East Bay Municipal Utility District - EBMUD National Geographic Is Ditching Their Plastic Wrapper and Launching a Campaign to Combat Waste! - One Green Planet National Geographic has announced they will be joining in to help save the planet, whose beauty they have captured for decades, by taking action against plastic pollution. The magazine will no longer come in a plastic wrapper, and the organization is launching a multiyear campaign called “Planet or Plastic?” meant to encourage people to reduce their use of plastic disposables. “Can it really be true that half the plastic ever made was produced in the past 15 years?” Editor in Chief Susan Goldberg wrote in an op-ed for National Geographic Magazine. The statistics are staggering but, as Goldberg said, this crisis can be mitigated and members of the organization, from the National Geographic Society to the broadcast and publishing divisions of National Geographic Partners, are willing to do their part. With the latest issue, the organization is starting a campaign aimed at educating consumers on the issues of plastic and what we can do about it. The “Planet or Plastic?”
La plateforme mondiale pour le changement Bloom Association Center for Health, Environment & Justice We calculated how much money trees save for your city Megacities are on the rise. There are currently 47 such areas around the globe, each housing more than 10 million residents. More than half the global population now lives in urban areas, comprising about 3 percent of the Earth. The ecological footprint of this growth is vast and there’s far more that can be done to improve life for urban residents around the world. When it comes to natural spaces, trees are keystone species in the urban ecosystem, providing a number of services that benefit people. My research team has calculated just how much a tree matters for many urban areas, particularly megacities. For every dollar invested in planting, cities see an average US$2.25 return on their investment each year. Measuring trees Our team, led by Dr. These tools simulate the relationship between trees and ecosystem services they provide. Our software can simulate how a tree’s structure – such as height, canopy size and leaf area – affects the services it provides. Trees in your city
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ICEM Technical expertise in detail Jeremy Carew-Reid - Director Climate change, water resources, biodiversity conservation, protected areas, environmental policy and institutional development Jeremy Carew-Reid is Director of ICEM and Chair of the ICEM Board. Jeremy has worked in the following regions and countries: SE Asia: Malaysia; Thailand; Vietnam; China; Cambodia; Lao PDR and regional programs, particularly relating to the Mekong region. Return to top Tarek Ketelsen - Director Technical Program Environmental system engineering Tarek Ketelsen is an Environmental Systems Engineer with experience in designing water supply systems as well as undertaking hydrological studies and Environmental Impact Assessments. Ashley Kingsborough - Senior Climate Change Specialist Climate change adaptation, water resources, sustainability assessment, protected areas management Ashley has undertaken research into the adverse impacts of climate change in Bangladesh. Simon Tilleard - Water Resources Engineer