http://rmportal.net Smartfolder Newsletters from Partners and those of Thematic Interest to Portal Community links daily 1 2006-12-02T17:33:42Z http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/usaid-launches-e-newsletter-on-international-development-opportunities 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.... No publisher USAID USAID In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes 2007-11-13T01:01:30Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/doc-e-newsletter September edition 2006 No publisher webadmin Development Outreach and Communications Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs U.S. Agency for International Development 2006-10-12T21:25:09Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/friends-of-the-osa-newsletter-issue-6-december-2007 Inside this Issue: Osa Botany; Sea Turtles; Evergreen Fellows; Bamboo Workshops; Osa Photo Gallery; Endemic Birds; Big Predators. No publisher Friends of the Osa Friends of the Osa is a nonprofit organization committed to conserving the terrestrial and marine biodiversity of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. Our programs focus on protection of the Osa’s wildlife and ecosystems, providing environmental education and training, conducting ecological research, and supporting sustainable livelihoods for the Osa’s communities. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-02-04T00:54:46Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/forest-tends-initiatives Trendlines is an e-newsletter published by Forest Trends. No publisher rhessmiller 2006-10-12T21:25:09Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/tourism-talk-spring-2007-issue-1 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 No publisher Lambert, Brookie NC State College of Natural Resources: Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management 2007-05-20T23:35:05Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/metafore-newsletter-in-focus-june-3-2007 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? No publisher metafore This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-06-05T16:25:31Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/esp-news-vol-6-2006 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 No publisher webeditor 2007-02-03T04:51:12Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/esp-news-volume-12-january-2007 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 No publisher webeditor 2007-02-03T01:43:22Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/environmental-services-program-news This newsletter provides information on ESP program activities as well as other news regarding environmental management issues in Indonesia. Vol 9 Oct - English.pdf No publisher webadmin 2006-11-07T08:47:52Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/metafore-newsletter-in-focus-april-22-2007 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 No publisher Metafore In Focus This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-04-24T01:59:32Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/metafore-newsletter-in-focus-january-28-2007 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 No publisher webeditor This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-03-19T01:02:33Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/metafore-newsletter-in-focus-january-21-2007 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 No publisher webeditor This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-03-19T01:57:54Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/metafore-newsletter-in-focus-april-29-2007 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 No publisher Metafore This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-05-02T01:28:06Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/infocus12.10.06 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 No publisher webeditor This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-02-11T19:59:36Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/in-focus-november-19-2006 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 No publisher webadmin This newsletter was made possible through support provided by the Global Development Alliance and the Office of Environmental and Natural Resources, Bureau for Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the USDA Forest Service International Programs, under the terms of Award No. 03-DG-11132762-027. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the USDA Forest Service. 2007-02-11T20:57:06Z News Item