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The James River is seen in downtown Richmond, Va., on Aug. 13, 2019. Like many cities on the eastern seaboard, Richmond was established along the fall line, the area of geological transition between coastal plain and Piedmont, where rivers often have a steeper gradient and become too rocky for large vessels. Cities like Richmond became the terminus for ships carrying goods as far as they could upstream. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Dustin Wichterman of Trout Unlimited holds a young brook trout caught in a tributary of Seneca Creek in Pendleton County, W.Va., on April 21, 2018. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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My husband built this railing from broom sticks so that our 16 months son could learn to get up and down stairs on his own.
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Owners of a company specialised in renewable energy sources. Cran-Gevrier. France.
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At a side-event alongside IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee on 13 October, delegates heard Global Ocean Committee (GOC) co-chair José María Figueres present the GOC report: From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean. Mr Figueres made specific mention of the report’s relevance to IMO and where IMO can play a specific role in order to deliver the proposals tabled in the report.
Previously, IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu had written to the GOC co-chairs welcoming the report and highlighting IMO’s active role in addressing many of the issues raised in the GOC report, noting also that IMO is working actively through several existing coordination mechanisms – such as UN Oceans, the Global Partnership for Oceans, and the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) – to ensure that joint efforts are maximized and duplication reduced.
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Although coastal ecosystems are already among the most valuable on the planet, the current estimates of the economic value for some of the oceans blue carbon sinks are surprisingly low. How should human perception of these important ecosystems change as we learn of the vast benefits of maintaining healthy coasts and oceans.
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2009 World Environment campaign for Landcare Australia - celebrities Candice Falzon and Brent Staker wearing Landcare WED promotional t-shirts and jeans in Kings Park. Various poses with an inflatable world globe which ties in with the national campaign. Perth city skyline in the background.
Sustainable business is no longer a luxury, but a necessity in this fast paced and changing global environment, and it is time for all companies to implement sustainable practices, urged a group of business professionals at a two-day conference on May 4-5, 2012 at the AUB Olayan School of Business, attended by a host of regional business leaders.
"CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) shouldn't be a fact, but a tool, a mood, a way to bring people together, to be a common responsibility, not only a government responsibility. We have to be socially responsible. It's not an option. It's a must," said keynote speaker, Minister of Economy and Trade Nicolas Nahas, during the opening session of the first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference for the Middle East, entitled Moving Beyond Business as Usual: Next Frontier for CSR in the MENA.
Intended as a platform for business leaders to address the emerging challenges and opportunities presented by the rise of CSR, the conference included a series of panel discussions. It was attended by ministers, company CEOs and executives, and business professionals from around the world, offering a regional platform for practitioners to network and exchange ideas, while brainstorming about the evolution of CSR mostly in the MENA region.
In his speech, Nahas spoke about the importance of CSR in society, and how it is one of the tools bringing business to the community. He added that the Lebanese government has been aware of social responsibility but is still taking a more passive role. He suggested that the government should introduce an overall vision and policies, set up a task force of governmental agencies and NGOs to start taking a more active role.
"The government doesn't provide all functions to adopt CSR, but it helps support it and raise awareness," he said, urging CSR agenda implementation, endorsing organizations that adopt CSR and encouraging public and private sectors to work together.
During the opening session, AUB President Dorman and Provost Ahmad Dallal, and founding dean of OSB, George Najjar gave welcoming speeches.
President Dorman spoke about AUB's role in promoting sustainable practices.
"As Lebanon's largest private employer, AUB is connected to communities within and outside our walls, safeguarding the environment that sustains us," he said. "Since its establishment, AUB has been committed to reaching out to the community, instilling in students a strong sense of civic responsibility; and through research, outreach and activities, [AUB has been working to] have a positive impact on the environment with departments such as the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service, and the Neighborhood Initiative."
Among the list of presenters were CEOs and partners from major international companies and organizations such as: the World Bank, Bank Audi, Coca Cola, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Turkey MENA Operations Emirates Environmental Group among others.
