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SEED Initiative
''SEED'' is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. It was initiated in 2001 by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). Under the name ''SEED Initiative'' it was presented as an “Example of Excellence” partnership inter alia by UNEP and BMUB at the Earth Summit 2002, Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 where it was also registered by the UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UNDP, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a Type II Partnerships, Type II Partnership. SEED was originally conceived as an acronym for Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development. Programme approach, goals and objectives SEED works for social and environmental entrepreneurship in two ways: * through direct support to enterprises, particularly those in the start-up p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Economy
A green economy is an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without environmental degradation, degrading the environment. It is closely related with ecological economics, but has a more politically applied focus. The 2011 United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP Green Economy Report argues "that to be green, an economy must not only be efficient, but also fair. Fairness implies recognizing global and country level equity dimensions, particularly in assuring a Just Transition to an Low-carbon economy, economy that is low-carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive."UNEP, 2011, Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, www.unep.org/greeneconomy A feature distinguishing it from prior economic regimes is the direct valuation of natural capital and ecological services as having economic value (''see The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity and Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |