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Southeast Michigan to Benefit from $1.6 Million in Conservation Grants That Will Improve .
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationMarch 16, 2021 GMT
DETROIT, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund partners today announced seven projects selected to receive $1.6 million in grant funding to benefit communities and wildlife habitats in southeast Michigan. The grants awarded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will leverage $1.4 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of more than $3 million.
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These investments will strengthen regional resilience for communities by installing green infrastructure, increasing urban tree canopy, and restoring riverbank and floodplain habitat. Additionally, projects will restore critical habitat for wildlife including monarch butterflies and migratory birds, while cre
Stonington The Board of Finance voted unanimously Wednesday night to contribute up to $300,000 to help preserve 220 acres of land off Al Harvey Road.
The tentative funding model calls for the town to contribute the money from its $375,000 Open Space Fund to the $1.15 million purchase price for the land. It also calls for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to contribute $580,000 and the Aquarion Water Co. another $230,000 for as conservation easement. None of the other funding has yet been committed and the $230,000 could end up being a combination of other funding sources, according to the Trust for Public Land.
The town s support and commitment, though, will help the Trust for Public Land, which negotiated the purchase and is assisting the town, to raise the additional funds for the purchase.
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EIA Applauds Newly Announced U.S. Bill to Tackle Global Deforestation; Urges Biden-Harris Administration to Support
March 3, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 3, 2021
Senator Brian Schatz revealed plans today to introduce legislation that would put in place import requirements for agricultural commodities associated with illegal deforestation. The bill would oblige companies bringing commodities such as beef, leather, palm oil, soy, and cocoa into the U.S. to know where these goods originated and to ensure they were produced in compliance with laws of the country where they were grown or raised. Around half of deforestation in the tropics, where most deforestation is occurring, is the result of illegal clearance for commercial agriculture.
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March 1, 2021, 3:46 PM
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Pedro Lobao holds a jackfruit he harvested on the grounds of the state s government palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Lobão is part of the Hands in the Jackfruit organization that promotes the culinary use of the fruit. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
RIO DE JANEIRO On the morning of Feb. 10, a cyclist chugged his way up the curves of Rio de Janeiroâs most popular sport cycling road. A familiar scent wafted in the air.
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