iron EWC50 Spotlight: 'Going Green' at the EWC: Student Fellows Lead the Way for Environmental Sustainability By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:19 +0000 EWC50 Spotlight: 'Going Green' at the EWC: Student Fellows Lead the Way for Environmental Sustainability Sustainable EWC initiative volunteers help manage the Center’s recycling efforts. "It is my firm belief that change comes from our own community--recycling in the EWC community is an example of this,” stated Mariko Miyahira, EWC Participants’ Association (EWCPA) Sustainability Co-coordinator. “By collecting bottles, paper, and other recyclables, EWC participants are putting their beliefs into practice, and we are making change within our community." Full Article
iron Spotlight on Education: New Environmental Stewardship Program Cultivates Action-oriented Leaders By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:30 +0000 Spotlight on Education: New Environmental Stewardship Program Cultivates Action-oriented Leaders USIE participants with Representative Mazie Hirono (D-HI) on Capitol Hill Full Article
iron E-Newsletters Lighten the Center’s Environmental Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:29 +0000 Full Article
iron Young Environmental Leaders from Southeast Asia Present Eco-Solutions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:45 +0000 SUSI participants from Southeast Asia present their eco-solutions at the EWC.As part of the five-week SUSI institute (Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders on Global Environmental Issues), the East-West Center recently hosted a showcase of student-generated solutions for local environmental problems. The ‘Gallery of Eco-solutions’ focused on four themes: sustainable agriculture and food security; waste management; watersheds; and climate change and energy. Full Article
iron ASEAN Environmental Youth Leaders Collaborate on State Department Project Proposals with Chance to Win $25,000 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:56:44 +0000 HONOLULU (April 24, 2013) -- Last month in Singapore, the East-West Center realized a four-year goal to gather ASEAN-wide young environmental leaders to create collaborative project proposals in what was deemed ““an incredible, innovative, and enriching workshop” by Eric Watnik, the Public Affairs Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. Fifty-seven alumni from the Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) at East-West Center and University of Montana Mansfield Center (UMT) spent three intensive days crafting proposals for the chance to win $25,000 from the U.S. State Department’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund. Full Article
iron Business environmnet should become open and safe By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-08-01 Interview with Maris VainovskisBilances Juridiskie Padomi No.8 (14) August 2014Foreign capital is more and more active in acquisition of Latvian companies. Will there be any large local companies left in the future at all?There is such a tendency in... Full Article
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iron England: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Government has been amending legislation and regulations relevant to town and country planning, infrastructure planning, environmental protection, air quality, environmental im... Full Article
iron Scotland: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, Scottish Ministers have been amending legislation and associated regulations controlling the requirements and processes of town and country planning and environmental matters. The ... Full Article
iron Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000 Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island HONOLULU (June 1, 2010) -- A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand will be visiting the Big Island June 2-8 as part of an innovative environmental leadership program designed to foster a greater understanding of sustainability in the U.S. and aid in the development of more resilient communities in their home countries. Full Article
iron Young Environmental Leaders from Asia Study Sustainability in the U.S. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:12 +0000 Young Environmental Leaders from Asia Study Sustainability in the U.S. HONOLULU (May 25, 2010) -- A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand are currently at the East-West Center in Honolulu participating in an innovative environmental leadership program designed to foster a greater understanding of sustainability in the U.S. and aid in the development of more resilient communities in their home countries. Full Article
iron Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:27 +0000 Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement HONOLULU (May 29) - A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji and Papua New Guinea are currently in Hawai‘i participating in an innovative environmental leadership development program. The program is designed to foster a greater understanding of the U.S. environmental movement and aid in the development of sustainable pathways to environmental stewardship. Full Article
iron EWC Awarded $350,000 for New Environmental Stewardship Institute By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:39 +0000 EWC Awarded $350,000 for New Environmental Stewardship Institute HONOLULU (September 17) The East-West Center (EWC) received a grant of $350,000 from the U.S. Department of State to support a new six-week institute on environmental stewardship for undergraduate students from Southeast Asia. The EWC, working in partnership with more than 20 organizations including the University of Hawaii’s Environmental Studies Program, Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, and the Nature Conservancy, will host and facilitate this program in May-June 2009 for approximately 20 students from non-traditional and underserved groups in the region. Full Article
iron NASA Awards East-West Center $826,000 To Assess Environmental Change In Se Asia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:43 +0000 NASA Awards East-West Center $826,000 To Assess Environmental Change In Southeast Asia HONOLULU (June 16) – The East-West Center (EWC) was awarded a three-year contract from NASA for a projected total of $826,639 to determine the effects of the explosive expansion of rubber cultivation in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA) on regional water and carbon dynamics. "Hydrologic change within this region, which comprises approximately half of Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and China’s Yunnan Province, could have serious consequences for the approximately 200 million inhabitants of mainland Southeast Asia’s lowlands and for the climate of monsoon Asia,” according to Jefferson Fox , East-West Center Senior Fellow, and member of the team heading up the project. Full Article
iron Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:58 +0000 Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference Full Article
