WOODLANDS

• NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Corcoran Group®, LLC today announced its continued expansion by welcoming its newest franchise with the launch of Corcoran Genesis.
• Owned and led by Nicole Freer and Doug Freer, the brokerage will serve clients throughout Houston's highly coveted suburbs.
• "It is exciting to see our Houston market presence continue to grow with the addition of Corcoran Genesis," stated Liebman.
• Throughout these growing Houston suburbs, residents can enjoy easy access to prime retail centers, high-end dining establishments, professional sports and entertainment venues, and of course, all the urban conveniences of downtown Houston.

• For those experiencing spider veins, varicose veins, pain while standing, cramping legs, leg swelling (edema), restless legs, and other vein conditions, Metro Vein Centers has expanded its network of nationally accredited vein clinics.
• The Metro Vein Clinics team also plans to open additional Houston-area vein clinics, in Katy and Clear Lake, by the end of 2024.
• Learn more about Metro Vein Centers' new Houston vein clinics .
• Or call the Metro Vein Centers patient care team today at 860-362-3831 to schedule your appointment with our board-certified team of Texas vein specialists in Houston.

• IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- K1 Speed, the world's largest indoor go kart racing operator, is delighted to announce today the forthcoming opening of its sixth center in Texas, K1 Speed The Woodlands!
• When K1 Speed The Woodlands opens in spring of 2024, anyone 48" or taller will be able to experience an indoor go-kart racing experience like nothing else.
• Finally, K1 Speed The Woodlands will have a private event space that can accommodate birthday parties, corporate events, and other occasions.
• For more information about K1 Speed The Woodlands and to sign up for future updates, please visit www.k1speed.com/the-woodlands-location.html .

• Climate change and biodiversity loss are arguably the greatest environmental challenges the world faces.
• The way we use land is crucial in finding solutions to these problems.
• Sometimes when taking these actions, however, carbon storage is prioritised at the expense of biodiversity.

Carbon markets don’t always help nature

• Carbon markets encourage farmers and other land managers to help mitigate climate change, through activities such as planting trees or avoiding land clearing.
• These activities are rewarded with “credits” which can then be sold to buyers wanting to reduce their carbon footprint, such as a polluting company.
• For example, a particular tree species planted to store carbon may not be useful to animals in the area.
• We wanted to know if carbon markets could pay for such work.

What we found

• The scheme, which began in 2006, invited private landholders to tender for ten-year contracts to undertake certain restoration activities.
• Monitoring showed the activities restored some components of the woodland systems – most notably the diversity of native plant species.
• We found the additional carbon stored in the woodlands could pay all, or a substantial proportion, of the price of restoring degraded native vegetation.
• Read more:
  Carbon markets could protect nature and the planet, but only if the rights of those who live there are recognized too

Implications for Australia

• This could be achieved either with separate markets, or markets that include both biodiversity and carbon.
• But using markets for both nature repair and carbon storage will only work if the markets are designed well.
• Read more:
  'Untenable': even companies profiting from Australia's carbon market say the system must change

• Patrick O'Connor has received funding from the Australian Research Council, the South Australian, Victorian, New South Wales and Australian governments including the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
• She is a board director of the Nature Conservation Society of SA, and a member of the Ecological Society of Australia, Modern Money Lab and Scientist Rebellion.