dablink This piece is about the popular or citizen s initiative. For alternative meanings of initiative , see Initiative disambiguation . In political science , the initiative also known as popular or citizen s initiative provides a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered .... It is a form of direct democracy . The initiative may take the form of either the direct initiative or indirect initiative . Under the direct initiative, a measure is put directly to a vote after being submitted by a petition. Under the indirect initiative, a measure is first referred to the legislature ... . Such a vote is known, when originating in the initiative process, as an initiative, ballot measure or proposition. Elections Brief history The initiative is available only in a few ... to introduce a new article into the constitution. The right of initiative is also used at the cantonal ... number of supporters is reached, the initiative will be put to a referendum about ... for which one they want, the original one from the initiative or the one introduced in parliament .... Ireland Provision for the initiative was included in the 1922 constitution of the Irish Free State .... The current 1937 constitution has no initiative. United States The United States has no initiative process at the national level, but the initiative is in use at the level of state government ... of the United States . Establishing a national initiative procedure would likely require an List of amendments ... the proposals were bills, not a constitutional amendments, probably no initiative could have ... the proposal was never put to a vote. In 1977, both the Abourezk Hatfield National Voter Initiative .... The modern U.S. system of Initiatives and referendums in the United States initiative and referendum originated in the state of South Dakota . South Dakota adopted initiative and referendum in 1898 ... Citizens Initiative The rejected Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe Parliamentary power ... more details
otheruses Infobox television episode Title The Initiative Image Deleted image removed Image Buffy407.jpg Series Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 7 Airdate November 16, 1999 Production 4ABB07 Writer Doug Petrie Director James A. Contner Guests Marc Blucas as Riley Finn Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall Adam Kaufman actor Adam Kaufman as List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters Parker Abrams Parker Abrams Bailey Chase as List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters Graham Miller Graham Miller Leonard Roberts as List of minor Buffy the Vampire ... Next Pangs The Initiative is the seventh episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire ... , it originally aired on November 16, 1999 on the The WB Television Network WB network . In The Initiative ... military organization, known as the Initiative. He soon escapes and sets out to exact revenge ... come to get him he attacks. He escapes the Initiative and returns to Harmony Kendall Harmony s lair ... he says he can live with. Production details The vast set for the Initiative, revealed for the first ... notte The night patrols German language German title Die Initiative The Initiative French language ... The Initiative Music Deadstar Lights Go Down Four Star Mary Fate this song was also played in Inca .... Arc significance The existence of the Initiative is established. This episode marks the first of many references to Spike as a neutered animal, or an impotent man, now that he has the Initiative installed ... and only time. This episode marks the first appearance of Forest and Graham, Riley s teammates in the Initiative ... id 0533503 episode The Initiative tv.com episode id 63 title The Initiative Reviews http www.soulfulspike.com spikecentricity TheInitiativeReview.htm Soulful Spike Society analysis of The Initiative ... Initiative, The Category Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes Category 1999 television episodes es The Initiative fr Intrigues en sous sol tr The Initiative ... more details
wiktionary InitiativeinitiativeInitiative is a process by which a referendum can be triggered by a petition of voters Initiative may also refer to In personal behavior, initiative is the ability and tendency to initiate to start an action, including coming up with a proposal and giving or helping without first being requested to do so Initiative organization , a readiness to embark on a new business venture In military operations, taking the initiative means generating a series of threats to which the opponent must respond Fiction Avengers The Initiative , a comic book series from Marvel Comics Civil War The Initiative , a comics crossover storyline from Marvel Comics Fifty State Initiative , a fictional government program in the Marvel Comics Universe Initiative Buffy the Vampire Slayer , a fictional secret militarian bi partisian government organization in Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Dharma Initiative , a fictional organization from the television show Lost The Initiative , the seventh episode of season 4 of the univesee television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer Games In poker, initiative is the ability to make continuation bet after having raised preflop Initiative chess , the ability in chess to make attacks that must be responded to initiative games , activities used for team building to challenge a group with a structured task initiative role playing games , a number which determines the order in which characters take actions, especially during combat disambig cs Iniciativa it Iniziativa ... more details