"Sustainability is not a choice. It is a mode of survival. We cannot live and face challenges in this region without having a total outlook towards our community, and environment," said Hussein Hachem, new CEO of (Chair) of Aramex, noting the rising unemployment rates in the MENA region, especially among women, and that it's a company's responsibility to work to create jobs.
Deloitte, a professional services firm, has designed signature programs that show leadership on issues that are becoming increasingly important, investing in the community through education and skills programs and organizations and spending hours doing pro-bono work and volunteering, said Rana Ghandour Salhab, partner in Deloitte.
"The social responsibility of an enterprise is to make money. As a result, the best way to do CSR is to integrate its social benefit in the company's strategy," said Hala Fadel, Fund Manager of Comgest. "Otherwise CSR is not meaningful in terms of amount, it is cyclical because it often depends on a company's performance, and it risks disappearing in tougher economic times."
Rames Shehadi, partner in Booz & Co Middle East said that companies are increasingly becoming more active in their CSR reporting, integrating it into formal annual reports and should continue to embed CSR objectives in their business strategy. Effective change agents are on the leadership team.
"The way that we engage the community besides what we're doing internally, is consulting, volunteering, fundraising, and doing what we're good at for the benefit of the community, being agents of positive change," he said.
"Modern CSR is not just the willingness to forgo profit, following the dictates of social conscious, but rather a call to practice corporate future proofing through social engagement, penetration of minds and not just markets," said Najjar.
The topics included panel discussions about international CSR advocates, responsible business models, to regional best practices, views from academia at AUB, and what's next on the agenda for CSR implementation.
Camouflage is the concealment of otherwise visible objects by any combination of methods that allows them to remain unnoticed. It may be used by animals, soldiers, military vehicles and other objects to blend with their environment, or to make them resemble something else.
Data and maps on poverty, sanitation, safe and clean water and the incidence of cholera were used to help contain the spread of cholera in the Kwazulu Natal province in January 2001. Poverty and cholera data sets showed that the cholera outbreak followed a river flood plain and moved through and towards poor areas.
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2009 World Environment campaign for Landcare Australia - celebrities Candice Falzon and Brent Staker wearing Landcare WED promotional t-shirts and jeans in Kings Park. Various poses with an inflatable world globe which ties in with the national campaign. Perth city skyline in the background.
These are some of the winning submissions of a photography contest that is helping to advocate for the protection of biodiversity in FYR Macedonia.
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Photo by Mitko Karadelev
Kyle Rittenburg, manager of Binghamton Urban Farm, sorts lettuce at the farm's headquarters on Tudor Street in Binghamton, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 2020. Operated by the nonprofit Volunteers Improving Neighborhoods, Inc. (VINES), the farm has been able to expand into adjacent vacant lots as well as other lots throughout the city following a buyout program for flood-prone residences. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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An illustration of a tree defending itself from a moving bulldozer.
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Silhouetted bird flying over oil slick on water.
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Cattails grow at Dutch Gap Conservation Area in Chesterfield County, Va., on Aug. 12, 2019. The area protects 810 acres of woods, wetlands and wildlife bordering the James River, and in 2017 a boardwalk for hiking and viewing, as well as a paddle craft launch were installed. The Audubon Society names Dutch Gap one of the top birding sites in Virginia. Home to a large heron rookery, it attracts bald eagles and other hard-to-find species. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
Pennisetum villosum
Dahlia 'Honka'
Coleus 'Chocolate Mint'
Rudbeckia 'Prairie Sun"
Dahlia HS 'Date'
Foeniculum vulgare
Tagetes 'Linnaeus'
Gladiolus nanus 'Nathalie'
Nicotiana langsdorffii 'Lemon Tree'
Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red'
Gladiolus nanus 'Amanda Mahy'
Lilium 'Parryi'
Tigridia pavonia 'Speciosa'
Lilium 'Orange Marmalade'
Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland'
Lilium henryi
Gladiolus ramosus 'Robinetta'
Tigridia pavonia 'Canariensis'
Lilium 'Sunny Morning'
Lilium 'Manitoba Fox'