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The Geneva Environment Network (GEN) actively promotes increased cooperation and networking between its members by: organizing and hosting meetings on the environment and sustainable development, such as GEN Roundtables and international workshops, promoting the dissemination of information and public awareness of environmental issues, maintaining a resource centre and cybercafé and providing conference services to the Environment House, and publishing Environment House News, a round-up of topical essays on the environment and sustainable development, and the Geneva Green Guide.

Japan green talks eye clean fund

China claims first artificial snowfall in drought-hit Tibet
China has successfully created artificial snow in the mountainous region of Tibet, raising hopes of a man-made solution to drought and melting glaciers there, state media reported on Wednesday.

Environmental Leader is a daily trade publication that keeps corporate executives fully informed about environmental and sustainability news as well as the latest on corporate environmental initiatives.

THE PHYSICAL BASIS FOR SEEDING CLOUDS - WEATHER MODIFICATION (CLOUD SEEDING) is the intentional treatment of individual clouds or storm systems for the purpose of achieving a beneficial effect without harming people or the environment. Dr. Vincent J. Schaefer, the father of modern weather modification, conducted the first field experiments following his basic discoveries in 1946 at the General Electric Laboratory in Schenectady, New York. Since 1946, various inorganic and organic materials have been known to alter the physical processes which lead to the formation and growth of water droplets and ice crystals in clouds. In more recent years, extensive scientific experiments and the application of scientific concepts have led to the development of techniques which can provide predictable results when applied under proper supervision. Cloud and storm-related events which are often the target for cloud seeding programs include rainfall, snow, fog, lightning, hail and devastating winds from severe storms.

Environmental Justice Foundation
EJF: Presenting solutions, combating problems
The knowledge that the world faces an increasing array of environmental crises is now so commonplace that they need little introduction.
That there are solutions to these crises is, however, all too often overlooked.
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is dedicated to creating, implementing and building solutions where they are needed most - training local people and communities who are directly affected to investigate, expose and combat environmental degradation and abuse.

SERVIR: A 21st Century System for Improved Environmental Decision Making in Mesoamerica. SERVIR is a regional visualization and monitoring system for Mesoamerica that integrates satellite and other geospatial data for improved scientific knowledge and decision making by managers, researchers, students, and the general public. SERVIR addresses the nine societal benefit areas of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): disasters, ecosystems, biodiversity, weather, water, climate, oceans, health, agriculture, and energy. For example, SERVIR can be used to monitor and forecast ecological changes and severe events such as forest fires, red tides, and tropical storms

Milieudefensie is een van de actiefste milieuorganisaties van dit moment, met campagnes rond binnen- en buitenlandse thema's. Samen met overheden, bedrijven en betrokken burgers zoekt Milieudefensie naar oplossingen. Als praten niet helpt, volgen acties. Samen met zoveel mogelijk mensen en altijd constructief en geweldloos. Dankzij ruim 90 duizend leden en donateurs kan Milieudefensie onafhankelijk werken.