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Major NGOs Unveil Updated Guidance for Companies Navigating Tropical Forest Carbon Credit Market

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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MÉRIDA, Mexico, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, eight major environmental nonprofits and Indigenous Peoples organizations released comprehensive, step-by-step counsel for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change. The new guidance is included in the second version of the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide, which was first issued in May 2022. The updated guide was released at the Annual Meeting of the Governors' Climate & Forests Task Force, hosted this year by the government of Yucatán, Mexico. 

Key Points: 
  • The new guidance is included in the second version of the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide , which was first issued in May 2022.
  • One option is investing in the voluntary market for tropical forest carbon credits.
  • The TFCI Guide outlines four detailed steps to help companies implement the guide's recommendations:
    Planning a tropical forest credit portfolio to align with global needs.
  • With our guidance, companies can have high confidence that their financing contributions will help mitigate climate change by halting tropical deforestation."

Ziggy Marley, Barbra Streisand, Rosario Dawson, and Artists Release Call for a Global Agreement to Protect 80% of the Amazon Rainforest by 2025 at COP15

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the UN Convention on Biodiversity's 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, a group of international organizations and artists released a powerful video appealing to the global community in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and allies of the Amazon calling for respect for Indigenous rights, recognition of Indigenous territories, and a global agreement for the permanent protection of 80% of the Amazon rainforest by 2025. This call is made in support of the "Amazonia for Life 80% by 2025" Initiative which seeks to avert the ecological tipping point of the Amazon, the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest on Earth.

Key Points: 
  • Ziggy Marley, Barbra Streisand, Rosario Dawson, Ricky Martin, Wagner Moura, Fran Drescher, Lilakoi Moon (Lisa Bonet) and Esai Morales join international artists in calling for a global agreement for the permanent protection of 80% of the Amazon Rainforest by 2025.
  • Also featured are Japanese-Canadian scientist David Suzuki, Youth Climate Activist Txai Surui, and Indigenous filmmaker Jimmy Piaguaje.
  • - Gregorio Mirabal, General Coordinator of COICA
    "The Indigenous people of Amazonia have lived in balance with the rainforest for centuries.
  • "This is not only important to the territories in the Amazon region, it matters to the whole world."

IDB to Align Operations to Global Biodiversity Framework

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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The IDB is working to implement the IDB-led MDB Joint Statement on Nature, People, and Planet from COP26.

Key Points: 
  • The IDB is working to implement the IDB-led MDB Joint Statement on Nature, People, and Planet from COP26.
  • As part of an alignment with the UN's Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), the Bank has developed an action plan for mainstreaming natural capital and biodiversity across the institution for approval in early 2023.
  • The IDB will accelerate this work to support the region in implementing the GBF and is initiating a process to review the portfolio's exposure to biodiversity loss.
  • Through the Amazon Initiative, the IDB is supporting Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Suriname, incorporating regenerative activities in the Amazon Basin.

Age of Union Alliance Announces $3.5 Million Commitment to Junglekeepers for Protection of the Amazon Rainforest

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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As part of the Amazon Basin, this area hosts a pristine rainforest with some of the world's most rich and complex biodiverse ecosystems.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the Amazon Basin, this area hosts a pristine rainforest with some of the world's most rich and complex biodiverse ecosystems.
  • Described as the "lungs of the earth", the Amazon rainforest is estimated to produce over 20 per cent of the earth's oxygen.
  • "Age of Union has played an invaluable role in advancing the work we do here at Junglekeepers," says Dina Tsouluhas, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Junglekeepers.
  • 2023 will mark year two of an extended five-year commitment between Age of Union and Junglekeepers, which originally spring-boarded Junglekeeper's land protection strategy to conserve close to 50,000 acres of primary Amazon rainforest in 2022.

Hess Corporation and the Government of Guyana Announce REDD+ Carbon Credits Purchase Agreement

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) and the Government of Guyana today announced an agreement for Hess to purchase high quality carbon credits for a minimum of $750 million between 2022 and 2032 directly from the Government of Guyana.

