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USAID Launches e-Newsletter on International Development Opportunities — by USAID — last modified 2007-11-12 21:01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2007 www.usaid.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and GrantStation.com Inc. have launched a new publication, International GrantStation Insider, focused entirely on international development opportunities. The free, monthly e-newsletter will be sent the last Monday of every month and will provide readers with the latest information on new funding programs and upcoming grant deadlines, as well as general information for all grant seekers....

USAID Development Outreach and Communications E-Newsletter — by webadmin — last modified 2006-10-12 17:25

September edition 2006

Friends of the Osa Newsletter, Issue 6 December 2007 — by Friends of the Osa — last modified 2008-02-03 20:54

Inside this Issue: Osa Botany; Sea Turtles; Evergreen Fellows; Bamboo Workshops; Osa Photo Gallery; Endemic Birds; Big Predators.

Forest Tends: Trendlines e-Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-10-12 17:25

Trendlines is an e-newsletter published by Forest Trends.

Tourism Talk Spring 2007, Issue 1 — by Lambert, Brookie — last modified 2007-05-20 19:35

Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management We are so excited about the first issue of our newsletter, Tourism Talk. Our plans are to print an issue quarterly and we would love to have your input and contributions. In each issue we will explore a different theme as well as have updates from previous issues. In this issue we are talking about FUNDING. In addition to the featured articles, we have attached a document that will also provide good resources for you. We also realize that there are ways we can improve the newsletter and welcome your suggestions. Thank you for your contributions in this issue and in future issues to come. Carol Kline Contents: Guest Columnist, Spotlight, Ten Step, Resources, District Dialogue, Plug In, Upcoming Events, New Faces

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, June 3, 2007 — by metafore — last modified 2007-06-05 12:25

News: Lego and IKEA Most-Respected Companies Worldwide, Study Finds; GE reports $12B in environmental revenues; Plywood makers: pass tougher trade laws; IT Going Green: Forces pulling in different directions; Editorial: Most private owners show little interest in timber harvests; Schools going green to save on electric bills, teach students; Peruvian Mahogany Logged Illegally, Report Says; U.S. tropical timber imports fall by half in 2006; Junk mail: who needs it?

ESP News, Vol. 6, 2006 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-03 00:51

ESP News, Vol. 6, 2006, a monthly e-newsletter produced and distributed by USAID's Environmental Services Program (ESP). The newsletter provides information on ESP program activities as well as other news regarding environmental management issues in Indonesia. Featured articles in this volume are: · Watershed Management TOT & Farmer Field School in Padang · Conservation of Tangsi Sub-Watershed in Magelang · Sanitation Clinic Reopening in Meulaboh · Hand Washing Campaign thru Script Writing Contest in Surabaya · Community Based Nursery and Lageun River Rehabilitation in Sawang · MoU Signing for Collaborative Management of Kawasan Suaka Margasatwa Langkat Timur Laut · Media relations workshop and MMC in West Java · Comparative Study on Waste Management to West Java

ESP News Volume 12, January 2007 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-02 21:43

Please find the Volume 12 of ESP News , a monthly e-newsletter produced and distributed by USAID's Environmental Services Program (ESP). This newsletter provides information on ESP program activities as well as other news regarding environmental management issues in Indonesia. What’s new in this volume is as follow: 1. “..3-5 thon u keu, pasii Babah Ngom ceudah lagoina.” 2. LESTARI: Healthy Places, Prosperous People 3. The Way to Clean and Green in Yogyakarta 4. Water Access for the Poor: New Connections through Micro Credit Scheme in Surabaya 5. Jampedas: 7,000 trees for 20 hectares of critical land in Cianjur. 6. Access for Clean Water for Healthier Students in Doulu

ESP (Environmental Services Program) News — by webadmin — last modified 2006-11-07 04:47

This newsletter provides information on ESP program activities as well as other news regarding environmental management issues in Indonesia. Vol 9 Oct - English.pdf

