Environment

Court Ruling Secures Important Grizzly Bear Habitat

Montana’s federal district court approved and adopted a settlement agreement on October 9 between conservationists and state officials that ensures long-term protection for more than 22,000 acres of important grizzly bear habitat on state forest lands...

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Alpine Area needs innovative ideas and a social dimension. EESC calls for a multilevel approach involving the citizens concerned

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted its opinion on the EU strategy for the Alpine Region at its plenary session on 8 October 2015.

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World Bank Group and UN-Habitat: Intensifying Partnership for Transformative Sustainable Urban Development towards COP21, Habitat III, and the Sustainable Development Goals

On the occasion of the “What Makes a Sustainable City?” event held on October 10 during the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Lima, Peru, the World Bank Group and UN-Habitat commit to their shared vision of sustainable urban development, and call upon...

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New Joint Initiative to Mobilize Additional Support for Refugees, Recovery, and Reconstruction in the Middle East and North Africa

The Secretary General of the United Nations and the Presidents of the World Bank Group and the Islamic Development Bank Group announced on October 10 a joint initiative to scale-up financing in the Middle East and North Africa to help countries...

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