Sentences with phrase «state of acre»

In October, 1987, Schwartzman met with the governor of the Amazonian state of Acre, Brazil, to discuss the work of Environmental Defense Fund with the multilateral development banks and Schwartzman's research on the rubber tappers» sustainable alternative proposal.

«The US state of California and the Brazilian state of Acre can do what they want, but we will not recognize the use of these units in the federal carbon accounting of other Parties to the UNFCCC,» he said.

16 November 2010 Governors from the US state of California, the Brazilian state of Acre, and the Mexican state of Chiapas have taken concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) by creating a working group designed to help Acre and Chiapas generate REDD credits that can be recognized by California's Air Resources Board (ARB) and sold as offsets to industrial emitters in California once the state's mandatory cap on greenhouse gas emissions goes into effect at the end of next year.

Fortunately, jurisdictions like the Brazilian state of Acre are developing «jurisdictional REDD» programs to do just...

One option is to earn REDD income from the Brazilian state of Rondônia under an emerging «jurisdictional» approach like the one the state of Acre has implemented («jurisdictional REDD») last year.

The state of Acre is already funding Life Plans under a jurisdictional approach to REDD, and if the state of Rondônia — or even the municipality of Ji - Paraná, where Igarapé Lourdes is located — gets its carbon - accounting system in order, then maybe the Gavião and Arara can benefit, too.

An early example of public sector «payment - for - performance for REDD was evidenced in the state of Acre, Brazil, which secured a $ 40 million agreement with German development bank KfW for 8 MtCO2e in emissions reductions.

This volume was boosted by an historic agreement between German development bank KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) through Germany's REDD + Early Movers Programme and the Brazilian state of Acre.

Peter Altmaier, the country's Environment Minister, said Germany would add another $ 12 million (about $ 16 million) to its Early Movers program, which is already making results - based payments to the Brazilian state of Acre — to the tune of 2.5 million credits at an undisclosed price.

The Brazilian state of Acre has created a regulatory framework built on ecosystem services and could theoretically serve as a template for a landscapes approach, but so far it stands alone and remains unproven.

The state of Acre, Brazil is located on the far west side of the country, entirely situated within the Amazon Basin, and with 88 % of its territory covered with tropical forest.

A first mover in this arena, all eyes will be on the state of Acre, Brazil as it begins to mobilize its PES - Carbon Program.

The Brazilian state of Acre is experimenting with a «nested approach» that links individual projects with the state's evolving strategy.

About a third of that volume came from a $ 40 million agreement between the state of Acre in the Brazilian Amazon and German development bank KfW as part of the REDD + Early Movers Program.

This story has been told repeatedly in the Brazilian Amazon, including in the state of Acre that borders Madre de Dios, where Chico Mendes was murdered nearly twenty years ago.

The paving of the Inter-oceanic highway is currently underway, connecting Madre de Dios with the Brazilian state of Acre.

The heart of this region is where the Peruvian Department of Madre de Dios, the Brazilian State of Acre, and the Bolivian Department of Pando meet.

One was Richard Huber, a retired insurance executive who, with some partners, in 1974 bought about 74,000 acres of rain forest land in the Brazilian state of Acre, near the base of Chico Mendes, the labor and land - rights organizer who was murdered by ranchers in 1988.

A new apartment building rises high above a line of tanker trucks carrying diesel to fuel a thermal electric plant in Rio Branco, the capital of Brazil's western-most Amazonian state of Acre.

She has worked with indigenous Huni Kuin people in the state of Acre in the north of Brazil to develop weaving techniques and has also formed links with community groups to realise projects for her exhibitions.

Going to the exhibiting part of Arsenale, the work of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto invites the visitors to enter a polyamide structure, which is full of pillows and leaves, adopting the form of «Cupixawa», a place for social meetings and spiritual ceremonies of the Huni Kuin Indians of the state of Acre in the Amazonian forest.

In the remote Brazilian state of Acre, members of a long - isolated Amazon tribe have contracted influenza after making voluntary contact with the outside world.

Emerging from dense rainforest along the Upper Envira River in the state of Acre, Brazil, the group willingly approached a team of Brazilian government scientists on 29 June and made peaceful contact with the outside world.

Finally, on 26 June, a small FUNAI team arrived to take charge of the situation, including José Carlos Meirelles, a retired sertanista who advised the state of Acre on indigenous affairs.

Around the world, REDD + programs are getting off the ground, including in the states of Acre, Brazil, and Chiapas, Mexico.