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 22, 2007 — by Metafore In Focus — last modified 2007-04-23 21:59

News: Wal-Mart's New Packaging Credo: Let's Get Small; Home Depot to Display an Environmental Label; Companies Take Different Approaches to Earth Day; Even small business gets into the green act; Business world has big role on climate: UN meeting; Pellet power; 'Gold rush' for wood flooring is destroying endangered habitat; Logging decimates African rainforest. Press Releases: International Paper Makes EcoVision 2007 Carbon Neutral; EarthColor Powers Printing with 100% Wind; Industrial Woodworking Corporation Offsets 100% of its Carbon Emissions with Carbonfund.org

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 28, 2007 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-03-18 21:02

HP expects to surpass recycling goal of 1 billion pounds; From competition to cooperation: Companies collaborate on social and environmental issue; Ottawa vows $30 million to protect Great Bear Rainforest; Innovest names the 100 most sustainable companies in the world; The greener side of business; Timber industry focuses on biomass projects; Report warns of obstacles to sustainable biofuels sector; Canada worried by plunging caribou population; Saving Ethiopia’s forest, and its cutters; Neenah Paper Announces New Environmental Platform

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 21, 2007 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-03-18 21:57

Metafore Editorial Editor's Note: The following is a commentary by Metafore President and CEO David Ford; A coalition for firm limit on emissions; Beyond the green corporation; New program launched to cut paper use; Sustainable supermarkets: An emissions trading scheme for tomatoes?; Malaysia, European Commission start talks to certify timber; Weyerhaeuser-Domtar deal gets Canadian antitrust OK; Catalyst board accepts two resignations, search for successors underway; Neenah Paper’s Recycling Program Featured on History Channel; Procter & Gamble Professional Launches Green Website; Barama’s FSC certificate suspended

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 29, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-05-01 21:28

The deadline approaches: Metafore's Innovation Awards; Time Inc., UPM to study logging effects on Acadian forest; IBM and Nature Conservancy Team Up To Save Major Rivers; Ten Lessons for Corporations Working with Activists; California backs lowering formaldehyde in wood; First step to sustainability; NYC pledges 1 million new trees by 2017; Expert: Paper recycling lags in U.S.; Mergers changing face of forest industry; E.U.: Green Fuel Targets Will Damage Environment; WWF-Canada and Domtar Announce Ambitious Agreement For Forest Conservation; Neenah Paper Joins Sustainability Panel at CRO Conference May 10 in NYC

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, December 10, 2006 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-11 15:59

Eight percent of Fortune 500 taking EPA challenge to double green energy use; Victoria's Secret reaches agreement with environmentalists for printing catalogs; Collections result in record recycling of steel packaging; Chinese government to start buying green; U.S. companies lead list of tech pioneers; Column: Profits from idle cars?; SAP Ecosystem Comes Together to Drive Collaboration and Innovation Across Mill Products Industry; UPM Mill Announces Investment in Renewable Energy Power Plant

MetaFore Newsletter: In Focus, November 19, 2006 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 16:57

IBM Unveils $100 Million Innovation Agenda; UK Passes Bill Requiring CSR Reporting; Logging nations set tough agenda for action; Silicon Valley leading by green example; New look at world’s forests shows many are expanding; Wal-Mart Evaluates Green Stores’ Progress After a Year of Operation; U.S. Official Recycling Day Marked with Recycling Events; AF&PA Now Accepting Entries for Recycling Awards; Biomass-to-ethanol developer gets $30M shot in arm; New Survey 'Sustainable Business & Strategy: Views From the Inside' Released; US$5.4 Million in New Funds Allocated for Tropical Forests

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, September 16, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-09-18 13:48

News: Companies to be recognized for outstanding climate change actions; Conservationists team up with Toyota to save Philippine rain forests; Forest nations press for carbon credits to help cut greenhouse gas; 2007 Sustainable Business Awards; Leave only footprints: Measuring and managing corporate carbon emissions; Computers' elusive eco factor; Trade group launches eco-tool for envelope manufacturers; China's forest products trade up 35.3 percent in first half of year; Canadian sawmills need to compete in global market, report says; China urged to join effort to defend Amazon from soy; Forest Service chief: Use trees to power cars; Help us make In Focus an even better newsletter for you, our readers. Press Release: Tembec to Receive Prestigious FSC Winds of Change Award

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 15, 2007 — by metafore — last modified 2007-04-23 21:59

The deadline approaches: Metafore's Annual Innovation Awards (MAIA); Chevron, Weyerhaeuser ink biofuels alliance; Lenovo Tops List of Green Electronics Makers; US signs on to Aussie forest pact; Peru adopts new economic model for Amazonian timber industry; Congo cancels logging contracts, calls for sustainable forest management; Save the planet - just not on my dime; Rain Forest Wood Sparks Boardwalk Controversy; Industry says climate change already impacting forests; Deforestation effects on climate depend on location; Concerns mount over corporate tree planting schemes; Ottawa changes mind about factoring in forests as carbon sinks; Dell, Shareholders to Expand Partnership in Paper Reduction

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 04, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-06 12:54

News: Gap founders negotiating with pacific lumber; Wal-Mart weighs in on packaging at FTC 'Green Guides' workshop; Verso Paper met most environmental goals for 2007; HP urges 'harmony' in environmental accreditations; Forests 'best option' for providing carbon offsets; The beetle factor in a carbon calculus; Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: experts; Make money, not carbon dioxide.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 29, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-05-31 13:38

In Focus Catalyzing business action that conserves, protects, and restores the world's forests. News: Staples Adds Computer Take-Back to Recycling Program; HP and WWF Take On Climate Change; U.S.-China Meeting Yields Some Advances; Dell Creates Eco-Friendly Multipack Program; Credit Suisse and SFM launch USD 200m carbon-backed forestry finance facility; Green before green was cool; UPS Adds 50 New Hybrids to its Green Fleet; Endangered species protected in Ontario with tough new law. Press Releases: Stora Enso Adds SFI and PEFC Chain-of-Custody Mill Certifications; International Paper and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Receive Sustainability Award

Metafore Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-12-08 13:23

Link to Metafore News and Events

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 25, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-27 18:51

News: PG&E expanding carbon offset program; DuPont, Danisco to create cellulosic ethanol company; SMART Papers breaks ground on $30M biomass plant; Certified non-rain forest palm oil set for germany; Brazil Environment Agency seizes Amazon soy, corn; Profile on Amazon deforestation: Lawlessness mars Amazon dreams; Carbon caps may give nuclear power a lift; Animated map brings global climate crisis to life; Toyota making 'green' dealerships, not just cars; Canada Post educates marketers on 'responsible' direct mail

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 11, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-12 16:51

News: Unilever makes sustainable palm oil pledge; Home Depot opens doors to green materials; Go easy on biofuels until more clarity - World Bank; eCommerce goes green; Slower cuts in greenhouse gases cloud carbon boom; U.K. greenwash complaints quadrupled in 2007; Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say; Canada may be suspended from carbon trading, face Kyoto probe; Mangrove loss 'put Burma at risk'; REI explores the environmental cost of eco-tourism. Press Release: New Forest Paper Mills wins award for eco products and processes

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 27, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-04-29 20:55

News How to save the planet and make money doing it; Discover magazine maps carbon footprint; Who's tracking the trackers?; Forget carbon: You should be checking your water footprint; Norway gives Tanzania $100mln for forests; Canadian paper recycling rates hit 58 percent in 2007; Reducing deforestation 'lucrative' for forest nations; Video: Cracking down on illegal logging; Biofuels won't solve world energy problem; Alberta not ready to conserve oilsands forest.