iron EWC Alum Named Environmental Adviser to President of the Philippines By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:37:02 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 8, 2011) -- Philippines President Benigno Aquino III has appointed East-West Center alumnus Juan Romeo Nereus Acosta to the newly created cabinet post of Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection. President Aquino told the press that Acosta, who is popularly known by the nickname “Neric,” will be tasked with coordinating environmental concerns for a “coherent implementation of policy.” President Aquino administers the Oath of Office to Neric Acosta on Aug. 24. Photo: Jay Morales/Malacañang Photo Bureau.“(He) will help me have a better, sharper focus because he will be able to tackle it in a more in-depth manner,” Aquino said after Acosta was sworn in on Aug. 24. Full Article
iron Health Experts Meet at EWC on Environmental Risks in Vulnerable Communities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:51:20 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 24, 2013) -- Distinguished health experts from around the world are gathered this week at the East-West Center in Hawai‘i for the 15th International Conference of the Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health. Keynote speakers include Superfund Research Program Director William Suk of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand, a professor of chemistry who will speak on potential health impacts of exposure to environmental pollutants in children. Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand speaks on the impacts of environmental pollutants on children's health.Major themes of the Sept. 24-27 conference include: Full Article
iron Youth Leadership Exchange Participants from Burma Awarded Funds for Mandalay Environment Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:19:20 +0000 HONOLULU (Dec. 3, 2013) -- Five high school students and one teacher from Burma who were recent participants in the Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program at the East-West Center have won a grant of $7,000 in a project proposal competition sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, which funds the SEAYLP program. The EWC program alumni received their award for a proposal to educate the public in the city of Mandalay about environmental issues – with a special focus on outreach to adolescents – and to decrease the amount of litter in the community through clean-ups and placement of recycling bins. Full Article
iron Coronavirus - Podcast series: Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) team address questions about COVID19 - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 Episode 4 - COVID-19 webinar - When does a pandemic crisis spell disaster? - May 4 Listen to the replay of Eversheds Sutherland's episode 4 podcast providing guidance on at what stage does the pandemic crisis spell disaster. Reputations will be ma... Full Article
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iron Environmental newsletter, Edition 1 - South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-01 Welcome to the first edition of the Eversheds Sutherland (South Africa) Environmental Newsletter South Africa’s Environmental Laws are extremely complex, despite the implementation of the “one environmental system”, and compliance ... Full Article
iron Department of Environmental Affairs | Requirement to submit a report generated by the national web based environmental screening tool By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-30 Introduction On 5 July 2019, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Dallas Creecy, published a notice requiring that when submitting an application for environmental authorisation in terms of regulation 19 and regulation 21 of ... Full Article
iron Helping you see the bigger picture - EHSsential: environmental, health and safety news (2020 forecast) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-30 HEALTH AND SAFETY In the courts - cameras to broadcast from the Crown Court for the first time The government has announced new legislation which will permit the sentencing remarks of High Court and senior judges in certain criminal cases to be film... Full Article
iron Long Awaited Environment Bill Back in Parliament By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-10 After failing to complete its passage through Parliament at the end of 2019, the Environment Bill (“the Bill”) was back in Parliament on 30 January 2020. Amid widespread concern that the UK will not uphold existing standards of environme... Full Article
iron Helping you see the bigger picture EHSsential: environmental, health and safety news (February 2020) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-17 ENVIRONMENT Long Awaited Environment Bill Back in Parliament The UK Environment Bill seeks to deliver “the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth” by setting a “gold standard” for environmental protect... Full Article
iron Strategic, pragmatic and focused support - Planning and Environmental Group Experience By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-21 ... Full Article
iron Coronavirus Walloon environmental law Belgium By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-27 The Walloon government has decided, as from March 18, 2020, to temporarily suspend for 30 days all deadlines and appeal filing periods laid down in Walloon legislation. With regard to Walloon environmental law and permitting procedures, this results... Full Article
iron EHSsential: environment, health and safety news - COVID-19 edition By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 HEALTH & SAFETY So what now? Where low occupancy poses water-borne risks Most organisations during this pandemic have rightly focused on the health and safety of employees and the general public in tackling the spread of the virus. Whilst... Full Article
iron Alpine Environments under Threat in Hawai'i and New Zealand By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:06:05 +0000 By Abby G. Frazier and Laura Brewington HONOLULU (November 11, 2019)—Of all the earth’s environments, alpine regions are arguably the most vulnerable to climate change. This is especially true for alpine areas on islands. Island ecosystems are also particularly vulnerable to damage from human activity and the invasion of alien species due to their isolated and limited land areas. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
iron Fundamental Data On REITs In COVID-19 Environment By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:22:20 -0400 Full Article GMRE MPW VNQ Dane Bowler SA PRO Income
iron Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee report Regulation of the water industry By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-10-10 The EFRA Select Committee’s report into regulation of the water sector was published on 9 October 2018. Its key conclusions & recommendations are outlined below. Water transfers Water transfers should play an important role in increasing s... Full Article