The Leland Initiative is a program of USAID to improve internet connectivity in Africa . It was named after Mickey Leland . External links http www.usaid.gov leland USAID Leland Initiative page http www.panafril10n.org wikidoc pmwiki.php PanAfrLoc LelandInitiative PanAfriL10n page on the Leland Initiative www stub Category Information technology and development ... more details
There are three political organisations called the Feminist Initiative Feminist Initiative Sweden , a feminist Swedish political party Iniciativa Feminista Spain , a feminist Spanish political party FemINist INitiative of Canada , a movement to form a moderate feminist political party in Canada FemINist INitiative of BC , a moderate feminist political party in British Columbia, Canada disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 An initiative represents an Organization enterprise s readiness to embark on a new venture. Generally speaking, the motivation for an initiative arises from a desire to accomplish something that would benefit the enterprise, such as improving productivity, reducing costs or increasing market share. A typical initiative is expressed as a process and includes Metric mathematics metrics and time frames. It may be a formal, named project , a pilot project, or an informal executive directive. In any event, an initiative serves as a focal point for attracting the resources needed to accomplish a cherished goal. Economic incentive often plays a strong role in establishing and following through energetically to complete an initiative. A strong economic reason for accomplishing the goal can enhance its chance to succeed. See also Program management List of project management topics Project planning DEFAULTSORT Initiative Enterprise Category Project management ... more details
Green politics sidebar expanded all The Green Initiative lang es Iniciativa Verde is a Green political party in Argentina . External links http www.iniciativaverde.org.ar Green Initiative Green parties de Iniciativa Verde Category Political parties in Argentina ... more details
Infobox political party country Austria party name Communist Initiative name native Kommunistische Initiative colorcode Communist Initiative Austria meta color leader Otto Bruckner foundation 2005 ideology Marxism Leninism position Left wing colours Red headquarters Rankgasse 2 5 br A 1160 Vienna website http www.kommunisten.at Communist Parties expanded Europe The Communist Initiative German language German Kommunistische Initiative is an Anti revisionist orthodox Marxist Leninist organisation in Austria . It was founded in 2004 as a faction of the Communist Party of Austria KP . It left the party in 2005. It was a candidate in the parliamentary elections in 2008 as a part of the alliance Left Austria The Left . At the elections of the Austrian Chamber of Labour Chamber of Labor in Vienna it candidated in an alliance with the ATIGF Austrian section of the Communist Party of Turkey Marxist Leninist as KOMintern and got 0,7 and one seat. External links http www.kommunisten.at Official Site Category Communist parties in Austria austria party stub ... more details
The Buffer Initiative was an initiative led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, with numerous partners, and started in 1997 to enroll 2 million miles up to 7 million acres in conservation buffers by 2002, using the Conservation Reserve Program s continuous enrollment option, and drawing on the resources of several other agricultural conservation programs, including EQIP, Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, and Emergency Watershed Protection Program. References CRS article Report for Congress Agriculture A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition url http ncseonline.org nle crsreports 05jun 97 905.pdf author Jasper Womach DEFAULTSORT Buffer Initiative Category Agriculture ... more details
Initiative 200 was a Washington U.S. state Washington State initiative to the Legislature promoted by California affirmative action opponent Ward Connerly and filed by Scott Smith and initiative entrepreneur Tim Eyman . It sought to prohibit racial and gender preferences by state and local government. It was on the Washington ballot in November 1998 and passed with 58.22 of the vote. It added to Washington s law but not its constitution the following language 1 The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. References note text http www.secstate.wa.gov elections 1998 i200 text.aspx Text of Initiative 200 AAUS Category History of affirmative action in the United States Category Government of Washington state US law stub ... more details