Iwokrama eNewsletter — by webadmin — last modified 2006-10-16 20:10

Iwokrama’s eNewsletter for September 2006 and Archives

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, June 17, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-06-19 11:26

News: Rolling Stone goes green with B.C. paper; Related News: Rolling Stone Opts For Carbon Neutral Paper, Not Recycled; Companies Have 'Unique Leverage' to Help Environment; Study Says Canada ’s Lumber industry makes money; Impacts of Industrial Logging in Central Africa Studied; Slowpokes win the race to cut emissions; Greenpeace hails B&Q China for hardwood curbs; China struggles to choke off illegal wood trade; Mexico murder shows grim face of illegal logging. Press Releases: The Rainforest Alliance Joins with Bolivia-base Wood Product Manufacturer ForestWorld; Bank of America and Redwood Forest Foundation Announce Nation's First Private Capital Forest Acquisition by Nonprofit

RILNET Reduced Impact Logging Information Exchange — by webadmin — last modified 2006-12-08 03:59

RILNET is an e-mail list server. December 06, 2006

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 18, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-20 20:09

News: U.S. farm bill cracks down on timber trade; Related news: U.S. major importer of illegal Asian timber, study says; World tree planting drive sets goal of 7 billion; Column: Beyond recycling: Responsible paper purchasing; Rampant deforestation, much of it from illegal logging, has destroyed forests that stabilize soils and regulate river flow, causing record floods and landslides. Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Vietnam, keynote speaker Dr. Norman Myers states: 'one of the worst crises since we came out of our caves'; Fears for Brazil rainforest after environment minister quits; Brazil's forest loss now linked to world food prices; China to push for overseas acquisition of farmland to improve food security; Companies respond to climate change shareholder resolutions. Press Release: Northern Hard Maple vs. Bamboo - Who Is Really "Green"?

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 16, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-17 12:09

News: Merrill Lynch: Turning trees into money; Consumers choose GE, Toyota as dominant green brands; Related News: Green-Up to a point. Leading companies responding to ecosystem degradation; Conference hears of need for clear rules on carbon; News Merrill Lynch: Turning trees into money; Consumers choose GE, Toyota as dominant green brands. Related News: Green-Up to a point. Leading companies responding to ecosystem degradation Conference hears of need for clear rules on carbon; PEFC questions WWF FSC-only scorecard system; China tells developed world to go on climate change 'diet'; Ad for U.S. cotton industry banned in UK due to false green claims; Southern Baptist leaders urge climate change action; Canada emission rules target new oil sands plants; Madagascar slows destruction of forests; Column: Cold snap may have killed invasive beetles in B.C.; The cost of cutting emissions. Press Release: ForestEthics Launches 'Do Not Mail' Campaign to Stop Junk Mail.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, February 10, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-17 20:09

Related News: Carbon disclosure project asks 3,000 companies for eco-info; Biofuels deemed a greenhouse threat; Forestry insurance launched in UK; Scientists fear climate change could bring abrupt changes.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, November 11, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-11-12 21:12

News: Marketers warned to stay clear of 'green trap'; Related News: Compete on green or fall behind. Green collar jobs could top 40M by 2030: Report; UN warns carbon market could collapse; FSC drafts anti-greenwash policy; Simon & Schuster goes environmental; Target brand sports Green-e & FSC mixed source logos. Editorial: Inconvenient but true - good isn't always profitable; China launches global warming fund; Booming palm oil demand fuelling climate crisis. Press Release: European Business Awards for the Environment 2008 - National Cleantech Finland® Awards

BBOP Learning Network Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 2: April 2008 — by Forest Trends — last modified 2008-04-29 21:13

