SHORT INFO: Extractives industries in Africa: Blessing or Curse?

What’s it about in short: arti­cle adsress­ing the aims of BirdLife Inter­na­tional, IUCN and WWF to bal­ance extrac­tives indus­tries in Africa with social and envieon­men­tal con­cerns When was it released: June 12, 2015 By whom: Ken Mwathe, BirdLife More info: http://www.birdlife.org/africa/news/extractives-industries-africa-blessing-or-curse … Con­tinue read­ing

SHORT INFO: Positive Impact Manifesto — La banca, determinante en la transición hacia una economía verde e inclusiva

What’s it about in short: A group of 10 inter­na­tional banks recently signed the Pos­i­tive Impact Man­i­festo. This includes a roadmap towards a new par­a­digm of pos­i­tive finan­cial impact on the econ­omy, soci­ety and envi­ron­ment. When was it released: Octo­ber 2, 2015 … Con­tinue read­ing

SHORT INFO: Could the UK be sitting on wasteland that offers £7bn in unused ‘natural capital’?

What’s it about in short: arti­cle on the poten­tial of “waste­land” in terms of nat­ural cap­i­tal in the UK, based on a pilot project. When was it released: Octo­ber 29, 2015 By whom: Sam Tar­rant More info: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/could-uk-sitting-wasteland-offers-7bn-unused-natural-capital-tarrant?trk=hp-feed-article-title-publish and http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2430288/could-the-uk-be-sitting-on-wasteland-that-offers-gbp7bn-in-unused-natural-capital (pay-walled) … Con­tinue read­ing