01/28/2016Richest fish inland water body in Southeast Asia – The Tonle Sap Lake is "Threatened Lake of the Year 2016"
Dam construction and climate change influence the natural water cycles of the streams in the Lower Mekong Basin. This causes a domino effect with dramatic consequences on the unique ecosystem of Lake Tonle Sap.
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- 01/21/2016
ARCOS and GNF start a partnership to foster sustainable management of freshwater ecosystems
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09/16/2015SEKISUI European Children’s Eco Summit 2015 in Germany
After three events in Asia, SEKISUI Chemical Co., Ltd. brought its Children’s Eco Summit back to Europe. Co-hosted by SEKISUI and the Global Nature Fund, the event took place from 4 to 6 September at Lake Constance, Germany. The Children’s Eco Summit, established in 2007 for the 60th anniversary of the company, offers children of the employees the opportunity to experience, learn and talk about the environment and nature.
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06/23/2015Planeta Azul Award for ecological, low-cost sewage treatment initiative in Colombia
Radolfzell, June 23, 2015: The Green Filter in San Miguel de Sema (Colombia) was honoured in June 2015 with the First Great Prize during the XII Planeta Azul Awards, sponsored by Banco Occidental from Colombia. The Planeta Azul Awards aims at raising awareness in Colombia on the need to preserve and protect the valuable natural resources. To achieve this goal, the ecological contest "National Ecology Award Planeta Azul: Water, principle of life" with a strong focus on water has been launched in 1993.
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- 06/10/2015
NGO transboundary master plan for restoration of the Lower Jordan River: A vision for cooperation and dialogue in the Jordan Valley
NGO Master Plan for the restoration of the Lower Jordan River, a bridge for dialogue between Palestinians, Israeli and Jordanians - how naive! This statement has been heard continuously during the 3 years long project by EcoPeace Middle East. Repeatedly, the answer for that was the same: "It is naive to believe that the current situation can go on, it is naive to think that Palestinians, Israeli and Jordanians can go on without change."
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03/18/2015Water is precious and a key element for sustainable development
Since the launch of the international Network Living Lakes in 1998, Global Nature Fund together with its local partners are actively working for a more sustainable use of water and aquatic ecosystems in order to preserve our precious natural resource and to protect the biodiversity and livelihoods relying on it.
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01/30/2015Initiatives from Thailand and Europe strengthen collaboration on Business and Biodiversity
The Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office (BEDO) from Thailand and the Global Nature Fund, leader of the European Business and Biodiversity Campaign (EBBC) intensify their collaboration to support companies in corporate biodiversity management.
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01/29/2015The Blue Pearl of Mongolia: Lake Hovsgol is the Threatened Lake of the Year 2015
Estimated to be two to five million years old, Lake Hovsgol is one of the most ancient lakes in the world. Known by Mongolians as "Mother Sea", it is ranked the 16th largest lake in the world by volume, holding 70 % of Mongolia’s fresh water reserves, and providing the headwaters to 20 % of earth’s freshwater in Lake Baikal. In the next decade, however, this may no longer be the case. Mongolia quickly embraced capitalism in the 1990s, opening its pristine landscape to international mining businesses and the ever-increasing demand for animal products. Due to these unprecedented changes, Lake Hovsgol — and to a wider extend the whole of Mongolia — stands at a crossroads with the choice of facing an environmental crisis or taking actions to preserve their most important cultural and natural resource.
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- 12/18/2014
ECOTRANS presents recommendations for sustainability labels and awards for the German tourism sector
More than 20 international and national labels and awards of sustainable tourism in Germany could considerably improve their standards concerning biodiversity and consequently boost their contribution to the promotion of species diversity. The provided recommendations highlight in detail how responsible tourism companies, destinations and tour operators can make a difference.
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12/05/2014A Plea from International Environmental NGOs to Support the Rehabilitation and the Sustainable De-velopment of the Jordan River
During the 14th International Living Lakes Conference held from the 19th to the 23rd of November in Nanchang - China, Global Nature Fund handed EcoPeace Middle East with a Declaration of Non-Governmental Organizations Supporting the Rehabilitation and the Sustainable Development of the Jordan River.
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