Sentences with phrase «on natural assets»

While corporations pursuing commercial interests could end up protecting global forests, poor countries could have a new way to capitalize on their natural assets without destroying them.

This guide won't take you to the cities: we skipped most of them to focus on natural assets.

Putting a «price» on natural assets — recognizing the environmental, economic, and social values of forest ecosystem services — is one way to promote conservation and more responsible decisionmaking.

Nevertheless, western medicine has had difficulties cashing in on this natural asset.

Not exact matches

In the absence of any official statement, pundits contemplated a range of theories on the Potash rejection — that Ottawa regarded potash (a crucial fertilizer ingredient) as a strategic asset, that it had adopted a sudden aversion to foreign intrusion on major natural resource companies, or perhaps simply that Harper's Tories sought to improve their chances in the then - upcoming federal election.

But EnCana made it clear this and other B.C. natural gas assets are on the market for the right partner.

NEW YORK, April 1 - FirstEnergy Corp said late on Saturday its nuclear and coal power plant units filed for bankruptcy court protection as the company looks to restructure, sell assets and win government support to cope with competitors using lower - cost natural gas.

They have not yet made a final investment decision on the project — the total investment for which is estimated to be about $ 40 billion, when a new natural gas pipeline and upstream gas assets are included.

Chinese and Canadian officials meeting at a seminar on asset management and economic development in the central and western regions of China, feel that the Chinese government's preferential policies for the introduction of foreign investment in the region, along with an abundance of natural resources and the booming infrastructure development, offer opportunities for economic cooperation between...

Prior to the formation of Makena, Gus was an Associate Director of Private Assets at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation where he worked on private equity, real estate, and natural resources investments.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Our prosperity depends heavily on our abundance of natural resources, but we need to focus more on an asset that's equally important to our economic future: our intellectual property.

And inasmuch as creditors insist on protecting themselves from inevitable default by possessing collateral, it is natural that most of the economy's debts are owed on its largest asset: land and buildings.

We plan to focus on three areas of liquidity development as we drive XRP towards its natural position as the digital asset standard for international value transfer.

Plus if we added a top quality striker, Sanchez and Theo could situate comfortably on the wings with Mesut Ozil taking his natural cam position with the pace of the top quality striker, sanchez and Theo an asset for his game.

It honors the dog which in hunting is mindful only of game and the gun; which moves at a pace and range natural in the field and pleasing in style; and, most important, the dog which would therefore be the most valuable asset on an actual shooting trip.

It may, as his friends and family say, derive from a natural shyness, but that's a shyness he's only in recent years begun to indulge, as he expands his professional roster to include corporate clients, many of whom might consider a regular slot on NY1 to be more liability than asset.

«New York's natural environment is one of our greatest assets — so we are stepping up to protect it like never before,» Cuomo said on Tuesday.

Portela, Juhn and their team examined timber, firewood, water and game hunted in tropical forests, known as bushmeat and set the monetary value of the natural resources based on the asset.

But in the case of investing in such «natural» assets as groundwater, forests, and fish populations, it can be challenging to measure the return on that investment.

«We found that being part of an ecosystem has impacts on the natural capital asset value, or the price of natural capital,» said Fenichel.

With no natural resources and facing tough competition from neighboring countries for foreign investment, the government implemented a plan to capitalize on its most valuable asset: human knowledge.

Good conservation and restoration practices of CH assets rely on original materials knowledge to allow the best compatibility with new ones for restoration / conservation actions to face ageing and degradation due to natural hazards, climatic changes and anthropic pressure.

Resume: Good conservation and restoration practices of CH assets rely on original materials knowledge to allow the best compatibility with new ones for restoration / conservation actions to face ageing and degradation due to natural hazards, climatic changes and anthropic pressure.

Scientists around the world conducting research into what actually exists in ocean depths, as well as: the impacts of fishing and other human activities on these deep unknown spaces and species; and what types of improved management options may help to conserve these natural assets (and their contribution to planetary and human wellbeing) for the long term.

Not only does yoga promote stretching and flexibility, which are invaluable assets for a vaginal birth, its emphasis on working with the breath is a natural complement to many childbirth preparation methods.

Specifically designed to protect the active man's rugged features from the harmful effects of the sun, Stoüt is also an advanced moisturizer that hydrates and soothes your skin, and uses powerful natural antioxidant - rich ingredients like Evening Primrose and Jojoba oils to reduce the ravages of time and pollution on your most important asset.

