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COP16 talks on biodiversity resume in Rome. Here’s what’s at the top of the agenda

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And steps were taken to give Indigenous peoples and local communities a stronger voice in conservation matters. ” “They eventually lost a quorum because people simply went home,” said Linda Krueger of The Nature Conservancy, who is in Rome for the two days of talks.

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Subak, which incubates data-for-climate not-for-profits, announces six startups in 2022 cohort

TechCrunch

Here’s a quick round-up of the six startups that have made the cut for this year’s program: Project Canopy : A not-for-profit that’s aiming to become “the data broker for the Congo Basin Rainforest” — a forested area that spans 2.5 Joining Subak is really our watershed moment.

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Leveraging data to improve forestry practices worldwide

Tableau

What they may not know is that the organization—through its work to improve forest management and market transformation, certifies and protects 231M hectares (500M acres) of forest through 1,165 local member companies in 89 countries. . As you can imagine, meeting such a massive challenge data has become an invaluable part of that effort.

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Leveraging data to improve forestry practices worldwide

Tableau

What they may not know is that the organization—through its work to improve forest management and market transformation, certifies and protects 231M hectares (500M acres) of forest through 1,165 local member companies in 89 countries. . As you can imagine, meeting such a massive challenge data has become an invaluable part of that effort.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS.

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