The Bamako Initiative was a formal statement adopted by African health ministers in 1987 in Bamako , Mali , to implement strategies designed to increase the availability of essential drugs and other healthcare services for Sub Saharan Africa ns. ref cite web url http www.eldis.org healthsystems userfees background.htm title Bamako Initiative accessdate 2006 12 28 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20061128203803 http www.eldis.org healthsystems userfees background.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 11 28 ref A Health Policy and Planning article by Hardon 1990 5 186 189 ref cite journal author Hardon A title Ten best readings in the Bamako Initiative journal Health Policy Plan. volume 5 issue 2 pages 186 9 year 1990 doi 10.1093 heapol 5.2.186 url http heapol.oxfordjournals.org content 5 2 186.full.pdf html ref describes the initiative as follows The Bamako Initiative is a joint World Health Organization United National Children s Fund WHO UNICEF Initiative aimed at solving the problems in the financing of primary health care in sub Saharan Africa. It was launched in September ... on revenue out of the sales of drugs. Measures The Bamako Initiative proposed decentralising ... child6.htm title Bamako Initiative revitalizes primary health care in Benin accessdate 2006 12 28 ... UNICEF The Bamako Initiative cite journal author Knippenberg R, Alihonou E, Soucat A, et al. title Implementation of the Bamako Initiative strategies in Benin and Guinea journal Int J Health ... Bamako Initiative schemes http tilz.tearfund.org Publications Footsteps 31 40 Footsteps 37 Providnig essential drugs.htm Providing essential drugs The Bamako Initiative cite journal author Uzochukwu BS, Onwujekwe OE, Akpala CO title Effect of the Bamako Initiative drug revolving fund on availability ... Bamako Category 1987 in Africa Category History of Mali Africa stub Mali stub de Bamako Initiative fr Initiative de Bamako ... more details
Initiative in a chess position belongs to the player who can make threats that cannot be ignored. He thus puts his opponent in the position of having to use his turns responding to threats rather than making his own. ref http chess.about.com od reference g bldefini.htm ref A player with the initiative will often seek to maneuver his pieces into more and more advantageous position as he launches successive attacks. The player who lacks the initiative may seek to regain it through glossary of chess Counterattack counterattack . The importance of initiative is summed up in the syllogism that initiative is necessary to attack and attacking is necessary to win i.e. by capturing pieces and checkmating the opposing king chess king therefore initiative is needed to force a win. Citation needed date November 2009 Discussion Due to moving first, White and Black in chess White starts the game with the initiative, but it can be squandered in the opening chess opening by accepting a gambit . Players can also lose initiative by making unnecessary moves that allow the opponent to gain Tempo chess tempo , such as superfluous preventive moves intended to guard against certain actions by the opponent, that nonetheless require no specific response by them. The concept of tempo is closely tied to initiative, as players can acquire the initiative or buttress it by gaining a tempo. The initiative is important in all phases of the game, but more important in the chess endgame endgame than in the chess middlegame middlegame and more important in the middlegame than in the chess opening opening harvcol Euwe Meiden 1966 pp xvii,xxii . Having the initiative puts the opponent on the defensive. Grandmaster chess Grandmaster Larry Evans considers four elements of chess pawn structure , force Glossary of chess Material material , Glossary of chess Space space controlling the Glossary of chess Centre ... in tempos. Having a time advantage is having the initiative harvcol Evans 1958 p 123 . The initiative ... more details
multiple issues orphan September 2010 Central and Eastern Europe Development Initiative CEED ref Cite web url http makro.pb.pl 2115147,11483,kulczyk zmienia optyke londynu?ref col2 title Kulczyk zmienia optyk Londynu work pb.pl date 2010 06 01 language Polish ref ref Cite web url http finanse.wnp.pl ceed 8211 konkurencja bric,112552 1 0 0.html title CEED konkurencja BRIC work wnp.pl date 2010 06 15 first Piotr last Stefaniak language Polish ref is an opened initiative and gathers countries from Central Europe Central and Eastern Europe , members of European Union . CEED Initiative has been founded by Dr Jan Kulczyk , Polish entrepreneur . CEED Initiative was created to demonstrate and underline region s investment and development potential as well as its competitiveness. CEED Initiative sets up standards for regional cooperation and promotes values of free market economy, modernization, innovation and competitiveness. Creation of CEED was announced during the II European Economical Congress in Katowice in April 2010. References Reflist Category International relations ... more details
