Scientists reveal reduction in global air pollution and nitrogen dioxide levels
Since the Coronavirus outbreak, scientists have reported a decrease in air pollution and n...
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20 Mar
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02 Mar
Circularity at the heart of climate action
As heads of states and governments, business leaders and civil society from across the wor...
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02 Mar
COP 26 Private Finance Agenda Launched
Today, the COP 26 agenda has been launched to help private finance support the whole econo...
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27 Feb
IPCC meets in Paris to discuss major 2022 climate change report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting at UNESCO on 24-28 Februar...
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17 Feb
Antarctic island hits record temperature of 20.75ºC
Antarctica has exceeded 20C for the first time, after researchers logged a temperature of ...
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17 Feb
Most high-emitting industries not aligning with Paris Goals
New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative finds that 29% of the largest publicly-l...
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12 Feb
Deforested parts of Amazon ’emitting more CO2 than they absorb’
Up to one fifth of the Amazon rainforest is emitting more CO2 than it absorbs, new researc...
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12 Feb
Research finds Antarctic penguin colonies declining due to climate change
Scientists surveying chinstrap penguin colonies in the Antarctic have found that the impac...
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14 Jan
A week without seeing the sky: Brazilian reports what it is like to live in Australia amid the burnings
In Australia’s most populous city, the 32-year-old Brazilian Marcos Guimarães spent ...
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08 Jan
UN publishes booklet explaining to children rights to a safe environment
What are children’s rights? What rights of children are being affected? What can the...
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06 Jan
What are carbon credits? See why travelers are shopping
When 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg crossed the Atlantic Ocean aboard a non-p...
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02 Jan
Oxford City Council sets £19 million budget for climate crisis
In response to the Oxford Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change, Oxford City Council will s...
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02 Jan
SDG 7: win-win for ending energy poverty and protecting the climate
In 2015, the climate and development agendas crossed paths with the adoption of the Sustai...
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23 Dec
Tocantins Government sanctions Law establishing the State Day of Mobilization Against Global Warming
The Governor of the State, Mauro Carlesse sanctioned this Thursday, 19 Law No. 3,599 estab...
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12 Dec
COP 25: Tocantins presents state biodiversity production chains at Amazon-Madrid
In order to share knowledge about the environmental policies and the productive sector of ...
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06 Dec
Climate models have accurately predicted global heating
Climate models have accurately predicted global heating for the past 50 years, a study has...
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06 Dec
Decade of ‘exceptional’ heat likely to be hottest on record
The last decade has been one of “exceptional” heat around the world, and was almost certai...
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04 Dec
COP 25: Carbon Market will be the focus of COP 25
The carbon projects are funded by individuals and companies across the world who buy the s...
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04 Dec
Tackling degraded oceans could mitigate climate crisis
Halting overfishing and the plastic pollution of the oceans could help tackle the climate ...
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02 Dec
Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050
Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, accordin...
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02 Dec
COP 25: Critical year for climate change starts in Madrid
A critical 12 months in the battle against rising temperatures begins in Madrid this week,...
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27 Nov
University of Manchester to review fossil fuel shares after student protest
The University of Manchester has said it will review its £12m investment in fossil fu...
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27 Nov
UN calls for push to cut greenhouse gas levels to avoid climate chaos
Countries must make an unprecedented effort to cut their levels of greenhouse gases in the...
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21 Nov
Oxford Dictionaries declares ‘climate emergency’ the word of 2019
Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, follow...
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13 Nov
Ice loss causing Arctic to reflect less heat
A loss of snow and ice cover are the main reasons for a reduction in the Arctic’s ab...
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13 Nov
A Third of California Methane Traced to a Few Super-Emitters
NASA scientists are helping California create a detailed, statewide inventory of methane p...
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11 Nov
What are the risks of contacting oil slicks in the Northeast?
Researchers at various universities are analyzing the visible and invisible impacts of oil...
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08 Nov
Amazon deforestation increased 80% in September, says Imazon
Deforestation remains high in the Amazon. In September, an estimated 802 square kilometers...
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08 Nov
Africa poised to lead way in global green revolution
Africa is poised to lead the world’s cleanest economic revolution by using renewable ...
