Request for proposals to develop and execute outreach to determine barriers to widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture conservation practices that could generate carbon credits.
Informing the policymaking landscape: From research to action in the fight ag...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation given by Alex De Pinto, of the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.landscapes.org/
Currently, businesses have access to robust information on physical water risk through resources such as the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas — but there is no similar resource to assess the conditions around public water management.
World Resources Institute, Pacific Institute, and the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate are working with businesses to develop a database on public water management in the U.S. and Mexico.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/04/webinar-public-water-management-forum-apr-02
Report on the Outcomes of the 3rd Workshop 'Creating Impact with Open Data in...Marion Girard Cisneros
This document outlines some of the key action points discussed at the workshop held in February 2017. More information about the workshop: http://bit.ly/2lt7Vbf More information about the impact of open data for agriculture and nutrition: http://bit.ly/2lyjJqW
WRI launch of two new WRI publications:
* Improving Water Quality: A National Modeling Analysis on Increasing Cost Effectiveness through Better Targeting of U.S. Farm Conservation Funds
* Improving Water Quality: Overcoming Barriers to Better Targeting of U.S. Farm Conservation Funds
Find out more at: http://www.wri.org/events/publications-launch-improving-water-quality
Informing the policymaking landscape: From research to action in the fight ag...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation given by Alex De Pinto, of the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.landscapes.org/
Currently, businesses have access to robust information on physical water risk through resources such as the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas — but there is no similar resource to assess the conditions around public water management.
World Resources Institute, Pacific Institute, and the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate are working with businesses to develop a database on public water management in the U.S. and Mexico.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/04/webinar-public-water-management-forum-apr-02
Report on the Outcomes of the 3rd Workshop 'Creating Impact with Open Data in...Marion Girard Cisneros
This document outlines some of the key action points discussed at the workshop held in February 2017. More information about the workshop: http://bit.ly/2lt7Vbf More information about the impact of open data for agriculture and nutrition: http://bit.ly/2lyjJqW
WRI launch of two new WRI publications:
* Improving Water Quality: A National Modeling Analysis on Increasing Cost Effectiveness through Better Targeting of U.S. Farm Conservation Funds
* Improving Water Quality: Overcoming Barriers to Better Targeting of U.S. Farm Conservation Funds
Find out more at: http://www.wri.org/events/publications-launch-improving-water-quality
Modeling to Better Inform Food, Energy, and Water Policies: Country PerspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation given by Mark W. Rosegrant, Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute, at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.landscapes.org/
Currently, businesses have access to robust information on physical water risk through resources such as the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas — but there is no similar resource to assess the conditions around public water management.
World Resources Institute, Pacific Institute, and the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate are working with businesses to develop a database on public water management in the U.S. and Mexico.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/03/webinar-public-water-management-forum
The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems | Timo Leiter, GIZNAP Global Network
Presentation by Timo Leiter, GIZ, on "The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems" at the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network's Targeted Topics Forum in Lilongwe, Malawi, in February 2017.
Presentation- Fourth meeting of the Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation -...OECD Environment
Presentation- Fourth meeting of the Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation - Measuring progress in implementing, National Adaptation Policies - Willem Jan Goossen, EU
Presentation introduces the concept of Climate Scenarios and Analogues. This was during a training held in Nairobi in late 2013. Presenters were David Arango and Edward Jones who work for CCAFS - CIAT. Find out more about the work of CCAFS in East Africa: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/regions/east-africa
OSFair2017 Workshop overview | The roadmap to better food using ICT and open ...Open Science Fair
Workshop title: The roadmap to better food: using ICT an open data to overcome barriers in the agriculture value chain
Workshop overview:
The session will discuss infrastructures for open science in the agri-food domain. It will also discuss the issue and the importance of open data for agricultural and agri-food communities and science.
When: DAY 1 - PARALLEL SESSION 1
Modeling to Better Inform Food, Energy, and Water Policies: Country PerspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation given by Mark W. Rosegrant, Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute, at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.landscapes.org/
Currently, businesses have access to robust information on physical water risk through resources such as the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas — but there is no similar resource to assess the conditions around public water management.
World Resources Institute, Pacific Institute, and the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate are working with businesses to develop a database on public water management in the U.S. and Mexico.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2020/03/webinar-public-water-management-forum
The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems | Timo Leiter, GIZNAP Global Network
Presentation by Timo Leiter, GIZ, on "The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems" at the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network's Targeted Topics Forum in Lilongwe, Malawi, in February 2017.
