Category: SDGs

• BPDA Releases Two Draft Scenarios for the Future of Charlestown

  BPDA Releases Two Draft Scenarios for the Future of Charlestownby John Lynds • August 4, 2022 • 0 CommentsThis week the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced an important milestone and update in the PLAN: Charlestown community planning process.The BPDA officially released two draft scenarios for the future of Charlestown, focusing on the industrial area along Rutherford Avenue…

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• Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

  Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • July 20, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning Tuesday, July 19 through Thursday, July 21 due to the weather that is forecasted for this time period. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid…

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• Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

  Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 4, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston starting, August 4 through Sunday, August 7, due to the upcoming weather forecasts. High temperatures will reach into the 90s, with the heat index expected to reach…

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• PETITION to Save Boston Harbor Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 5!

  

  2,339 have signed. Let’s get to 2,500! SIGN PETITION HERE! http://www.change.org/BostonPier At 2,500 signatures, this petition is more likely to get picked up by local news! Pier 5 Association, Inc. started this petition to Mayor, Boston Michelle Wu Pier 5 is the last open public waterfront destination along Boston’s Harborwalk.  Pier 5 should not be privatized into another apartment complex with…

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• What Communities are Doing to Reduce Heat Islands | US EPA

  What Communities are Doing to Reduce Heat IslandsMany communities have taken steps to reduce urban heat islands. Voluntary initiatives include demonstration projects, incentive programs, urban forestry efforts, weatherization programs, outreach and education, and awards to recognize and encourage heat island reduction activities. Policy initiatives include procurement, resolutions, tree and landscape ordinances, comprehensive plans and design…

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• Using Trees and Vegetation to Reduce Heat Islands | US EPA

  Using Trees and Vegetation to Reduce Heat IslandsTrees and other plants help cool the environment, making vegetation a simple and effective way to reduce urban heat islands.Trees and Vegetation ResourcesHeat Island CompendiumRelated WebcastsWhat Communities are DoingRelated Links on Trees and VegetationTrees and vegetation lower surface and air temperatures by providing shade and through evapotranspiration. Shaded…

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• Map of Drought Impacts

  

  The National Drought Mitigation Center | 3310 Holdrege Street | P.O. Box 830988 | Lincoln, NE 68583–0988phone: (402) 472–6707 | fax: (402) 472–2946 | Contact Us Map of Drought Impacts

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• Education – United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

  

  Education enables upward socioeconomic mobility and is a key to escaping poverty. Over the past decade, major progress was made towards increasing access to education and school enrollment rates at all levels, particularly for girls. Nevertheless, about 260 million children were still out of school in 2018 — nearly one fifth of the global population…

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• NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project: NOAA’s National Ocean Service

  

  The NOAA Ocean Service Education site includes ocean and coastal curricula for educators; thematic modules about corals, ocean currents and tides, estuaries, global positioning, pollution, nautical charts, and seafloor mapping for students; and hands-on activities and materials for explorers of all ages!NOAA Education resource collections are organized by themes aligned with common teaching topics including…

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• Benefit Accounting of Nature-Based Solutions for Watersheds Landscape Assessment

  

  Executive Summary This landscape assessment is the outcome of Phase 1 of a tri-phased project and was designed to inform the path forward for engaging the private sector to invest in nature-based solutions (NBS). A literature review was undertaken to understand the contemporary thinking around NBS and identify key opportunities and challenges faced by decision…

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