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Yili Wins 2023 Odyssey Award for "Best Corporate Sustainability Film" in Cambridge

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Passion for a Sustainable Future", a short film co-produced by Yili Group and The Economist Group in the UK, was recognized as the "Best Corporate Sustainability Film" at Odyssey 2023 in Cambridge, an acknowledgment of the Asian dairy giant's commitment to global sustainability.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Passion for a Sustainable Future", a short film co-produced by Yili Group and The Economist Group in the UK, was recognized as the "Best Corporate Sustainability Film" at Odyssey 2023 in Cambridge, an acknowledgment of the Asian dairy giant's commitment to global sustainability.
  • Integrating sustainability into its corporate culture, Yili upholds a development philosophy that underscores the importance of green development, win-win cooperation and shared prosperity.
  • The strategy stipulates that Yili should work with its suppliers to reduce carbon emissions across the value chain in standard formulation, platform building and talent cultivation.
  • In 2010, Yili took the lead in China's food sector in launching a corporate carbon inventory assessment.

Minister Guilbeault takes Canada's climate policy ambition to the United Nations in New York

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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This week, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be in New York City from September 18 to 22, 2023, to participate in the United Nations General Assembly's Climate Ambition Summit and a week of high-level engagements.

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  • This week, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be in New York City from September 18 to 22, 2023, to participate in the United Nations General Assembly's Climate Ambition Summit and a week of high-level engagements.
  • Throughout the week, Minister Guilbeault will continue to work with partners to achieve real solutions and build momentum heading into COP28.
  • Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change, Catherine Stewart, will also be in New York City this week to attend meetings and events to promote Canada's climate action.
  • The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023, under the UAE Presidency.

Protecting threatened species in the Northern Green Mountains of southern Quebec

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Addressing the triple planetary crisis of rapid biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution starts with protecting nature.

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  • Addressing the triple planetary crisis of rapid biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution starts with protecting nature.
  • The funding will help protect and recover species at risk by reducing threats that they face and enhancing their habitats in the Northern Green Mountains region of southern Quebec.
  • Community-Nominated Priority Places support areas of high biodiversity across Canada where conservation actions have the potential to benefit a large number of species at risk.
  • They cover more than 19 million hectares and are expected to benefit over 125 listed species at risk.

Minister Guilbeault to attend the CCICED Annual General Meeting

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will therefore attend the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) from August 28–30, in order to drive ambition and progress on a number of environmental issues.

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  • The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will therefore attend the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) from August 28–30, in order to drive ambition and progress on a number of environmental issues.
  • A range of leading environmental organizations and donors will also attend the CCICED Annual General Meeting, in addition to representatives from United Nations organizations.
  • – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
    Minister Guilbeault is the first Canadian Minister to visit China since 2019.
  • Former Canadian Ministers Peter Kent (2014) and Catherine McKenna (2016) have attended past CCICED Annual General Meetings.

Minister Guilbeault to attend the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Annual General Meeting

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will therefore attend the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) from August 28–30, in order to drive ambition and progress on a number of environmental issues.

Key Points: 
  • The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will therefore attend the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) from August 28–30, in order to drive ambition and progress on a number of environmental issues.
  • A range of leading environmental organizations and donors will also attend the CCICED Annual General Meeting, in addition to representatives from United Nations organizations.
  • – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
    Minister Guilbeault is the first Canadian Minister to visit China since 2019.
  • The CCICED is a high-level, international advisory body established in 1992 that helps strengthen cooperation between China and the international community on environment and sustainable development policies.

Minister Steven Guilbeault and global environment counterparts announce new Nature Champions Network

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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"Finally, we've agreed to form a Nature Champions Network for the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework; these champions will be instrumental in promoting our continued momentum toward halting and reversing biodiversity loss to achieve our global goals and targets.

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  • "Finally, we've agreed to form a Nature Champions Network for the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework; these champions will be instrumental in promoting our continued momentum toward halting and reversing biodiversity loss to achieve our global goals and targets.
  • "The Nature Champions Network will focus on growing international awareness, and fostering understanding of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework and the critical role that biodiversity plays in achieving many of our global aspirations.
  • We strive to convene regularly to share progress, and lessons learned, in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework.
  • A key expected outcome is the launch of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund—a critical fund that will support developing countries in their implementation of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Canada to host an international Ministerial on Nature conference to keep driving forward global momentum on biodiversity protection following COP15 in Montréal

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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Canada helped broker this international Framework last December in Montréal and is intent on following up with sustained action.

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  • Canada helped broker this international Framework last December in Montréal and is intent on following up with sustained action.
  • Earlier this year, Canada hosted a National Biodiversity Symposium to engage Canadians in the development of Canada's 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.
  • This ministerial meeting is all about keeping up the momentum from COP15 in Montréal and ensuring the ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework goals are implemented across the world."
  • Canada is currently hosting the Global Environment Facility Assembly where Governments are expected to launch the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.

Global Times: US photographer's decade-long tours tell China's true biodiversity story

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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With rich water resources, Sanjiangyuan is also known as the "Three-River-Source" that nurtures a national-level park by the same name.

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  • With rich water resources, Sanjiangyuan is also known as the "Three-River-Source" that nurtures a national-level park by the same name.
  • Such a "human-nature interaction" captured by the US photographer has guided him to understand the differences between Chinese and Western national parks.
  • Liu Shu, a global environmental researcher told the Global Times that the two countries have established working groups for enhanced cooperative mechanisms over environmental issues.
  • Introducing real case studies at the conference such as the local Honghe Hani Rice Terraces and wild Asian elephants, COP15 revealed China's commitment to global biodiversity conservation was firm.

Government of Canada Confirms 2 Billion Trees Program is Exceeding Planting Goals, Announces New Agreements to Plant 56 Million Additional Trees

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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To maximize these benefits, the government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to plant two billion trees.

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  • To maximize these benefits, the government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to plant two billion trees.
  • The Minister also announced 16 new 2 Billion Trees program contribution agreements totalling over $100 million that will support the planting of an additional 56 million trees in the years ahead.
  • Canada has signed agreements in principle and contribution agreements with seven provinces and territories that are already advancing our planting goals.
  • In just two years, the program has supported the planting of over 110 million trees across Canada.

Government of Canada invests more than $1.7 million in recovery of species at risk in the St. Lawrence Lowlands

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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To halt the loss of biodiversity and restore Canada's natural environments, collaboration between the provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, and other partners is essential.

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  • To halt the loss of biodiversity and restore Canada's natural environments, collaboration between the provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, and other partners is essential.
  • This project will take place in the St. Lawrence Lowlands in Quebec, mainly in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Mauricie regions.
  • "The St. Lawrence, a unique and rich ecosystem, is supported by the Government of Canada in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
  • The St. Lawrence Lowlands are one of 11 priority places designated under the Pan–Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada.