Alcoa Foundation Increases Emphasis On Conservation and Sustainability.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002 Commits More than $2.7 Million to Encourage Young Leaders The Young Leaders' Programme is run alongside the main Explorer Scout Programme. It is a formalisation of what was happening in many Groups and Districts across the country where older Scouts were returning to help the younger sections. , Protect Forests, Promote Understanding of Linkages Between Business and the Environment Reflecting its commitment to the environment, Alcoa Foundation announced today an expanded portfolio of investments to support conservation and sustainability. With grant amounts totaling more than $2.7 million over several years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Foundation will invest in programs with the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy Nature Conservancy, nonprofit organization established in 1951 to preserve or aid in the preservation of natural environments. It protects wilderness areas in the United States and Canada and is affiliated with similar groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. , National Fish and Wildlife Foundation The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) was established by United States Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the habitat on which they depend. , World Resources Institute Founded in 1982, the World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank based in Washington, D.C. WRI is an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical and the Student Conservation Association, among others. These grants are part of a sustained commitment by Alcoa Foundation and Alcoa to these environmental organizations, designed to build long-term partnerships and sustainable programs that provide lasting impact over time. The grants are specifically designed to further focus areas of importance to Alcoa Foundation, including: -- Developing the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders, particularly in emerging market countries in Latin America and Asia where Alcoa has an increasing presence; -- Protecting Our Forests, with cash and land grants. Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation are providing the impetus for education in sustainable forestry management and supporting a novel, market-oriented approach to sharing the responsibility for conservation through a forest `bank.' This initiative will build on Alcoa's effort to plant one million trees worldwide by 2008; -- Promoting Sound Public Policy Research, by supporting research at a range of environmental organizations to ensure that conservation and sustainability work is informed by sound research; and -- Understanding Linkages Between Business and the Environment, through curriculum development programs for business schools in North and Latin America and China; executive education; and field studies for business school students. The Foundation's conservation and sustainability portfolio is an important extension to Alcoa's Environmental Strategy which includes reducing water use, air emissions and wastes sent to landfills. It also encompasses meaningful interaction with communities and environmental organizations to develop and implement sound environmental practices. About Alcoa Foundation Established in 1952, Alcoa Foundation is a global resource that actively invests in improving the quality of life in more than 25 countries around the world where Alcoa operates. In addition to community grants addressing local needs, the Foundation provides global grants focusing on Areas of Excellence, including: Conservation and Sustainability; Safe and Healthy Children and Families; Global Education in Science, Engineering, Technology and Business; Business and Community Partnerships; and Skills Today for Tomorrow. For more information about Alcoa Foundation, visit Alcoa's World Wide Web site at www.alcoa.com and click on "Community." Summary of Key Alcoa Foundation Investments in Conservation and Sustainability World Wildlife Fund, Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program - This program provides proven and potential conservation leaders with opportunities to expand their professional horizons with educational and training programs, and to take their new knowledge and practical experience back to their home countries to train others. Candidates are drawn from World Wildlife Fund's conservation programs that target marine and terrestrial ecoregions This is a list of ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF identifies terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecoregions. The terrestrial scheme divides the Earth's land surface into 8 terrestrial ecozones, containing 867 smaller ecoregions. at risk and in need of immediate attention. Alcoa Foundation's grant supports conservation professionals from Brazil, China, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Argentina. These scholars are developing solutions to the most pressing problems facing ecoregions around the world, including striking a balance between ecological and economic sustainability, preserving coral reefs coral reefs, limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals, colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone). and rain forests, and protecting endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. . The Nature Conservancy - Alcoa Foundation's grant will help to conserve, restore and sustain a global portfolio of high-profile forest sites spanning a range of ecological regions in Brazil, China, Mexico and the states of Indiana and Pennsylvania in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The grant supports the launch of a unique, market-oriented approach to conservation that encourages timber owners in Indiana to deposit their logging rights in a `forest bank' in exchange for small dividends. Additional conservation initiatives include an alternative energy program for villages in China, training programs for land managers in Brazil, conservation programs for old growth and forest interior animals in Pennsylvania, and development of plans to link nature reserves in Mexico. World Resources Institute - WRI's Sustainable Leadership Initiative is designed to prepare business leaders to make complex sustainability and environmental decisions. Alcoa Foundation is the major sponsor of WRI's BELL (Business-Environmental Learning and Leadership) network. The sponsorship includes support for classroom curriculum in business schools in North and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and China; practical training for business school teams through field studies with sustainable enterprises in Latin America; executive education; and the biennial biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annual or a perennial. In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. report "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" that evaluates business school performance in environmental management education. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - As America's public forest land usage shifts from harvest to recreation and conservation, private forest lands will face extreme pressure for timber production. With a grant from Alcoa Foundation, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will engage private landowners in a habitat restoration program including one to better manage long-leaf pine in priority states. The grants will also enable NFWF NFWF National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to benchmark sustainable forestry Sustainable forestry is a forest management practice. The basic tenet of sustainable forestry is that the amount of goods and services yielded from a forest should be at a level the forest is capable of producing without degradation of the soil, watershed features or seed source practices, including: endangered species management on corporate lands, wildlife stewardship on managed forests, clear-cut size and logger education. Student Conservation Association - As part of the Alcoa Foundation International Conservation Leadership Initiative, the Student Conservation Association will help youth and partner nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. from Mexico and Brazil to develop expertise in conservation and park service. Working with SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. , college-age men and women from similar natural settings in Brazil and Mexico spend 12 weeks on duty in National Park Service preserves in the United States learning skills. After their training in the United States, they continue their internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. experience with a nonprofit environmental organization serving in a sister park in their home country. At the completion of their internships, the students receive an award to further their education and environmental leadership training. |
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