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New Report Warns of Uncertain Future for African Elephants: Poaching Doubled and Illegal Ivory Trade Tripled in Last Decade
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Farmers in Ethiopia fight drought and climate change
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Coal’s True Cost: 100,000+ Deaths A Year In India
UN Secretary-General Urges Greater Protection for World's Forests

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China Voices Support for National Study on Value of Ecosystem Services

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Plans for a future TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) study in China were on the agenda at a high-level forum in Beijing attended by UNEP and partners.

The Chinese government has signaled its support for a future national study on the value of the country's ecosystems and biodiversity, during a high-level meeting in Beijing.

The Co-owners of Our Planetary Organization

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By Sherine Bouez,

Chief Executive Officer and entrepreneur Michel Zoghzoghi heads Dima Healthcare in Beirut, Lebanon. Seven years ago, he fell in love with photography and has since turned his passion into a useful tool for the promotion of wildlife conservation and the support of charitable organizations, in addition to attending to his usual professional functions.

Green' Image Seen as Key to Future Business Success

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Customers are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of their lifestyles and the most successful companies will be those who best respond to shoppers' desire to 'buy green', business representatives argued at a conference this week.
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Going Green: Pioneering Private Sector Already Embracing Sustainable Future

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Rio+20 Opportunity to Deliver Transformational Policies to Fast Track Sustainability Across Corporate Sector

Businesses making the transition towards the green economy are already reaping rewards worth hundreds of millions of dollars in savings and high return on investment, while benefiting consumers, communities and the environment, says a new report entitled The Business Case for the Green Economy: Sustainable Return on Investment.

A New Balance Sheet for Nations: Launch of Sustainability Index that Looks Beyond GDP

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Growth Masks Fact that Natural Resources Facing Rapid Depletion in 19 out of 20 Countries Assessed

The Inclusive Wealth Index captures the value of natural resources, which are being depleted by human activities such as deforestation, in evaluations of economic growth.

Rio, 17 June 2012 - The world's fixation on economic growth ignores a rapid and largely irreversible depletion of natural resources that will seriously harm future generations, according to a report which today unveiled a new indicator aimed at encouraging sustainability - the Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI).

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