Participants of the 3rd Experts Meeting of the Green Development Initiative (GDI) met in Nairobi on 09-11 October, 2011.
Critically, there is a need now to finalise the first version of the Green Development Land Management Certification Reference Guide.
They are leading the way for sustainable solutions and green development.
Drawing on the experience of the Green Development Initiative , I suggested that a critical contribution from the public sector would be to establish an accountable, measurable and transparent biodiversity asset.
Cities like Seattle are joining with others around the world and taking on goals for green development, while states like Colorado are passing bond initiatives for transit and new requirements for clean energy.
In terms of development outcomes, the Meeting agreed that the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) should form the basis for any assessment of the development outcomes of a certified green development land management plan.
We believe that the Greater Mekong region has the potential to become a world leader by pursuing an innovative, low carbon, green development pathway that will foster economic growth and create opportunities for its people, while conserving the natural environment.
The roundtable also highlighted new tools and approaches such as the guidance on corporate ecosystem valuation from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( WBCSD), the biodiversity-responsible land management certification from the Green Development Initiative ( GDI), and the new guidance on ecosystems assessment from the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation association ( IPIECA).
The book also highlights new initiatives and alliances such as the, the Green Development Initiative which aims to establish an area-based certified biodiversity unit, the ISEAL Alliance which is exploring the biodiversity dimensions of environmental and social certification schemes, the Malua BioBank in Malaysia, and Mission Markets which has established an e-platform for biodiversity deals.
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Obama certainly promised to devote resources to support green tech development and fight climate change.
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And Ritter's already ahead in this new derby, trying to position the state as a hotbed for green technology development.
One of the first areas where Professor Bahaj will contribute to the council's policies is in green building development.
But the argument against such a move is that it would erode the tax base, allowing investments in renewable energy projects to become tax havens, as opposed to legitimate mechanisms by which green energy development would occur.
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The report said Pinewood Studios "recognises" the plans would see development of the green belt but added the "development is needed to maintain and expand UK film, television and screen-based industries".
The report says Pinewood Studios "recognises" the plans would see development of the green belt but adds that the "development is needed to maintain and expand UK film, television and screen-based industries".
It will be very interesting to watch how this experiment in environmentally-friendly green investment and development turns out.
That requires heavy investment in green research and development.
Among those that do, the definition varies: 55% define sustainability as the management of issues related to the environment (for example, greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency, waste management, green-product development, and water conservation).
After the devastating Mississippi River floods of 1993, the government bought out thousands of homes that were once in harm's way, tore them down and replaced them with green space where development is not allowed.
Instead of pouring money into subsidies and direct production support of existing, inefficient green energy, President Obama should focus on dramatically ramping up investments into the research and development of green energy.
Wakefield City Council backed the development on green-belt land bordering Leeds and Wakefield in 2010.
Members of Save Weddington: Oppose the Residential Development (Sword) said the green space in Nuneaton is not suitable for development.
Some members of Congress were already aggressively pursuing development of green legislation models with interesting possibilities to advance Enron's purposes.
An application for the development on green space in Weddington, Nuneaton, was narrowly rejected by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council last year.
In it, they warn the Mr Osborne that uncertainty over the government's commitment to low-carbon power generation is harming the development of green businesses.
On Tuesday, two Republican senators criticized the Obama administration for approving the loan, made under a program to promote the development of green energy.
However, green economy and sustainable development debates have been largely dominated by environmental and economic concerns, while social issues have consistently received the least attention.
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Emery Planning said the development of green-field sites was necessary.
The President and the Prime Minister will also discuss common efforts on counterterrorism, counterpiracy, green growth, economic development, Arctic cooperation and support for the democratic transitions in North Africa and the Middle East.
Normally the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles, is the star turn, but this time we can expect some pointed questions to the new Planning Minister, Nick Boles, about possible moves to allow more development on green belt land.
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