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06 Nov
Climate change alters Highland red deer gene pool
Red deer in the Highlands are evolving because of climate change, a 45-year study has foun...
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06 Nov
Climate change: ‘Clear and unequivocal’ emergency, say scientists
A global group of around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is f...
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01 Nov
The German islet putting wind into the sails of climate action and clean seas
The tiny island of Sylt, a United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC...
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01 Nov
How to protect forests and wildlife while surrounding communities benefit
One day, an American businessman who went to do a safari in Kenya fell in love with the Ts...
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29 Oct
Can Climate Affect Earthquakes, Or Are the Connections Shaky?
The twin magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes that struck the Ridgecrest area in California’s...
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29 Oct
Climate change among top concerns of leading CEOs
New data from Global Data firm released suggests that climate change has become prominent ...
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25 Oct
To understand climate change
Climate change is “real time before our eyes,” says Michael Mann, a professor ...
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14 Oct
A questão das embalagens na sustentabilidade
The resources of the planet are increasingly scarce, and when we talk about the industry&#...
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14 Oct
Climate change: Big lifestyle changes are the only answer
The UK government must tell the public small, easy changes will not be enough to tackle cl...
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07 Oct
UN Climate Summit paves the way for an ambitious and successful replenishment of the Green Climate Fund
GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Climate Summit reaffirmed the importa...
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07 Oct
Deforestation is a material risk that companies can no longer ignore
As the cycle of forest fires burning through the Amazon has captured the world’s attention...
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24 Sep
South Australia unveils plans for 100% renewable hydrogen economy
South Australia has outlined plans for a 100 per cent renewable hydrogen economy, say...
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24 Sep
Pacific islands seek $500m to make ocean’s shipping zero carbon
A coalition of Pacific island nations wants to raise $500m (£400m) to make all shipping in...
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18 Sep
Recycling turns toothpaste tubes into furniture
That tube that you try to squeeze all month long so as not to waste even a gram of toothpa...
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18 Sep
A methodology to measure plastic leakage
On 27 August 2019 at the World Water Week in Sweden, IUCN launched a report that identifie...
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16 Sep
Deforestation damage goes far beyond the Amazon
The burning of the Amazon has caused alarm around the world, from the Vatican to...
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16 Sep
Extreme weather events are happening sooner than expected
Recent examples of extreme weather have been linked to climate change – and the...
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12 Sep
Financiamento de um plano para melhorar a resiliência climática dos países da Bacia do Prata
A new project will help address the lack of sanitation and access to clean water and contr...
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12 Sep
GCF joins initiative to help Africa expand its REDD+ roots
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is helping REDD+ gain a stronger foothold in Africa by joinin...
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10 Sep
Global heating made Hurricane Dorian bigger and wetter
While the science has yet to come in on the specifics of just how much worse climate chang...
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10 Sep
Indians ally with former enemies to defend the Amazon
Past feuds – which almost led one of these groups to extermination – were aban...
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02 Aug
Climate crisis and your health
The air we breathe and the water we drink are too fundamental to ignore –...
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02 Aug
Plastic bag sales in England halved in past year
Plastic bags sales by the biggest supermarkets in England have halved in the last year, go...
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30 Jul
Climate Change Fills Storms With More Rain, Analysis Shows
“Climate change is in general increasing the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall sto...
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30 Jul
Global warming is the biggest in 2000 years
The current global warming surpasses, in velocity and extension, any climate event registe...
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26 Jul
Amazon’s riverside and indigenous communities sustainable income source
The internet made expanding craftwork sales from Amazon’s riverside and indigenous c...
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26 Jul
A Drier Future Sets the Stage for More Wildfires
Droughts creates ideal conditions to wildfires. The lack of rain and low humidity dri...
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16 May
Find out what ULEZ is and how they reduce pollution in London
Acronym for Ultra Low Emission Zone, are places of the city where it is prohibited to traf...
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15 May
Single-use plastics are largely responsible for climate change
The proliferation of single-use plastics worldwide collaborates too much for climate chang...
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14 May
Indigenous leader defends forests at Harvard University meeting
Shaman Davi Kopenawa, a Brazilian indigenous leader, was invited by the Harvard University...
