre Project.
  • Financial support for New Acre Project empowers farmers and ranchers working with ALUS to create, enhance, manage and maintain nature-based solutions, including windbreaks, buffer strips and more.
  • "We are proud to continue our support for ALUS' New Acre Project to help elevate the quality of the environment through nature-based solutions delivered by Canadian farmers and ranchers," says Joshua Cayer, Manager, Philanthropy, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group.
  • “In its fifth year, the collaboration with TD is as important for New Acre Project now as it was in 2018.

ALUS strengthens its presence in Quebec with the launch of two new communities

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Partnership, ALUS, Union des producteurs agricoles, Farmer, Lunch, BEA, Environment, UPA, Ecosystem, Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate change, Union, Laurentian, Whaling, Outaouais

SAINT-VALLIER-DE-BELLECHASSE, Quebec and SAINTE-SOPHIE, Quebec, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALUS officially launched two new communities in the regions of Chaudière-Appalaches and the Laurentians, in collaboration with the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) of Quebec.

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  • SAINT-VALLIER-DE-BELLECHASSE, Quebec and SAINTE-SOPHIE, Quebec, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALUS officially launched two new communities in the regions of Chaudière-Appalaches and the Laurentians, in collaboration with the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) of Quebec.
  • In 2021, Outaouais became the second region to benefit from the adoption of the ALUS program.
  • Now expanding into Chaudière-Appalaches and the Laurentians, ALUS aims to multiply the number of participants and nature-based solutions on Quebec’s agricultural territory.
  • The launch of ALUS Chaudière-Appalaches took place on the 11th at the Paularo Farm in Saint-Vallier.

SiFive Announces Differentiated Solutions for Generative AI and ML Applications Leading RISC-V into a New Era of High-Performance Innovation

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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SiFive, Inc. , the pioneer and leader of RISC-V computing today announced two new products designed to address new requirements for high performance compute.

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  • SiFive, Inc. , the pioneer and leader of RISC-V computing today announced two new products designed to address new requirements for high performance compute.
  • The SiFive Performance™ P870 and SiFive Intelligence™ X390 offer a new level of low power, compute density, and vector compute capability, and when combined provide the necessary performance boost for increasingly data intensive compute.
  • Together, the new products create a powerful mix of scalar and vector computing to meet the needs of today’s dataflow and computation intensive AI applications across consumer, automotive, and infrastructure markets.
  • “SiFive is leading the industry into a new era of high-performance RISC-V innovation, and closing the gap with other instruction set architectures with our unparalleled portfolio, while recent silicon tape-outs are demonstrating the tremendous benefits of SiFive RISC-V solutions,” said Patrick Little, SiFive Chairman, President and CEO.

ALUS Awards $10,000 for Environmental Efforts to Wayne and Jesse Pukalo

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Farmer, Agriculture, Gie, Carbon, ALUS, Biodiversity, Climate change, Knowledge, Ecosystem, Environment, Bird, Wetland, Tourism

Through the award, ALUS recognizes their vital role as solution providers, community leaders and ambassadors for their local ALUS program.

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  • Through the award, ALUS recognizes their vital role as solution providers, community leaders and ambassadors for their local ALUS program.
  • The 2023 Dave Reid Award Winners, Wayne and Jesse Pukalo
    This year’s Dave Reid Award has been awarded to Wayne and Jesse Pukalo, a father and son team, owners and operators of Century Simmentals and participants in the ALUS Parkland program, in Alberta.
  • Since they joined ALUS in 2018, Wayne and Jesse have enrolled a total of 100 acres with ALUS, generating valuable ecosystem services.
  • “Wayne and Jesse exemplify the hardworking solution providers that make ALUS an effective grassroots mechanism for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss.

Dairy Farmers of Canada Invest in New Acre™ Project to Help Achieve Dairy Net Zero by 2050

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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The one-year 84-acre New Acre Project pilot sponsorship will help Dairy Farmers of Canada strategically allocate capital to support dairy farmers in implementing nature-based solutions that address local environmental challenges, build dairy sector resilience, and offset the carbon footprint of milk production.

