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Honda Joins the “30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity” in Japan

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TOKYO, Apr 26, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it has joined the "30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity" ("30 by 30 Alliance") that is committed to pursuing conservation of biodiversity, one of the key challenges for conservation of the global environment.The 30 by 30 (or 30x30) are the international targets to conserve and protect at least 30% of Earth's land and ocean by 2030, being discussed at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) Part1, which hold in October 2021, and are expected to be adopted in COP15 Part2, which will be hold in the near future. The 30 by 30 Alliance was established in Japan as a coalition of governments including the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, businesses and non-profit organizations, to establish structures and systems which will contribute to the attainment of the 30 by 30 targets in Japan.To achieve the 30 by 30 targets, Honda will proactively participate in the initiatives of the 30 by 30 Alliance, which will include the works to expand protected areas including national parks and improve the quality of management applied to such pr...

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CropLife Asia Highlights how Plant Science is ‘Part of the Solution’ on Biodiversity Day

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SINGAPORE, May 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - In concert with the theme for this year's International Day for Biological Development (or Biodiversity Day), We're part of the solution, CropLife Asia and its members are commemorating the day by raising the necessity of a biologically-diverse planet in ensuring our sustainable future and highlighting that plant science industry is increasingly 'part of the solution' in supporting biodiversity.At present, climate change, deforestation and human activity pose the greatest threats to biodiversity. This is particularly concerning as richness in biodiversity is key in supporting agricultural systems and food production. Innovations in plant science offer solutions that can help mitigate a number of these threats to biodiversity."The goals of ensuring food security and strengthening biodiversity are not mutually exclusive, and we can't afford to fail at either," said Dr. Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director of CropLife Asia. "With population continuing to grow in the region and globally, food productivity in Asia has to keep up to ensure an abundant supply of safe and nutritious food. At the same time, the sustainability of our ...

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“One Yangtze” Sustainable Development Forum encourages communication between capital market and environmental protection field through ESG investing

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BEIJING, Dec 21, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (601688.CH; 6886.HK; HTSC.LI; "Huatai Securities" or "The Company") sponsored the "One Yangtze" Sustainable Development Forum in Beijing, to encourage communication between the capital market and ecological environment protection field. Representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Peking University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with representatives from ecological environment organizations and the financial industry, jointly explored the ecological environment access in ESG investment to improve the application of data in order to promote sustainable development.In recent years, many investment projects have caused damages on the ecological environment and biodiversity. Although under the supervision of environmental protection departments, many of these projects resulted in forced suspensions due to strong opposition and backlash from civil organizations and mounting media scrutiny. These projects have caused not only significant economic losses to the financial industry, but have also severely impacted the re...

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Biodiversity survey on Singapore’s Southern Islands finds endangered species

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SINGAPORE - A comprehensive biodiversity survey on the Southern Islands has discovered several rare and endangered species there, including the oriental magpie-robin and spotted wood owl. The Southern Islands Biodiversity survey looks at the terrestrial and marine habitats of more than 10 islands south of mainland Singapore. Preliminary findings show that while some of these islands are small and have a history of human activities on them, they are still able to support rich coastal habitats that contain rare and endangered species previously unknown to the area. These habitats range from coastal forests and mangroves to intertidal flats, subtidal reefs and shallow seafloor areas. The National Parks Board (NParks) and the Friends of Marine Park community gave this update on Sunday (Dec 13) at the halfway mark of the two-year study, which covers the islands that make up Sisters' Islands Marine Park, well known islands such as Sentosa and Pulau Semakau, as well as smaller and lesser-known islands such as Pulau Biola and Pulau Jong. The islands in Sisters’ Islands Marine Park and St John’s Island cluster, for instance, range from about 2.7ha to 75.1 ha in size – the equivalent of abou...

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Building Environmental Awareness through Religious Leaders Training on Peatland and Conservation

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Seruyan, C Kalimantan, INDONESIA, Oct 26, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - In this modern world, all humankind has been affected by the impact of the global climate crisis. Not only facing the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, we also have to deal with floods and forest fires currently occurring in our region.Scientists have given extensive warning regarding the effects of climate change on our planet, however collective action to hinder the climate crisis is largely considered to be too slow.At the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Project, we have made concerted efforts to play a leading role in mitigating the damage done to the environment in our region through the introduction of various initiatives, including a spiritual approach to change community behaviour and to engage them by encouraging active involvement and inclusion in all efforts taken to preserve the environment and to minimize damage.Rimba Raya empowers local community members to play a role in protecting and conserving the peat forest with a long-term philosophy of 'community for healthy forests and climate'. The project aims to consistently work towards achieving the UN's SDGs, both within the project area and the bordering villages...