Presentation- Fourth meeting of the Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation -...OECD Environment
Presentation- Fourth meeting of the Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation - Measuring progress in implementing, National Adaptation Policies - Willem Jan Goossen, EU
Presentation introduces the concept of Climate Scenarios and Analogues. This was during a training held in Nairobi in late 2013. Presenters were David Arango and Edward Jones who work for CCAFS - CIAT. Find out more about the work of CCAFS in East Africa: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/regions/east-africa
OSFair2017 Workshop overview | The roadmap to better food using ICT and open ...Open Science Fair
Workshop title: The roadmap to better food: using ICT an open data to overcome barriers in the agriculture value chain
Workshop overview:
The session will discuss infrastructures for open science in the agri-food domain. It will also discuss the issue and the importance of open data for agricultural and agri-food communities and science.
When: DAY 1 - PARALLEL SESSION 1
We invite qualified individuals and teams to submit a proposal to conduct research and develop a landscape assessment of the current state of Scope 3 emissions accounting for agricultural supply chains.
Climate change is one of the most complex issues facing business, governments, and society at large. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2014 synthesis report notes that “each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850.”1 Independent analyses by both NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that 2015 was the hottest year on record by a wide margin, and that 15 of the 16 warmest years on record have come in the 21st century.2 The large-scale and long-term nature of the problem makes it uniquely challenging, especially in the context of long-term economic decisions. Moreover, our current understanding of the potential financial risks posed by climate change—to companies, investors, and the financial system as a whole—is still at an early stage.
Considerable global agreement has emerged regarding the threats posed by climate change, as evidenced by the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (“COP21”) held in Paris, where nearly 200 governments agreed to curb carbon emissions and limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
There is also increasing agreement in the business and financial communities that some degree of climate change is inevitable, and that its impacts, both physical and nonphysical, may present material risks and opportunities that span both adaptation and mitigation strategies. In the runup to COP21, 350 investors representing more than US$24 trillion in assets under management called on world leaders to forge a meaningful and ambitious climate agreement, in recognition of the risks that climate change presents to their investments.3 The Montreal Carbon Pledge,4 with 120 investors representing over US$10 trillion in assets, commits investors to undertaking and disclosing the carbon footprint of their investment portfolios. And, the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) signatories—with more than 822 institutional investors representing over US$95 trillion in assets—asked companies worldwide to disclose their carbon emissions and how they are managing climate-change issues.
These efforts reflect a growing demand for decision-useful climate-related information by a range of participants in the financial markets. Creditors and investors today are more sensitive to complex or opaque financial disclosures, and increasingly demand better access to risk information that is consistent, comparable, reliable, clear, and efficient.
In December 2015 the FSB launched the industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The Task Force will develop a set of recommendations for consistent, comparable, reliable, clear and efficient climate-related disclosures by companies, as requested in the FSB’s proposal. This phase 1 report published by the TCFD on 1 April 2016 sets out recommendations on the scope and principles to be applied to the final recommendations and provides a review of the landscape of existing climate-related disclosures.
The report notes that the Task Force will focus primarily on developing recommendations for issuers of public securities, listed companies, and key financial-sector participants, although it is expected that it will be possible for the recommendations to apply more broadly. The Task Force will seek to promote and drive voluntary adoption by ensuring that its recommendations reflect a consensus view of leading practices for disclosure; advance principles of good governance, fiduciary duty, and stewardship; and provide a basis for consistent and comparable application by firms in countries throughout the G20.
The report concludes that climate-related disclosure remains fragmented and incomplete, with only a limited number of reporting regimes focusing on the financial risks posed by climate-related risks. In general, existing laws and regulations already require disclosure of climate-related risk in financial filings if it is deemed material.
Climate Smart Agriculture Project: using policy and economic analysis as a ba...FAO
www.fao.org/climatechange/epic
This presentation was prepared as background to the FAO TCI Investment Days 2013 held at IFAD on 17-18 December. The presentation provides an overview of the theory of change of the FAO-EC Climate-Smart Agriculture project and highlights the contribution of the project in providing sound evidence for investment proposals.
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development, at the GIZ expert meeting on How to realize the potential of soil carbon benefits? Practical pathways for achieving impact on 28 April 2020.
