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Is the global carbon market recession-proof?

  • 19th August 2010
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Is the global carbon market recession-proof?

The latest report from the World Bank on the global carbon market has revealed that it grew by some six per cent in 2009 to be worth $144 billion, despite enduring its most challenging year to date. This impressive performance comes against a backdrop of the global recession, in which both demand for carbon assets ...

Ban on illegal logging good all round

  • 27th July 2010
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Ban on illegal logging good all round

Sometimes, one wonders why it takes so long for some decisions to be reached… It appears that the EU is finally set to outlaw illegal timber in 2012, following two years of protracted and interminable legal arguments. The fact that it has taken so long to come to this decision and finally get things moving ...

Waterland International continues to help local communities in Indonesia

  • 26th May 2010
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Waterland International continues to help local communities in Indonesia

Waterland International Together with Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group (BSH) Continue to Help Local Communities in Indonesia Indonesia based PT Waterland International has recently delivered the Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group’s Protos Stove to local communities living near its Jatropha plantations in the region of Purwodadi – Central Java. Waterland will supply the ...

Saudi looks to Australia for secure food supply

  • 19th May 2010
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Saudi looks to Australia for secure food supply

Saudi companies are in talks with Australian officials about investing in agriculture, as the Gulf’s biggest economy steps up its efforts to secure food supplies. Companies from the kingdom are meeting with representatives of the state of Western Australia to discuss buying equity in farms and investing in the wheat supply chain. Food security is ...

China investment in Australian farms rises 10-fold, agents say

  • 19th May 2010
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China investment in Australian farms rises 10-fold, agents say

Chinese investment in Australian farms increased 10-fold in the past six months, real estate agents said, as Australia’s relaxed rules governing residential property purchasing and buyers see opportunities in agriculture. “They are interested in large scale cattle farms, they are cashed up and see a financial opportunity here in a secure investment environment,” said Geoff ...

GM Partners with U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

  • 19th May 2010
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GM Partners with U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

General Motors Co. (GM) today announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop.  Traditionally considered a weed, jatropha plants produce an oil that can be refined into biodiesel. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that ...

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