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13 May
$2 million worth of carbon credits will be spent by Fiat Chrysler
According to CFO Richard Palmer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to spend $ 2 million on c...
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10 May
Ireland decrees state of climate emergency
After England, the Irish parliament also issued a state of emergency in the country. An am...
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09 May
Climate may influence elections in Australia
The Australian elections, scheduled for May 18, 2019, may be affected by one important iss...
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07 May
UK sets record for hours without coal burning
In 2017, the United Kingdom stayed 24 hours without burning coal. The record was just over...
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06 May
Australian Metropolis suffer from lack of water
Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne face the scenario of their dams having less than 50...
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02 May
Plastic in the ocean derails sealife’s reproductive system
18/03/2019 Plastic and Homo Sapiens continue their crusade to undermine the lives of anima...
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25 Apr
Wild animals rescued in São Paulo
During an action by Ibama, in partnership with the Military Police (PM-SP), eighty wild an...
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25 Apr
NHL buys carbon credits to offset emissions
To offset its carbon emissions with air travel, the National Hockey League (NHL) of the Un...
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22 Apr
Sunscreen harms coral life
Despite its benefits to human skin, sunscreen is very harmful to the environment. Upon ent...
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22 Apr
The long road to “zero” emissions
The dream of a carbon-free world is still a long way off, but not impossible. In the UK, e...
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18 Apr
Fernando de Noronha Island faces problems with pollution
The Brazilian environment has just found a new threat: tourists. Fernando de Noronha can b...
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16 Apr
Activists take London streets in favor of climate
A movement called “Rebel for Life” took to the streets of the English capital....
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16 Apr
Study reveals iceberg separating from Antarctica
A survey of British scientists from the Halley VI station in Antarctica says a huge iceber...
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15 Apr
Illegal garbage deposits are discovered in England
The biggest enemy of the garbage apparently is the UK government. An operation that took p...
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15 Apr
Norwegian youth protest against oil companies
The Lofoten Islands, located in the north of Norway, have a high oil index throughout. In ...
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12 Apr
Finland calls for ban on coal use
1 year can make a lot of difference. Finland has just taken one more step to fight against...
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11 Apr
Alaska records 20ºC rise in temperature in March
The month of March was not very good for the American state of Alaska. The spring of the n...
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11 Apr
Multinational companies announce agreement for renewable energy development
Never doubt opposites attract. National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery comp...
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10 Apr
Pollution causes green snow in Russia
In Russia, a dream of snow has been a nightmare. Green snow exists. It also has spectrum c...
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10 Apr
Canada is the country that suffers most from global warming
According to the nation’s official report, Canada warms up twice as fast as the rest...
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09 Apr
New Zealand wants to eliminate plastic from food
Your food, now totally natural. New Zealand has just launched a campaign, in supermarkets,...
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09 Apr
Single-use plastics will be abolished in Europe by 2021
In a vote of the parliament of the European Union, it was decided that single-use plastics...
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08 Apr
Monkeys, before biting, save themselves
A new Chinese dam project could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees in Guinea. The construction w...
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08 Apr
The end of the world can start from below
According to the first global scientific review, insects have never been so close to extin...
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05 Apr
Summer on winter in London
For some 21ºC it means a hot day, but for the British it can mean a day of unusual heat, a...
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05 Apr
The future depends on the young
This is one of the phrases that may come to mind when it comes to climate activism in the ...
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22 Mar
COP 25 will be held in Chile
22/03/2019 The COP 25 has just found a new home. After President Jair Bolsonaro withdrew t...
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22 Mar
5 countries are home to the planet’s last intact ecossystems
22/03/2019 The future of the environment may be in the hands of the few. Or more specifica...
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21 Mar
What is the #trashtag challenge?
21/03/2019 Never say that the internet is not recyclable. A new hashtag has just viralized...
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21 Mar
Google and the UN launch envirmomental app
21/03/2019 Some might say Google will one day rule the world. But to fo that, it has to sa...
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20 Mar
Brazil breaks agrochemical registry record
Here’s a piece of news that already looks old .. The record of agrochemicals in Braz...
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20 Mar
Resource extraction is the cause of half the world’s carbon footprint
20/03/2019 If climate change was a super-villain, it would probably be the extraction indu...