iron Mining and Environmental newsletter, South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-02 Read our full newsletter in PDF Keep calm and breathe With 2019 coming to a rapid close, and because of the significant impacts that recent environmental trends and changes have on the Mining and Natural Resources Sector, we have decided to consolid... Full Article
iron Growing Youth Activism for Environmental Protection in Africa By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:50:48 +0000 The mining sector in Africa is facing radical change as youth activists take action against the environmental degradation caused by mining industries. Tensions between activists and the mining industry have raised, however, concerns over human rights abuses. Kenya’s National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders reported, for instance, cases of harassment and intimidation “against at least […] The post Growing Youth Activism for Environmental Protection in Africa appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Food Sustainability Headlines Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations
iron Deteriorating media environment: Protests for Mir Shakil's release continue throughout country By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 RAWALPINDI: The countrywide protests by the Geo-Jang Group workers against the deteriorating media environment, disrupting circulation of dailies Jang and The News and incarcerating Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman on fabricated charges continued on Friday.The countrywide protests by the... Full Article
iron Five myths about population, aging and environmental sustainability -- by Jane O'Sullivan, Francesco Ricciardi, Susann Roth By blogs.adb.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:06:16 +0800 For sustainable development, universal wellbeing should be the goal, rather than endless growth. Minimizing further growth in human populations is only part of the solution, but an essential part. Full Article
iron Environment Ministry proposes new norms for clearance of realty projects By www.indianrealtynews.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:04:04 +0000 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has drafted the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 to curb the construction violations across the country. The new draft would replace the EIA notification 2006. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change (MoEFCC) has proposed a new set of environment clearance norms in its Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020. Earlier, the environment approvals to construction projects were given as per the criteria stated in the EIA notification 2006; however, the new draft would replace the former set of rules. The Ministry has placed the EIA report in the public domain on March 12, 2020 and has sought views and comments […] Full Article Real Estate India
iron Greater Mekong Subregion East–West Economic Corridor Towns Development Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2019) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07 00:00:00 Environmental monitoring reports describe the environmental issues or mitigation measures of a project. This document dated May 2020 is provided for the ADB project 43319-022 in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Full Article Project Document
iron Strategic Environmental Regulation and Inbound Foreign Direct Investment in the People’s Republic of China By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08 00:00:00 Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance. Full Article Publication
iron Associate Environment Officer By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-28 00:00:00 ADB has a vacancy for the position of Associate Environment Officer in the South Asia Department. The deadline for submitting applications is on 12 May 2020. Full Article
iron Senior/Safeguards Specialist (Environment) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-30 00:00:00 ADB has a vacancy for the position of Senior/Safeguards Specialist (Environment) in the Southeast Asia Department. The deadline for submitting applications is on 15 May 2020. Full Article
iron Leveraging Private Sector Participation to Boost Environmental Protection in the People’s Republic of China By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-27 00:00:00 This brief presents recommendations to further encourage public-private partnerships for the environmental protection industry in the People's Republic of China, as the country seeks to address the negative impact of rapid urbanization. Full Article
iron Strategic Environmental Regulation and Inbound Foreign Direct Investment in the People’s Republic of China By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08 00:00:00 Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance. Full Article
iron Loan No. 3051-BAN: Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project [ICB-03.7B] By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Full Article
iron Strategic Environmental Regulation and Inbound Foreign Direct Investment in the People’s Republic of China By www.adb.org Published On :: 2020-05-08 00:00:00 Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance. Full Article
iron MCHP Provides Update on Business Environment By www.microchip.com Published On :: 1/6/2020 7:00:00 AM MCHP Provides Update on Business Environment Full Article
iron MCHP Provides Update on Q4FY20 Net Sales and the Business Environment By www.microchip.com Published On :: 4/8/2020 7:00:00 AM MCHP Provides Update on Q4FY20 Net Sales and the Business Environment Full Article
iron Real-life Iron Man on what it's like to fly a Jet Suit By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:00:00 +0000 A childhood spent building rockets helped Sam Rogers become the person who flies in a gas-turbine-powered Jet Suit Full Article
iron Environmentalists shine World Cup spotlight on "vulnerable" mascot By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:50:00 -0400 June 16 - With attention focused on the world's greatest soccer stars in Brazil, conservationists are working hard to promote the plight of the animal being used as the official World Cup mascot. Known as Fuleco on posters and banners throughout the country, the three-banded armadillo is in decline, and conservation groups say FIFA and the Brazilian government should be doing more during the World Cup to ensure the animal's long term survival. Rob Muir reports. Full Article
iron Mysterious Iron Age site may have been a retreat for religious hermits By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:00:56 +0000 Shards of pottery probably used for transporting food suggest a mountain site in the Czech Republic may have been a nature retreat for Iron Age religious hermits Full Article
iron Ancient Egyptians saw the sky as crumbling iron tub filled with water By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 10:00:35 +0000 A fresh look at the world’s oldest religious texts suggests ancient Egyptians saw the sky as a water-filled iron container from which chunks fell to Earth as meteorites Full Article