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  • The one-year 84-acre New Acre Project pilot sponsorship will help Dairy Farmers of Canada strategically allocate capital to support dairy farmers in implementing nature-based solutions that address local environmental challenges, build dairy sector resilience, and offset the carbon footprint of milk production.
  • “The Dairy Farmers of Canada’s New Acre Project pilot aligns with our mission by supporting farmers across Canada in building agricultural, environmental and community resilience, while also helping the sector achieve net zero by 2050.
  • By helping farmers introduce carbon offset and reduction solutions to their operations, Dairy Farmers of Canada hopes to reach net zero emission in the dairy sector by 2050.
  • “Dairy Farmers of Canada is excited to support ALUS’ New Acre Project and help dairy farmers across Canada maintain acres of marginal agricultural land,” says Pierre Lampron, President of DFC.

Wawanesa Commits $2 Million to New Community Impact Program Called Wawanesa Climate Champions

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help people and communities become more climate resilient, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa) announced today a $2 million annual community impact program called Wawanesa Climate Champions.

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  • The program provides funding to support people and organizations working on the front lines to improve climate resiliency in communities across Canada.
  • “Climate resiliency is a growing need we see in every community,” said Jeff Goy, Wawanesa’s President and CEO.
  • “As a mutual insurer, our goal is to have a positive impact in supporting mitigation and adaptiveness in communities to improve their climate resiliency.
  • Wawanesa Climate Champions is part of an overall $3.5 million community impact program that includes an annual company-wide United Way campaign and other volunteer and community support programs.

RBC Foundation invests $1.5M in ALUS to support quantification of farm-based natural carbon sequestration solutions

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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TORONTO, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In support of ALUS' efforts to quantify carbon sequestration outcomes from nature-based climate solutions produced by ALUS farmers and ranchers on agricultural land, the RBC Foundation, through RBC Tech for Nature, has invested $1.5 million in the project.

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  • TORONTO, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In support of ALUS' efforts to quantify carbon sequestration outcomes from nature-based climate solutions produced by ALUS farmers and ranchers on agricultural land, the RBC Foundation, through RBC Tech for Nature, has invested $1.5 million in the project.
  • ALUS’ carbon quantification projects will help inform the development of a bundled ecosystem credit that includes carbon sequestration and will be issuable through New Acre™ Project, ALUS’ ESG investment platform.
  • The ALUS program is delivered by 38 communities across Canada and over 1,600 ALUS participants are actively engaged in managing and maintaining on-farm nature-based solutions that sequester carbon, filter water and enhance biodiversity.
  • “We are grateful for the support of our work from the RBC Foundation, through RBC Tech for Nature,” says Mary-Ellen Anderson, Head of Special Projects and Innovation at ALUS.

The RBC Climate Action Institute created to share ideas and inspire action for Canada's net-zero journey

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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The RBC Climate Action Institute will bring together economists, policy analysts and business strategists to help research and advance ideas that can contribute to Canada's climate progress.

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  • The RBC Climate Action Institute will bring together economists, policy analysts and business strategists to help research and advance ideas that can contribute to Canada's climate progress.
  • The Institute will undertake work that advances a key pillar of RBC's climate strategy, the RBC Climate Blueprint , focusing on providing ideas in areas where it believes it can have a meaningful impact.
  • The RBC Climate Action Institute will continue similar collaborative efforts with partners in the buildings sector, including working with the Brookfield Sustainability Institute at George Brown College.
  • "We're harnessing the full power of RBC – our ability to convene leaders, share insights, apply solutions and advocate for change."

Minister Wilkinson Celebrates International Day of Forests With Over 400,000 More Trees to Be Planted Across Canada

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Forests are a nature-based climate solution: trees conserve biodiversity, protect and conserve water resources, and lower emissions by capturing and storing excess carbon.

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  • Forests are a nature-based climate solution: trees conserve biodiversity, protect and conserve water resources, and lower emissions by capturing and storing excess carbon.
  • Planting the right tree in the right area at the right time enhances our ability to fight against climate change.
  • The contribution is through the 2 Billion Trees program, which supports program recipients in planting two billion trees for a better tomorrow.
  • The 2 Billion Trees program is one of the many measures the Government of Canada is taking to restore nature.