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Bridging the environmental gap: Abu Dhabi sets its ‘Eye on Earth’
Building on recent successes, popular tourism destination Abu Dhabi is calling for an ‘Eye on Earth’ Global Summit to address an array of global environmental issues.
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Haiti prone to environmental issues in quake aftermath
While expert teams are on the ground to address environmental concerns, the affected people of Haiti are prone to lasting effects of this terrible disaster.
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Looming climate change adds even more stress to humanitarian aid
With climate change-related disasters frequently occurring throughout the world, humanitarian aid organizations are struggling to keep pace with the increasing demands of affected communities.
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Seven billion trees are public proof of action against climate change
The United Nation’s Billion Tree Campaign is a clear indicator of the public’s overwhelming desire to witness real, definitive action against climate change. The UN has just announced the campaign’s amazing feat of having planted 7 billion trees – one for every person on the planet.
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Tunza youth call for governments to ‘Seal the Deal!’ action against climate change
Young people from around the world have challenged world leaders to take radical, positive measures to combat the problem of climate change in preparation for the U.N. summit in Copenhagen this winter. Approximately 700 young people – ranging from 10 to 24 years old – created the largest global youth gathering on climate change in history.
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Kenya builds on social and environmental responsibility with new tree-planting pledge
Over the next two decades, Kenyan communities have pledged to plant 7.6 billion trees in order to counter massive deforestation in the region. Currently, only 2% of Kenya remains forested – far less than the minimum 10% required cover for healthy ecosystems.
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The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning takes the stage in Copenhagen
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has partnered with Canada’s Polar Cap Production’s, Inc. to present Mark Terry’s new climate change documentary The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning in Copenhagen during this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, December 7 to 18, 2009.
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UNEP lays foundation for Environmental eLearning Network in Africa
Environmental authorities have teamed with 14 African countries to develop an African Environmental eLearning Network in an effort to strengthen eco-education programs through technology.
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World Oceans Day 2009: UNEP works to ensure cleaner oceans for a greener planet
Organizations and activists throughout the world are standing up to recognize the plight of the world’s big blue ecosystems, hoping to shed light and build support to protect the world’s greatest and largest natural habitat.
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Citizen journalists answer the call for climate change
A new “Earth Journalism Awards” competition highlighting the best reporting on climate change was just announced by global media organization Internews in an effort to encourage and celebrate the best coverage of climate change in time for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December 2009.
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Your Planet Needs You! What to do and where to be for World Environment Day 2009
Millions of people around the world are planning to “Unite to Combat Climate Change” this World Environment Day, June 5th 2009 – just 6 months before the crucial U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
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U.N. wildlife photo exhibit commemorates World Environment Day
A new photographic exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC on Thursday, June 4, titled “Shared Life: Wildlife from Africa to the Arctic”, celebrates the world’s animals and highlights environmental sustainability throughout the world.
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Accor Hotels furthers its green commitment with 'Plant for the Planet"
By April 2010, 1,000 Accor hotels will be actively involved in “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign”, an initiative launched last year in association with the United Nations Environment Program.
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UN brings together business leaders for green solutions for a 'Global Green New Deal'
More than 700 leaders from business, civil society, international organizations and government are set to meet at the Business for the Environment Global Summit in Paris on April 22nd and 23rd to discuss ways of powering green growth around the globe.
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Canadian hotels take a big green step toward sustainability
The Hotel Association of Canada has just joined the Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, a program backed by the United Nations and based on the “four pillar of sustainable tourism”: effective sustainability planning, maximizing social and economic benefits to the local community, reduction of negative impacts to cultural heritage and reduction of negative impacts to environmental heritage.
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UN unveils new projects to save Africa’s rarest ape
Proposed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the projects involve educational initiatives and public awareness campaigns among local people to curb hunting, bush burning and logging alongside the establishment of community-based ‘gorilla guardian’ initiatives.
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Carbon neutral airline NatureAir joins UNEP's Climate Initiative
NatureAir, the world’s first carbon neutral airline, has joined the Climate Neutral Network, an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies.
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Nature-based enterprises help rural poor adapt to eco-threats
Expanding nature-based enterprises can increase income for the world’s rural poor. This approach, as outlined in the latest World Resources Report 2008, can also develop the rural poor’s resilience to social and environmental threats such as climate change.
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Browse the world’s National Parks and Protected Areas on-line
New online database lets travelers view, measure and zoom-in on information about national parks and protected areas in their web browser, combining important data like species and geography, all into one portal.
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Ted Turner offers sustainable tourism criteria at World Conservation Congress
Voluntary standards that focus on the most critical aspects of sustainable tourism in order to help travel suppliers around the world meet increasing consumer demand for products and services that will have positive effects on communities and the environment.
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New York welcomes the return of Go Green Expo 
New hotel rating system based on ‘Karma’ 
Kimpton’s ‘Wines That Care’ promotes wineries dedicated to preservation and conservation 
Sedona hotel comes equipped with eco amenities 
Disney inspires 1 million volunteers 
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