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What's the annual value of trees? $500 million per megacity, study Says

2017-08-22 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] In the megacities that are home to nearly 10 percent of the world's 7.5 billion people, trees provide each city with more than $500 million each year in services that make urban environments cleaner, more affordable and more pleasant places to live. In a recent study published in the online journal Ecological Modelling, an international team of researchers reported that in the 10 megacities they studied, tree-based ecosystem benefits had a median annual value of $505 million, which is e…

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One in 10 adults owns second home, says think tank

2017-08-18 23:27:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

By contrast, four in ten UK adults have no property wealth at all, the Resolution Foundation says.

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Keep Pork Trade Flowing in Updated NAFTA, Says NPPC

2017-08-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - With negotiations set to begin tomorrow, the National Pork Producers Council has repeated its request that a "modernised" North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) maintain the zero-tariff rate on pork traded in North America.

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Keep pork trade flowing in updated NAFTA, says NPPC

2017-08-15 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer

The NPPC has been one of the leading agricultural voices in support of NAFTA, issuing a white paper and twice testifying before congressional committees on the benefits of the pact.

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