SPLC 2019 Summit: Impact Prioritization on a Budget: How Procurement Can Leve...SPLCouncil
Slides from Karen Cook, Sustainability Project Manager, County of Alameda; Adam Rubinfield, Sustainable Procurement Manager, The World Bank Group; Yalmaz Siddiqui, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, MGM Resorts International; Kris Spriano, SPLC Program Manager, SPLC; presented at the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s 2019 Summit in Portland, OR.
Privately-owned Banks and Climate ChangeFGV Brazil
An analysis of the strategies and practices of Brazilian privately-owned banks to manage climate change challenges.
This study is aimed at making a diagnosis and a gap analysis of the practices of leading Brazilian privately-owned banks to reduce the climate impact of their operations and to promote a low-carbon economy. This study complements the previous one, ‘Brazilian State-owned Banks and Climate Change - An analysis of the strategies and practices of brazilian state-owned banks and regional funds to manage climate change challenges,’ published in 2010. The two studies provide an overview of strategies and practices adopted by the Brazilian financial sector in relation to climate issues. It is expected that these results may help to enhance the strategies of the institutions, as well as develop public policies aimed at mitigating and adapting climate change.
GVces - Center for Sustainability Studies
www.gvces.com.br
Willie Nelson Net Worth: A Journey Through Music, Movies, and Business Venturesgreendigital
Willie Nelson is a name that resonates within the world of music and entertainment. Known for his unique voice, and masterful guitar skills. and an extraordinary career spanning several decades. Nelson has become a legend in the country music scene. But, his influence extends far beyond the realm of music. with ventures in acting, writing, activism, and business. This comprehensive article delves into Willie Nelson net worth. exploring the various facets of his career that have contributed to his large fortune.
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Introduction
Willie Nelson net worth is a testament to his enduring influence and success in many fields. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. Nelson's journey from a humble beginning to becoming one of the most iconic figures in American music is nothing short of inspirational. His net worth, which estimated to be around $25 million as of 2024. reflects a career that is as diverse as it is prolific.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Humble Origins
Willie Hugh Nelson was born during the Great Depression. a time of significant economic hardship in the United States. Raised by his grandparents. Nelson found solace and inspiration in music from an early age. His grandmother taught him to play the guitar. setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career.
First Steps in Music
Nelson's initial foray into the music industry was fraught with challenges. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue his dreams, but success did not come . Working as a songwriter, Nelson penned hits for other artists. which helped him gain a foothold in the competitive music scene. His songwriting skills contributed to his early earnings. laying the foundation for his net worth.
Rise to Stardom
Breakthrough Albums
The 1970s marked a turning point in Willie Nelson's career. His albums "Shotgun Willie" (1973), "Red Headed Stranger" (1975). and "Stardust" (1978) received critical acclaim and commercial success. These albums not only solidified his position in the country music genre. but also introduced his music to a broader audience. The success of these albums played a crucial role in boosting Willie Nelson net worth.
Iconic Songs
Willie Nelson net worth is also attributed to his extensive catalog of hit songs. Tracks like "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Always on My Mind" have become timeless classics. These songs have not only earned Nelson large royalties but have also ensured his continued relevance in the music industry.
Acting and Film Career
Hollywood Ventures
In addition to his music career, Willie Nelson has also made a mark in Hollywood. His distinctive personality and on-screen presence have landed him roles in several films and television shows. Notable appearances include roles in "The Electric Horseman" (1979), "Honeysuckle Rose" (1980), and "Barbarosa" (1982). These acting gigs have added a significant amount to Willie Nelson net worth.
Television Appearances
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic animals in District Ban...Open Access Research Paper
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular zoonotic protozoan parasite, infect both humans and animals population worldwide. It can also cause abortion and inborn disease in humans and livestock population. In the present study total of 313 domestic animals were screened for Toxoplasma gondii infection. Of which 45 cows, 55 buffalos, 68 goats, 60 sheep and 85 shaver chicken were tested. Among these 40 (88.88%) cows were negative and 05 (11.12%) were positive. Similarly 55 (92.72%) buffalos were negative and 04 (07.28%) were positive. In goats 68 (98.52%) were negative and 01 (01.48%) was recorded positive. In sheep and shaver chicken the infection were not recorded.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
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UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
Climate Change All over the World .pptxsairaanwer024
Climate change refers to significant and lasting changes in the average weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It encompasses both global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, have accelerated its pace and intensity
Request for Proposals: Behavioral Economics Analysis for Agricultural Carbon Credit Generation
1. 1
Behavioral Economics Analysis for Agricultural Carbon Credit Generation
Request for Proposals
Released Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Project: Demonstration of a Scalable Nutrient Management Project to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions
and Generate Voluntary or Compliance Greenhouse Gas Credits, USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation
Grant
Project Leads: Jeremy Proville, Senior Manager, Office of Economic Policy and Analysis, EDF
Sara Kroopf, Agriculture Project Manager, Ecosystems, EDF
Contact: jproville@edf.org | 212-616-1344
skroopf@edf.org | 415-293-6115
I. Objective: Develop an understanding of the barriers to widespread adoption of the climate-smart
agriculture conservation practices, like optimized nitrogen fertilizer management and as-applied data
collection, implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 1
In particular, investigate barriers to
adoption of such practices as they relate to behavioral inertia, perceived risks and decision making.