It is composed by the states of Acre, Amap, Amazonas, Par, Rondnia, Roraima and Tocantins.

The tropical north contains the largest portion of Amazon Rainforest in the states of Acre, Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Roraima, and Amapá with a smaller amount of the tropical forest stretching into the central state of Matto Grosso.

Around the world, REDD + programs are getting off the ground, including in the states of Acre, Brazil, and Chiapas, Mexico.

Not exact matches

A large - scale facility that sits on 360 acres, the Nevada Solar One plant uses 850 gallons of water per megawatt hour, the SEIA states.

There's plenty of snow and rain in the state as well as mCity, a 32 - acre simulated real - world urban environment at the University of Michigan used by automakers to test autonomous driving tech.

Saudi dairy company Almarai, which in 2014 bought 9,600 acres of farmland in Arizona, has expanded its U.S. farmland holdings to 14,000 acres, causing growing worries about the state of local water reserves in drought - stricken Palo Verde Valley in southern California.

By his estimate, ACC oversees 80,000 acres of conserved land in 11 states.

Texas is also where Bezos spent part of his childhood and has family roots; the billionaire owns more than 150,000 acres in the western tip of the state.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has opened millions of acres of public lands for development while pursuing policies of protection in his home state.

Across the United States, more than 9.5 million acres have burned to date, making 2017 the second - worst year for fires in terms of area.

She led the efforts to build Barclays Center, the state - of - the - art sports and entertainment venue and the centerpiece of the $ 4.9 billion, 22 - acre mixed - use Pacific Park Brooklyn development.

The Company owns directly or through ventures interests in approximately 60 residential and mixed - use projects consisting of over 7,000 acres of real estate located in approximately 10 states and approximately 20 markets.»

Tompkins hasn't occupied a small sector of the woods and set out to live deliberately; he has purchased more acres in Chile and Argentina than exist in the state of Delaware.

USDA statistics also show that La Crosse County's yield of 55.4 bushels an acre is a nudge above the state average.

State officials on Monday reported a record 129 million dead trees across 8.9 million acres due to drought and bark beetles, posing the biggest wildfire hazard to the Sierra Nevada region in the northern part of the sState officials on Monday reported a record 129 million dead trees across 8.9 million acres due to drought and bark beetles, posing the biggest wildfire hazard to the Sierra Nevada region in the northern part of the statestate.

In North America, while no official estimate for the United States countrywide production has been made available, it is estimate that 9,561 acres of land are used for production, with Colorado leading as the highest producing state.

Now 1MDB has agreed to sell 60 percent of one of Kuala Lumpur's biggest real - estate projects, a 486 - acre site called Bandar Malaysia that will become a key transport hub, to Iskandar Waterfront Holdings and its partner, state - run China Railway Engineering, for 7.4 billion ringgit.

Cyclone Hudhud wrecked homes, uprooted trees, tore down power and communication lines, cut off road and rail links, and flooded thousands of acres of farmland in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

The Daily tells us, in a profile of healthy pizza purveyor Naked Pizza, that the United States pizza industry «serves about 100 acres of pizza a day.»

Of course, being the church as you are, you don't have to pay for gigantic buildings, state - of - the - art sound systems, 17 pastoral staff members, and carefully groomed landscaping on a 150 acres of tax - free church propertOf course, being the church as you are, you don't have to pay for gigantic buildings, state - of - the - art sound systems, 17 pastoral staff members, and carefully groomed landscaping on a 150 acres of tax - free church propertof - the - art sound systems, 17 pastoral staff members, and carefully groomed landscaping on a 150 acres of tax - free church propertof tax - free church property.

If current trends of consolidation continue, said Kirschenmann, and all the farms in Iowa become 225,000 - acre farms, there will be only 140 farms in the en - tire state.

Located on 8.5 acres, Milne Fruit Products» state - of - the - art plant is designed for high - efficiency, unidirectional manufacturing.

«Southwest Louisiana is home to nearly 500,000 acres of prime rice producing land and boasts many of the best rice farmers in the United States,» the company says.

Blue Mountain Growers facilities expand over almost five acres of land with seven controlled atmosphere facilities, three cold - storage facilities, a prune and plum shed, an apple line and a state - of - the - art cherry line.

Bells are the most commonly grown commercial peppers in the United States, with approximately 65,000 acres under cultivation in the U.S. Mexico follows with about 22,000 acres, and most of their bells are exported to the U.S..