Meetings: * Catching Up: Conservation and Biodiversity Offsets in Alberta's Boreal Forest Calgary, Alberta, Canada (February 2008) * Biodiversity Offsets and the CBD – SBSTTA13 Side Event, Rome Italy (February 2008) * Biodiversity Offsets and the CBD – Engagement meeting with delegates, Rome Italy (February 2008) Recent BBOP News: * New BBOP Secretariat Member, Ray Victurine, WCS * New BBOP Advisory Committee members o Mark Pizey, Strongman Coal Mine NZ o Dr Theo Stephens, Department of Conservation, NZ o Dr. Jonathan Baillie will be the Advisory Committee representative for the Zoological Society of London Recent Publications/News: * Kremen C. et al. Aligning Conservation Priorities across Taxa in Madagascar with High Resolution Planning Tools * SCBD. Business and Biodiversity Newsletter: Business.2010 * Hanson, Craig, Finisdore, John, Ranganathan, Janet and Charles Iceland. The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review: Guidelines for Identifying Business Risks & Opportunities Arising from Ecosystem Change * Bezerra, Luiz. Biodiversity Offsets in National (Brazil) and Regional (EU) Mandatory Arrangements: Towards an International Regime? - Draft Dissertation * Latimer, William and David Hill. Mitigation banking: Securing no net loss to biodiversity? A UK perspective Looking Forward: * BBOP at next IAIA meeting * BBOP Consultation Process * BBOP at COP9

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 09, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-13 18:04

Green Power Conferences to hold Sustainable Manufacturing Summit next month; News: L.L. Bean expands 'green store' push; FTC sets sights on green packaging claim; Investors want companies to disclose Climate Change-related impacts; Computerized clearance to help stop illegal logging; Water to be the next commoditized resource; US won't meet ethanol goal due cellulosic shortfall; Pitney Bowes Examines How to Make Mailings Greener; Opinion: Lumber limbo: Either way, Canada will get short end of the stick; Study: Business and the sustainability challenge; Opinion: Can big oil and enviros work together to get what they want?; Sodexo's recycled napkins save clients money, report shows. Press Release Latvian Forestry Sustainability Certification Dropped By PEFC

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, October 28, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-11-05 21:39

News: Study: National forests generally meet sustainable standards; Office Depot, CFI, IBM among winners of SmartWay Awards; Wal-Mart's ethical sourcing - Green does not mean ethical; Home builders to launch rating tool, compete with LEED; America's greenest states; Cement industry is at center of climate change debate; Research report says west should share pollution responsibility with China; Deforestation symptomatic of corrupt regimes; 'Made in U.S.A.' wood now showing up in Canada; Orangutan project offers hope in Borneo; Forest co. investors eye lagging high-value land sales.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 30, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-31 14:52

News For carbon emissions, a goal of less than zero; Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Amazon rainforest; EU moves to combat illegal logging; Scientists warn of soot effect on climate; Report: Clean energy market to triple within ten years; Xerox introduces calculator to measure equipment's energy and waste impact; Markets could save forests: An interview with Dr. Tom Lovejoy; BP tops Greenpeace in green brands survey; Biofuels - Environmental, economic impact debate grows as production increases. Press Releases: First Green-e Climate Certified Carbon Offsets Offered by Four Organizations; New APP Logging Road Threatens One of World's Biggest Carbon-Storing Forests, Tigers

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, December 3, 2006 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 17:01

Xerox turns to re-usable printer paper; SC Johnson joins European Charter in support of sustainability; Nike Ends Orders from Pakistani Company; UN meeting tackles toxic waste; UN meeting tackles toxic waste; Forest fragmentation hurts Amazon biodiversity; Biofuel markets hinge on biomass progress; Seattle’s recycling policy plays hardball with city’s refuseniks; Bioplastics Demand experiencing boom in Europe; Tax on packaging proposal slammed by industry body; European Eco-label awarded to UPM; Williams-Sonoma Achieves Significant Environmental Goal

MetaFore Newsletter — by Sebastian Toledo — last modified 2008-10-14 14:47

For businesspeople focused on evaluating, selecting and manufacturing environmentally preferable wood and paper products, Metafore is a source of tools, information and innovative thinking. September 14, 2008, Issue 224

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 23, 2008