Findings, summarized in report form, will be central to research efforts informing a full economic
analysis of greenhouse gas mitigation by producers for carbon credit generation.
II. Scope of Work: An economics or agricultural services professional (Consultant) will conduct
outreach to corn and/or almond producers in the region pertinent to this project’s implementation
efforts (the Midwest and California). The method for outreach efforts is flexible but would need to
convey an adequate understanding of climate-smart practices, like optimized nitrogen fertilizer
management, which could lead to the creation of carbon credits. Thus, outreach in the form of phone
interviews or focus groups are preferred.
The outreach will be co-developed with EDF staff and will largely follow a willingness-to-accept framing,
with a goal of quantifying behavioral impediments to producer enrollment in projects that encourage
the optimization of nitrogen fertilizer management and as-applied data collection, which would lead to
the creation of carbon credits. Prior reports2
have done an excellent job documenting many of the
institutional, financial, and practical barriers to adoption for nitrogen fertilizer efficiency practices.
Nonetheless, one aspect that has not been addressed, and much less quantified, is the multitude of
cognitive biases and barriers relating to the actors themselves (i.e. the producers) that would limit
participation in these projects and carbon credit markets. In other words, this is the behavioral inertia
that inhibits the success of purely financial incentives provided in the carbon credit markets. The
knowledge of these personal motivations and biases is critical to extracting meaningful results out of
economic models, which often fail to take such factors into account.
All these behavioral aspects fall under the umbrella of changing long term norms. There is a vast array
of conditions needed to make this happen, unique to each actor’s circumstances. For example, it may be
that a landowner is inherently very skeptical of environmental programs, or particularly risk averse.
1
These all relate to nutrient use and are: rate reduction, inhibitors, split application, and multiple applications.
2
The most relevant and best example to read is this report prepared by The Climate Trust, as part of a past
Conservation Innovations Grant: http://www.climatetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Promoting-increased-
nutrient-use-efficiency-through-carbon-markets-The-Climate-Trust.pdf
2. 2
The outreach administered to producers will seek to achieve two objectives:
Understand the prevalent behavioral barriers to enrollment and cognitive biases at the actor
level, and rank these accordingly;
o In other words, what are the attitudes that producers hold toward climate -smart
practices that would bias the producers toward choosing a non-climate-smart practice
To the extent possible, quantify the compensation that would be needed to overcome these
specific impediments (setting all other costs and savings aside).
Ideally, outreach efforts will obtain a response rate with a minimum of 30 respondents (needed to
achieve statistical significance). Results from the survey will be summarized, and a basic statistical
analysis will explore the data obtained. Anonymized data will be provided to EDF and may potentially be
used in the context of a peer-reviewed publication at a later date.
III. Deliverables:
1. Report summarizing findings;
2. Anonymized data of outreach responses.
IV. Payment: $26,0003
V. Timeframe:
RFP Released June 14, 2016
RFP Questions Due to EDF June 21, 2016
EDF Responses June 27, 2016
Bids Due COB July 1, 2016
Project Timeframe July 15-November 18, 2016
VI. Bidder’s Primary Contact for the RFP: Identify a contact person for the RFP, including contact
person’s name, title, organization name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. Bidder
may also indicate other contacts within its organization that should be copied on email correspondence.
VII. General Proposal Requirements: Proposals can be either discussed over a phone call scheduled
with EDF project leads, or submitted in written form (not exceeding 3 pages, single-spaced, 12 point
font) to jproville@edf.org. Proposals should include a short summary of candidate’s experience with
agriculture, specifically outreach and engagement, knowledge of greenhouse gas markets, and climate-
smart agricultural practices.
3
Note: Contract will be subject to terms and conditions standard for a subcontract under a federal grant.