number 1.jpeg caption Avengers The Initiative 1 solicited cover schedule Monthly ongoing y Superhero ... subcat Avengers sort Avengers The Initiative Avengers The Initiative is a comic book series from ... with The Initiative , a banner running across Marvel books from February 2007 to May 2007, similar ... War The Initiative special by Brian Michael Bendis . A preview of the title was shown in Civil War The Initiative . Publication history The first issue of Avengers The Initiative was released on 4 April ... The Initiative would instead be an ongoing series, becoming the third regularly published Avengers ..., and Christos Gage moves to full writing duties. ref http www.newsarama.com comics 120810 Initiative Gage.html Gage Taking The Initiative Under a Dark Reign , Newsarama , December 10, 2008 ref The series was canceled after Avengers The Initiative 35 April 2010 , at the conclusion of the Siege comics ... ref and replaced by Avengers Academy . Fictional biography Start of the Initiative In the aftermath of the Civil War, the pro registration side stands victorious and has launched the Fifty State Initiative ... Stefano Caselli Story Happy Accidents Title Avengers The Initiative Volume 1 Issue 1 Date June 2007 ... Dan Slott penciller Stefano Caselli Inker Stefano Caselli Story Hero Moment Title Avengers The Initiative ... Caselli Story Bug Hunt Title Avengers The Initiative Volume 1 Issue 3 Date August 2007 Publisher ... Dan Slott penciller Stefano Caselli Inker Stefano Caselli Story Bug Hunt Title Avengers The Initiative ... to persuade Trauma to join his Shadow Initiative, thinking he could be a powerful member. However ... of damage and casualties. Initiative members are assigned to protect the crowd and refrain from engaging ... comics Bengal , Trauma comics Trauma , Constrictor comics Constrictor , an unknown female Initiative ... to save the Initiative trainees. ref Cite comic writer Dan Slott penciller Stefano Caselli Inker Stefano Caselli Story World War Hulk Title Avengers The Initiative Volume 1 Issue 4 5 Date ... more details
Initiative and referendum may refer to Referendum plural referendums , also referenda A direct vote in which an entire constituency electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal which may be either the adoption of a new constitution , a constitutional amendment , a statute , the Recall election recall of an elected official or a specific government policy. Referenda may be either mandatory or advisory and are also referred to as Referendum ballot questions , Referendum ballot measures , or Referendum plebiscites Initiative also popular or citizen s initiative specific type of referenda in which the proposal including a recall proposal is placed on the ballot as a result of a petition signed by a certain minimum number of members of the electorate or of registered voters Initiatives and referendums in the United States These processes in the United States , which began in the Progressive Era disambig ... more details
File Logo Caribbean Initiative.jpg thumb File Caribbean Initiative Area.png thumb The http www.iucn.org about union secretariat offices meso caribbe Caribbean Initiative is the most recent initiative of the IUCN IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature . The Caribbean Initiative focuses on the Insular Caribbean an ecologically coherent unit with unique biodiversity where conservation and natural resource management issues are at the heart of the challenge of sustainable development . How was the Caribbean Initiative started? Members, councillors, commissions and staff of the IUCN assemble every four years at the World Conservation Congress where the 4 year global program for conservation and sustainable development is established and approved. This determines the global program priorities and actions of the Union. During the 2004 Congress, the members of the Union requested the Secretariat to reinforce IUCN s presence in the Caribbean region. In response, the IUCN formulated a proposition for the Caribbean Initiative. The Initiative benefited from extensive consultations and an evaluation of fundamental themes, needs and opportunities in the wider Caribbean,and between members and key partners. The development of the Initiative was completed with the support of the French .... The 2009 2012 Caribbean Initiative Strategy was developed, supported and recognized by the members ... the date of the official launch of the Initiative. Through the Caribbean Initiative, the IUCN .... The Initiative offers social and political actors the possibility of sharing a coherent program ... period of two years, while the Initiative becomes fully established, IUCN Caribbean has ... Coordinator of the Caribbean Initiative is Ms. Deirdre P. Shurland who is native of Trinidad and Tobago . Members of the Caribbean Initiative The current members of the Caribbean Initiative are br ... secretariat offices meso caribbean Caribbean Initiative IUCN Website File Logo Caribbean Initiative.jpg ... more details
