Sentences with phrase «global mechanisms»

The initiative, brokered by UNCCD Global Mechanism and managed by Mirova, brings together project leaders, land users and investors to promote healthy land as an investment in the future that can create green jobs, ensure food security and help address the effects of climate change.

Because synapse loss plays a role in a wide range of other disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, Huntington's and glaucoma, «we're excited about the possibility that this is a more global mechanism, that it's not disease - specific,» Stevens says.

Despite many of the broad issues around climate equity being well known1, well - funded global mechanisms that are being implemented still do not exist.

The book also explores cities» role in climate adaptation and opportunities presented by carbon finance and other global mechanisms to finance low - carbon city development.

The UNCCD Global Mechanism is collaborating with...

However, Emanuel notes, the global mechanisms underlying the trend are a matter for further research.

They either postulated strong connections between distant brain areas for which there was no evidence, or they required a global mechanism setting these distant parts of the brain into linked oscillations.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), through its operational arm - the Global Mechanism — together with Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to responsible investing, have signed an agreement to structure the first global fund dedicated to...

«From Pilots to Scale — Supporting Countries to Translate the Convention into Action», was the theme of the evening reception hosted by the Global Mechanism on 14 October on the occasion of COP12.

He illustrated how the Global Mechanism is supporting local communities to build resilience by focusing on disaster risk reduction, drought management, and forest and landscape restoration.

Opening the launch event, Monique Barbut, UNCCD Executive Secretary highlighted: «The LDN Fund is a very innovative instrument that we developed over the past three years through the Global Mechanism in close collaboration with Mirova and numerous partners from the public sector, the private sector, and civil society.

Opening the event, Markus Repnik, the Global Mechanism's newly appointed Managing Director stated «the adoption of Land Degradation Neutrality as a Sustainable Development Goal provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to create a new momentum for the implementation of our Convention.»

Pedro Lara Almuedo explained how the Global Mechanism is «on the move» - making Land Degradation Neutrality action a top priority.

The Global Mechanism is assisting countries and businesses through economic valuation of natural capital and land use change, including carbon accounting and demonstrating examples of successful business opportunities in land restoration and sustainable land management.

The event also marked the launch of the Global Mechanism's new website, celebrated on the rooftop of the Rio Convention Pavilion, under the stars.

Opening the event, Markus Repnik, the Global Mechanism's newly appointed Managing Director stated «the...

The UNCCD Secretariat and the Global Mechanism, in collaboration with a dozen bilateral and multilateral partners are supporting countries on the LDN target setting journey.

Through this programme, the UNCCD's operational arm — the Global Mechanism — is supporting a rapidly growing number of countries that have committed to setting national voluntary LDN targets.

With an initial target size of USD 300 million fund capital, the LDN Fund is co-promoted by Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management that is dedicated to socially responsible investment, and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD.

«During its evolution S. cerevisiae (brewers» yeast) must have met with such erratic environments that it needed to maintain a global mechanism for exploiting genome - wide variation.»

I am excited to join the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD at a crucial time when we are moving to support countries to achieve the targets that have been identified during the Land Degradation Neutrality target setting process undertaken under the Convention.

The Secretariat and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD are supporting interested countries in the national land degradation neutrality (LDN) target setting process, including the definition of national baselines, targets and associated measures to achieve LDN by 2030 through the LDN Target Setting Programme (TSP).

The Global Mechanism presented the first concept at the World Investment Forum in Geneva in October 2014.

Text from the joint press release issued by Mirova and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD in Paris on 3 December 2015.

Mirova and the Global Mechanism join forces to establish the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), through its operational arm - the Global Mechanism — together with Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to responsible investing, have signed an agreement to structure the first global fund dedicated to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality - the LDN Fund.

For this reason, Decision 3 / COP12 mandated the Global Mechanism to assist in the creation of an independent Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) fund to be made available for the full realization of LDN initiatives.

The Global Mechanism and Mirova are pleased to announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of structuring the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund.

To establish a global mechanism whereby activists can learn from each other.

But since regional markets have reduced emissions most effectively so far, it says, a global mechanism would be the most effective means to achieve this goal in the future.