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19 Mar
Up to 1500 could die in new chinese project
19/03/2019 Every monkey for themselves. A new Chinese dam project could kill up to 1,500 c...
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19 Mar
Beijing air gets healthier. Could become international role model
19/03/2019 Beijing, take a deep breath. Air pollution can be considered one of the biggest...
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18 Mar
São Pauo’s air is extremely polluted
18/03/2019 Your government is hiding things from you. At least if you live in São Paulo, B...
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15 Mar
Amazon deforestation levels rise in January
Deforestation in the Amazon increased in January 2019 by 54% when compared to the same per...
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15 Mar
Students organize global strike against Climate Change
Wisdom does not necessarily come with age. Today, March 15, 2019, signs of a new, emerging...
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14 Mar
Half of the Ocean´s species might be exctinct by 2100
Sealife as we know it may not live to see the turn of the century. According to the UN Env...
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14 Mar
2018 was the fourth warmest year in History since the 1880´s
At least it didn´t finish first. 2018 was the fourth warmest year in Earth’s history...
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19 Oct
Education, Culture and Environment are the main lines of CIEA Cusco 2018
Reaffirming our commitment to reduce the effects of climate change, this year the Institut...
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12 Mar
Nascente piloto e viveiro do Projeto Olhos D’Água estão abertos à visitação no TO
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06 Mar
Instituto Ecológica marca presença no II Encontro de Bacias Hidrográficas do Tocantins
O Instituto Ecológica marcou presença no II Encontro de Bacias Hidrográficas do Tocantins ...
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22 Feb
REDD+: uma estratégia potencial para as companhias aéreas
No último dia 19, o Valor Econômico publicou uma coluna do Gerente de Programa de Mudanças...
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09 Nov
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
President Barack Obama rejected a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Friday, a pro...
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30 Jan
VCUs with the SOCIALCARBON certification can now be issued on the APX VCS Registry
January 30, 2015 The first SOCIARBON project registered in APX is also the first SOCIALCAR...
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20 Aug
Meet the first SOCIALCARBON Standard and VCS REDD project
August 20, 2014 Ecomapuá Amazon REDD Project generates 1,572,478 SOCIALCARBON VCUs on firs...
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04 Aug
Watch SOCIALCARBON Standard’s and Ecologica Institute’s new video
August 4, 2014 This video briefly explains the operation of the Ecologica Institute and th...
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01 Jul
SOCIALCARBON projects are selected to participate in emissions offset during World Cup 2014
July 1, 2014 Regarding the increased number of people moving around Brazil during the Worl...
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17 Jul
Governor of Tocantins honors the launch of “Biodiversity and Social Carbon”
July 17, 2012 The book, which explains the methodology used during the implementation of t...
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19 Nov
South Pole Carbon brings the Social Carbon Standard onto the global stage
November 19, 2010 On October 28th, South Pole Carbon´s hydro plant project issued the firs...
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15 Jan
Sustainable gardens using solar energy in Tocantins
January 15, 2009 The Ecologica Institute (EI), in partnership with HSBC, held today the ce...
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14 Nov
Lectures during the Coco River Project
November 14, 2008 The Ecologica Institute held today at the Center for Leadership Training...
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14 Nov
Ecologica Institute and Japanese Embassy open training center in Tocantins
November 14, 2008 The Ecologica Institute (IE) along with the Embassy of Japan held today,...
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31 Oct
RPPNs in Tocantins – Workshop
October 31, 2008 The Ecologica Institute (IE), will organize from October 31st to November...
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18 Sep
Entrepreneur Fair in Tocantins
September 18, 2008 The 2008 Entrepreneur Fair will have the theme of Sustainability and wi...
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18 Sep
Ecologica Institute participates in State Seminar on Agro-Ecology
September 18, 2008 From September 17th to 18th the Second Seminar on Agro-ecology of the s...
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10 Sep
Ateliê Brasil launches Social Carbon products
September 10, 2008 Atelie Brazil, on September 11th, presents the company’s new line of co...
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31 Aug
Coco River Project – Workshop
August 31, 2008 On July 30th, the Ecologica Institute held a workshop on its Water Resourc...