Though some women tend to hide their shapes on baggy jeans making the most of your natural assets work best.

It is leveraging on the intangible assets that a community already has, which is any combination of social capital, access to natural resources, cultural assets, human capital such as local leadership, stakeholder capital and indigenous knowledge.

«Businesses» engagement in voluntary actions to reduce their impact on Earth's ecosystems can be an engine of positive change in two ways: it can be a source of new opportunities for business, and a means of preserving our natural assets for future generations,» states Jonathan Lash, President of World Resources Institute.

He mentions Norshield Asset Management, a Montreal - based fund of hedge funds that collapsed after allegations of fraud, and Abria Financial Group, which had a fund wiped out after a hedge fund it invested in made a bad bet on natural gas prices.

A map of its assets is below and includes details on what type of play it is, natural gas or liquids.

A cap rate measures a property's natural rate of return for a single year without taking into account debt on the asset, making it easy to compare the relative value of one property to another.

Asset Value: Be sure to first revisit my previous commentary about my approach to valuing natural resource companies on a reserves / resources basis.

There's little else on the list that interests me — in fact, I rediscovered a small natural resource stock the other day that really is cheap based on current earnings and assets (but I need to research further), and I'm delighted to see it doesn't even show up on the Top 100.

Here at Sailrock, we take the Turks and Caicos slogan, «beautiful by nature» very seriously and have committed to construction, renovation, maintenance and restoration of historic assets and natural habitats on our island.

Santa Monica Beach in particular is a natural asset that we take great care to preserve; the city of Santa Monica cleans and rakes the sand daily, and even offers a «trash valet» service on Fridays, weekends and holidays.

Costa Rica comes in third on the overall list, but the tiny country ranks second in natural tourism digital demand and attractiveness of natural assets.

«Given these natural assets and their importance to the cultural identity of the UAE, there is a world of opportunity for a new kind of tourism in Abu Dhabi that not only raises awareness on the unique biodiversity of the Emirate, but can also play a role in celebrating and safeguarding the cultural heritage of its people.

The best Railay hotels for less than US$ 100 will permit you to save a fair amount of money on your accommodation while you enjoy all the natural assets of this splendid secluded site.

CHRISTIE»S ANNOUNCES THE 2010 INAUGURAL GREEN AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT: «A BID TO SAVE THE EARTH» PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, OCEANA, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL AND THE CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY DEUTSCHE BANK»S ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION TO BE LEAD SPONSOR NBCU's «Green is Universal» is the Official Media Partner Mobilizing Numerous On - air, Online Properties -LSB-...]

CDP, voted number one climate research provider by investors, works with 827 institutional investors with assets of US$ 100 trillion and 89 purchasing organisations with a combined annual spend of over US$ 2.7 trillion, to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce them.

Munich Re, «Natural Disasters: Billion - $ Insurance Losses,» in Louis Perroy, «Impacts of Climate Change on Financial Institutions» Medium to Long Term Assets and Liabilities,» presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society, 14 June 2005; Munich Re, Topics Geo Significant Natural Catastrophes in 2004, 2005, and 2006 (Munich: 2005, 2006, and 2007.

This analytical document focuses on the higher temperatures, sea level rise, and extreme weather events linked to climate change are having a major impact on the Asia - Pacific region, harming its economies, natural and physical assets, and compounding developmental challenges, including poverty, food and energy security and health.

It assumes that the valuation of oil and natural gas company assets is based on a timeline extending to 2050 when the bubble would supposedly burst.

The capacity to cope with climate hazards and adapt to impacts of climate change depends on the strength and diversity of peoples» livelihood assets viz. natural, social, human, financial and physical assets.

CDP works with market forces, including 722 institutional investors with assets of US $ 87 trillion, to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce them.

Sullivan went on to describe the project as «an opportunity to leverage the incredible natural assets of the region and to boost the economic revitalization of the City of Poughkeepsie as well as surrounding areas of Dutchess and Ulster counties.»

CDP, voted number one cli - mate research provider by investors, works with 827 institutional investors with assets of US$ 100 trillion and 89 purchasing organisations with a combined annual spend of over US$ 2.7 trillion, to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take ac - tion to reduce them.

Baseload power (i.e. coal and nuclear) interests that are being edged out by more competitive natural gas power generators are increasingly relying on the powerful emotion of fear to draw policymaker support for their struggling assets.