Cleanup date December 2008 Tense Infobox Union name Workers Initiative country Poland affiliation anarcho syndicalism members full name Workers Initiative native name Inicjatywa Pracownicza image Image Anarchist flag.svg 175px founded 2001 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office people website http www.ozzip.pl www.ozzip.pl footnotes Include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. The Workers Initiative lang pl Inicjatywa Pracownicza or IP is a Poland Polish Anarcho syndicalism anarcho syndycalist trade union . IP was established in the second half of 2001 as an informal anarchism anarchists group whose objective was the common struggle for workers rights. As a formal nationwide Anarcho syndicalism anarcho syndycalist trade union IP began to act in September 2004. References reflist External links en icon http www.ozzip.pl english Workers Initiative pl icon http www.ozzip.pl Inicjatywa Pracownicza Category Trade unions in Poland Category Syndicalism Category Anarchist organizations Category National trade unions centers of Poland pl Inicjatywa Pracownicza ... more details
Measles Initiative MI , launched in 2001, is a long term commitment and partnership among leaders in public health and supports the goal of reducing measles deaths globally by 90 by 2010 compared to 2000 estimates. Impact Largely due to the technical and financial support of the Measles Initiative and the commitment from African governments, 217 million children have been vaccinated against measles and 1.2 million lives have been saved since 1999. Building on this achievement, in 2005, the Initiative has expanded its technical and financial support to countries in Asia , where total measles deaths are highest outside of sub Saharan Africa . ref http www.measlesinitiative.org facts2.asp Measles Facts ref Since 2001, the Measles Initiative has mobilized more than 200 million and supported more than 40 African countries and three Asian countries in implementing high quality measles vaccination campaigns. As a result, global measles deaths have dropped by 48 from 871,000 in 1999 to an estimated 454,000 in 2004 thanks to improvements in routing and supplementary immunization activities. The largest reduction occurred in Africa, the region with the highest burden of the disease, where estimated measles cases and deaths dropped by 60 . ref name about http www.measlesinitiative.org mip2.asp About Measles Initiative ref Structure The mechanism for the Initiative is an American Red Cross led partnership with operational support to measles burdened countries. The Initiative has adopted the highly successful Rotary International Rotary led global polio eradication initiative as a model. ref name about Rotary s strategy was two fold repeated vaccination campaigns reinforced by routine vaccination. The Initiative employs a similar approach initial mass catch up campaigns to vaccinate ... a chance to be vaccinated. Partners The partners of Measles Initiative are American Red Cross International ... in Africa. References reflist External links http www.measlesinitiative.org Measles Initiative Official ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name National Initiative for Democracy Non profit logo Image NI4D.svg center ... dissolved footnotes A national initiative refers to proposals within the United States to allow for ballot initiative s at the Federal government of the United States federal level . Currently ..., a non profit non governmental organization. Some notable endorsers of the National Initiative For Democracy ... Initiative for Democracy USA The National Initiative for Democracy NI4D is a proposed Constitutional ... spells out orderly procedures for the people to develop and vote on laws. The National Initiative ... by initiative must still stand up in the courts just like laws created by Congress. The National Initiative adds an additional check The People to America s system of checks and balances, while ... Initiative for Democracy believe the law making branch of government Congress , no longer ..., when the Constitution was written. The National Initiative for Democracy believes direct citizen ... Initiative believes most of the existing state initiative processes have the right idea but are terribly ... mob rule mentality. By 2009, 24 US states had an initiative process in place at the state level. The proposed National Initiative would be somewhat similar to those already in place at the State government ... registered voter via various media outlets, to administer initiative elections and to administer elections ... to vote may sponsor an initiative. The sponsor shall be identified on the initiative, on any ..., that promotes or opposes an initiative shall conspicuously identify the person s responsible ... funds, services or property in support of or in opposition to an initiative. Financial disclosures ... employees, clients, customers, members, or any other associated person to support or oppose an initiative. Violations of the prohibitions shall constitute a felony. The initiative itself shall address .... The initiative shall contain no more than five thousand words. Before being put to a national vote ... more details