Key Points: 
  • Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) and the Government of Guyana today announced an agreement for Hess to purchase high quality carbon credits for a minimum of $750 million between 2022 and 2032 directly from the Government of Guyana.
  • Guyanas President, Dr. Irfaan Ali was joined today by Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and John Hess, CEO of Hess Corporation for a signing ceremony to commemorate this historic agreement.
  • The agreement adds to the companys ongoing and successful emissions reduction efforts, which are described in Hess annual Sustainability Reports .
  • And of course, I thank John Hess and the Hess Corporation for their continued partnership with and commitment to Guyana.

A $25 Billion Global Opportunity for Submarine Optical Fiber Cables by 2026 - New Research from StrategyR

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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    Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Submarine Optical Fiber Cables estimated at US$18.3 Billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of US$25 Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 10.7% over the analysis period.
  • Submarine optical fiber cables dominate international voice and data traffic, due largely to the advantages offered in terms of high reliability, security and capacity, cost-effectiveness on major routes.
  • For cloud and big data concepts to be realized, telecom sector requires strong connectivity between these data centers, thus further raising importance of submarine optical fiber cables.
  • Global Industry Analysts, Inc., ( www.strategyr.com ) is a renowned market research publisher the world`s only influencer driven market research company.

PolyU study finds south China has become more vulnerable to flash droughts that develop in a shorter time amid climate change

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Ordinary droughts usually take five to six months or an even longer time to develop to full strength.

Key Points: 
  • Ordinary droughts usually take five to six months or an even longer time to develop to full strength.
  • Thus, flash droughts can pose even more serious threats to urbanised areas like Hong Kong due to the urban heat island effect," he said.
  • Thus, southeast China with strong landatmosphere coupling is more vulnerable to flash droughts."
  • It is crucial to improve traditional drought monitoring systems and indicators for capturing rapidly evolving flash droughts," DrWang said.

PolyU study finds south China has become more vulnerable to flash droughts that develop in a shorter time amid climate change

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Ordinary droughts usually take five to six months or an even longer time to develop to full strength.

Key Points: 
  • Ordinary droughts usually take five to six months or an even longer time to develop to full strength.
  • Thus, flash droughts can pose even more serious threats to urbanised areas like Hong Kong due to the urban heat island effect," he said.
  • Thus, southeast China with strong landatmosphere coupling is more vulnerable to flash droughts."
  • It is crucial to improve traditional drought monitoring systems and indicators for capturing rapidly evolving flash droughts," DrWang said.

Azamara® Unveils 2023 and 2024 Itineraries, Spanning Every Corner of the Globe

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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This latest deployment will take Azamara guests to every corner of the world, with each ship embarking in a different location: Azamara Pursuit in South Africa, Azamara Quest in South America, Azamara Journey in Australia and Asia, and Azamara OnwardSM in the Mediterranean and Caribbean regions.

Key Points: 
  • This latest deployment will take Azamara guests to every corner of the world, with each ship embarking in a different location: Azamara Pursuit in South Africa, Azamara Quest in South America, Azamara Journey in Australia and Asia, and Azamara OnwardSM in the Mediterranean and Caribbean regions.
  • In addition, this November we will be unveiling a new, highly requested offering from Azamara, which involves travel across the globe," says Carol Cabezas, President of Azamara.
  • The Glorifications of Nature in the Amazon," will take guests on a journey from pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations to modern times.
  • Through native dances, rituals, and traditional folklore music, guests will be educated on some of the mysteries of Amazon culture.

Amazon Recognizes Computer Science Educators with 2021 Teacher of the Year Award

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Monday, June 21, 2021
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Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) is thrilled to announce the 2021 class of Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award recipients.

Key Points: 
  • Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) is thrilled to announce the 2021 class of Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award recipients.
  • "The Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award recipients work diligently to help students in underserved and underrepresented communities build life-changing skills to propel their futures in computer science.
  • Now in its second year, the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award program is part of Amazon's commitment to STEM and computer science education.
  • For 2021, Amazon has a goal to reach 1.6 million students from historically underrepresented communities globally through Amazon Future Engineer with real-world-inspired virtual and hands-on computer science project learning.