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Press release - Biodiversity: MEPs attend global talks to restore world’s ecosystems

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Biodiversity: MEPs attend global talks to restore worlds ecosystems

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  • Biodiversity: MEPs attend global talks to restore worlds ecosystems
    MEPs participate in the UN Biodiversity Conference in Canada that aims to restore and adequately protect the worlds ecosystems by 2050.
  • The CBD is the main international agreement on biodiversity and the meeting in Montreal aims to address the current global biodiversity crisis by agreeing to a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework setting the global biodiversity course for the next 10 years and beyond.
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    Chair Csar Luena (S&D, ES) said The EU must take the lead in the adoption of a binding global agreement on nature.
  • Vice-Chair, Ville Niinist (Greens/EFA, FI) said The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will be the number one topic at COP15.

Latest news - The next meeting of the Delegation - Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

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The next meeting of the Delegation

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  • The next meeting of the Delegation
    14-12-2022 - 11:22
    will take place on 15 December, from 11.00 to 12.00, in room CHURCHILL 100 in Strasbourg.
  • It will hold an exchange of views on the current critical situation in Syria and on the Bab al-Hawa humanitarian aid corridor, with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen
    It will hold an exchange of views on the current critical situation in Syria and on the Bab al-Hawa humanitarian aid corridor, with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen

PMI Foods Partners with One Tree Planted to Plant 10,000 Trees as Part of a Longer-Term Commitment

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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The announcement is part of PMI Foods longer-term plan to plant 1,000,000 trees.

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  • The announcement is part of PMI Foods longer-term plan to plant 1,000,000 trees.
  • "Partnering with One Tree Planted is a great fit for PMI Foods as we work together to help combat climate change," said Darin Parker, President of PMI Foods.
  • "Sustainable growth is critically important to the future of PMI Foods.
  • Our work with One Tree Planted is a great step forward that will allow us give back and help the environment."

Microsoft and Viasat announce new partnership to deliver internet access to underserved communities globally

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications company, is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft's Airband Initiative, and together they will deepen Airband's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, as well as prioritize expanding the program to Egypt, Senegal and Angola to deliver much-needed internet connection, often for the first time.

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  • REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)and Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa.
  • Satellite allows internet access to reach remote areas that previously have had few, if any, options for conventional connectivity.
  • Today, Viasat is connecting unserved and underserved communities around the world, many for the first time ever.
  • Viasat, the Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of Viasat Inc.
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NeedsList urgently launches online aid marketplace 'RespondLocal' supported by Google.org as the crisis in Ukraine deepens

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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The UN estimates 17.7m people in Ukraine are in urgent need, with plummeting temperatures and mass power outages further fuelling the humanitarian crisis.

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  • The UN estimates 17.7m people in Ukraine are in urgent need, with plummeting temperatures and mass power outages further fuelling the humanitarian crisis.
  • The platform allows businesses, large international NGOs and other suppliers to matchmake with small grassroots organisations, through an online marketplace.
  • 'The crisis in Ukraine is deepening and we need to be dynamic in what is an increasingly volatile environment.
  • All organisations who are onboarded are vetted through strict criteria to ensure donors and those receiving aid can have full confidence.

NeedsList urgently launches online aid marketplace 'RespondLocal' supported by Google.org as the crisis in Ukraine deepens

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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The UN estimates 17.7m people in Ukraine are in urgent need, with plummeting temperatures and mass power outages further fuelling the humanitarian crisis.

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  • The UN estimates 17.7m people in Ukraine are in urgent need, with plummeting temperatures and mass power outages further fuelling the humanitarian crisis.
  • The platform allows businesses, large international NGOs and other suppliers to matchmake with small grassroots organisations, through an online marketplace.
  • 'The crisis in Ukraine is deepening and we need to be dynamic in what is an increasingly volatile environment.
  • All organisations who are onboarded are vetted through strict criteria to ensure donors and those receiving aid can have full confidence.

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.

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  • 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.

Let's Talk Data! #DMRadio Announces 2023 Editorial Calendar: Year XVI!

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- People of Earth! Hail the world's longest-running show about data, DM Radio! Now entering Year XVI, this weekly program has featured the brightest minds in the world of AI, Analytics, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation and more.

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  • The Editorial Calendar for 2023 is now available, and professionals from all walks of the data business are encouraged to vie for one of the available 150 speaking slots.
  • The show typically features three experts from a particular discipline in the fast-growing field of data and analytics.
  • "Data drives the Information Economy," exclaims Host @eric_kavanagh, "and our goal is to educate anyone who wants to learn!"
  • Additional topics include Dark Data, Data Catalogs, Data Exchanges, Data Fabric, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Lakes, Data Management, Data Mesh, Data Mining, Data Integration, Data Ops, Data Orchestration, Data Pipelines, Data Platforms and Data Quality.

Valmet expands its global social responsibility program with new local projects

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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ESPOO, Finland, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet expands its global social responsibility program initiated in 2020 with new area-specific local projects around the world.

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    ESPOO, Finland, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet expands its global social responsibility program initiated in 2020 with new area-specific local projects around the world.
  • Based on these themes, several local projects in Valmet's operating areas around the world have been selected to the program.
  • Valmet's local personnel has participated in the planning and preparation of the projects, and the final selection has been made by employee voting.
  • The social responsibility program focuses on projects that make a positive local contribution to the areas where Valmet operates.

Julian Marley Music Video "Don't Ruin My World" Sponsored by Everland to Debut at UN World Restoration Flagships Virtual Gala

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Julian Marley's song "Don't Ruin My World'' is a rallying cry for a livable world for future generations and was commissioned by Everland.

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  • Julian Marley's song "Don't Ruin My World'' is a rallying cry for a livable world for future generations and was commissioned by Everland.
  • This forest protection initiative is done under a UN-envisioned mechanism called REDD+, an acronym for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation.
  • Everland represents the world's largest portfolio of high-impact forest conservation projects in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
  • Everland brings forest communities and corporations together in a common cause to protect some of the world's most important and vulnerable forests.