The Baku Initiative is a policy dialogue on energy and transport cooperation between the European Union and the littoral states of the Black Sea , Caspian Sea and their neighbours, undertaken as part of the INOGATE energy and TRACECA transport programmes. The energy initiative was announced on 13 November 2004 at the Energy Ministerial Conference in Baku at the same time, a Transport Ministeral conference was held, resulting in a formal announcement on 14 November, supporting the framework of the EU TRACECA programme. A second Ministerial Conference following up the Energy Initiative was held in Astana , Kazakhstan on 30 November 2006. A second Transport Ministerial Conference was held in Sofia , Bulgaria on 2 3 May 2006. ref name Baku Initiative European Commission Transport Directorate website, http ec.europa.eu transport international regional cooperation caucasus central asia en.htm Baku Initiative ref Objectives Energy The Initiative aims to enhance integration of the energy markets of participating countries with the EU energy market so as to create transparent energy markets, capable of attracting investment as well as enhancing security of energy supply. The objectives of the initiative ... Ministerial Conference. Transport According to the EU Transport Directorate, The Baku Initiative ... . ref name Baku Initiative Following the Sofia meeting in 2006, a fifth working group was added, dealing with maritime transport. Partner countries of the Baku Initiative The partner countries of the energy aspects of the Baku Initiative are columns list 3 flagcountry Armenia flagcountry Azerbaijan ... Union follows the progress of the Baku Initiative through the European Commission Directorate General ... regional caspian energy en.htm Baku Initiative website by the European Commission DG TREN http ... on the Baku Initiative , INOGATE Secretariat, 16 July 2006 http ec.europa.eu transport international regional cooperation caucasus central asia en.htm Baku Initiative Transport Category Energy policies ... more details
The Halifax Initiative is a coalition of Canada Canadian non governmental organization s for public interest ... formed the Halifax Initiative in December, 1994 to ensure that demands for fundamental reform ... Municipality Halifax . The Halifax Initiative is a coalition of development, environment, faith based, human rights and labour groups. Members of the Halifax Initiative Coalition Development and Peace ... History The Halifax Initiative Coalition was formed in the context of an international movement ... Initiative in December 1994 to ensure that demands for fundamental reform of the international financial ... Initiative is a coalition of 19 development, environment, faith based, human rights and labour ..., the Halifax Initiative has built public and policy maker support for reform of international financial ... march 23 1999 ref World Bank accountability Halifax Initiative has also been involved in World ... Initiative work with House of Commons of Canada Members of Parliament , members from all ... Nations studies, and lent growing support for global taxes. Export credit agencies Halifax Initiative ... by the Halifax Initiative. During 2006 7, the Halifax Initiative participated in the multi stakeholder ... March 2010 ref The participation of Halifax Initiative staff in the Advisory Group facilitated the inclusion ... Initiative has been actively engaged in the mandate of the UN Secretary General s Special Representative on business and human rights. In 2008, Halifax Initiative submitted an analysis on the human .... Ruggie acknowledged Halifax Initiative s work in this area and has called for enhanced human rights due diligence by export credit agencies. Projects considered unworthy by the Halifax Initiative The Halifax Initiative worked on advocacy and media work around the Western China Poverty Reduction Project ... Initiative institutionalized bi annual civil society consultations with the Minister of Finance Canada ... Initiative has informed thousands of Canadians through their Teach Ins, film screenings, conferences ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Unreferenced date April 2010 Image greenlogo.png thumb The Green Initiative has as its main object offset the Greenhouse gas es emitted by human activities that can range from complex industrial production processes to simply driving a car, with reforestation projects in riparian areas that need to be recovered. The trees planted will absorb carbon from the atmosphere and provide, as well others local Natural environment environmental benefits, such as water and air quality preservation, and biodiversity protection. Main Projects Carbon Neutralization of the 8th http www.cop8mop3.com.br cms english principal index.php Conference