Flipflopi arrives in Uganda
The Flipflopi sailing boat arrives in Uganda to the source of the River Nile, to tackle plastic pollution in Lake Victoria and the East African region.
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About The Flipflopi project
Flipflopi is the world’s first and only 100% recycled plastic sailing dhow built out of plastic picked up in Kenyan beaches and covered in 30,000 discarded flip-flops
the Flipflopi will be in Uganda for more than a week to bring lakeshore communities and county governments together to address plastic pollution, and has just arrived from Kenya
Flipflopi is showcasing alternative use of waste plastic and calling for consensus in the 3 lakeshore countries to ban unnecessary single-use plastics
UK commits £3bn of climate finance to support nature and biodiversity energylivenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from energylivenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The United Kingdom is set to allocate at least 3 billion pounds ($5 billion) of its existing 11 billion pound commitment for international climate finance to protect nature and biodiversity in the next five years, the government said on Monday.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today announce t ..
LONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that Britain will commit at least 3 billion pounds (around 4.1 billion U.S. dollars) to climate change solutions that will protect and restore nature and biodiversity over five years.
Prime Minister commits £3bn UK climate finance to supporting nature English
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11 January 2021
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today [Monday 11 January] announce that the UK will commit at least £3 billion to climate change solutions that protect and restore nature and biodiversity over five years.
The funding will be allocated from the UK’s existing commitment of £11.6bn for international climate finance and will deliver transformational change in protecting biodiversity-rich land and ocean, shifting to sustainable food production and supply, and supporting the livelihoods of the world’s poorest.
Programmes supported by the funding will include the flagship Blue Planet Fund for marine conservation; projects to maintain forests and tackle the illegal timber trade and deforestation; and initiatives to conserve habitats such as mangroves that protect communities from the impacts of climate change.