of the Parties to the Biological Diversity The purpose of the Project done by The Green Initiative is the neutralization of the Greenhouse gas ses GHG emissions related to the realization of the COP 8 through the reforestation of a degraded riparian area in the City of Curitiba . The Project will be realized in two stages and will demonstrate in a practical way a possibility to contribute at the same time to the Biodiversity and Climate Conventions. Carbon Free CD The Green Initiative is the first organization in Brazil to develop a Carbon Free Album Compact Disc . The musician Txai Brasil released his first album which is the first in Brazil to have its carbon emissions neutralized by reforesting 1 ha of riparian area in the State of S o Paulo Brazil. The production, distribution and usage of the 3.000 copies caused an emission of 5.4 tonnes of CO sub 2 sub equivalent to the Earth s atmosphere atmosphere which will be absorbed by the reforestation of the riparian area. External links http www.thegreeninitiative.com More about The Green Initiative projects http unfccc.int United Framework Convention on Climate Change http www.txaibrasil.com.br Txai s Brasil web site Category Climate change policy Green Initiative, The pt Iniciativa Verde ... more details
The SyncML Initiative, Ltd. was a non profit corporation formed by a group of companies who co operated to produce an open standard for data synchronization and device management . wiktionarypar Data Synchronization Prior to SyncML , data synchronization and device management had been based on a set of different, proprietary protocol s, each functioning only with a limited number of devices, systems and data types. The SyncML Initiative, Ltd. consolidated into the Open Mobile Alliance OMA in 2002, contributing their technical work to the OMA technical Working Groups Device Management Working Group and Data Synchronization Working Group. The SyncML legacy specifications were converted to the OMA format with the 1.2.2 versions of OMA SyncML, OMA Data Synchronization and OMA Device Management specifications. References http www.openmobilealliance.org Technical release program ds v1 2 2.aspx Recent documents http www.openmobilealliance.org syncml OMA SyncML Section old site sci org stub DEFAULTSORT SyncML Initiative Category Companies disestablished in 2002 Category Data synchronization Category SyncML ... more details
People s Initiative or PI is one of the modes in which the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines could be amended. The other two modes are via Constituent Assembly Philippines Constituent Assembly or Con Ass and Constitutional Convention Philippines Constitutional Convention or Con Con which also allow revisions. Under Article XVII, Sec.2 of the Constitution, blockquote Amendments to this Constitution may likewise be directly proposed by the people through initiative upon a petition of at least twelve per centum of the total number of registered voters, of which every legislative district must be represented by at least three per centum of the registered votes therein. ref http www.gov.ph aboutphil a17.asp GOV.ph ref blockquote The process of amending or revising the 1987 constitution of the Philippines is popularly known to many Filipinos as Charter Change . Any proposed amendment or revision to the 1987 Constitution shall only be valid when ratified by the majority of Filipinos in a plebiscite. References reflist The 1987 Constitution Of The Republic Of The Philippines http www.gov.ph aboutphil constitution.asp Article XVII, the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines http www.gov.ph aboutphil a17.asp http www.abs cbnnews.com storypage.aspx?StoryId 106789 Abs Cbn Interactive, New people s initiative drive eyes revision, not amendment Category Philippine law Category Referendums in the Philippines ... more details
Notability date September 2009 Dogwood Initiative is a Canadian non profit social justice and environmental organization based in Victoria, British Columbia. Conceived in autumn 1998 at a meeting of First Nations, environmentalists, community advocates, and labour leaders, Dogwood Initiative began operating in 1999 ref http www.dogwoodinitiative.org aboutus mission ref . The organizations goal is to help communities and First Nations gain more control of the land and resources around them so they can be managed in a way that does not rob future generations for short term corporate gain. Recent Campaigns Created decals which fit onto loonies to spread the word about the threat of tar sands tankers and oil spills on the coast of British Columbia s Great Bear Rainforest ref http www.dogwoodinitiative.org notankers ref . Over 250,000 NoTanker Loonies are already in circulation across Canada. ref http www.cbc.ca canada british columbia story 2009 02 11 bc oil slick loonies.html ref References reflist External links http www.dogwoodinitiative.org Dogwood Initiative homepage Category Environmental organizations based in Canada ... more details
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