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Parks Malta commits to planting more than 1,500 trees in different valleys of Malta. About 20 organisations including NGOs, local councils and other entities will be involved in this month-long campaign. Government entities of Energy and Water Agency and Enemed will be a part of the campaign too.

Read the original article here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/parks-malta-to-plant-1500-trees-after-valley-clean-up-initiative.916260

New Zealand and the United Kingdom agree to a trade agreement that will include a provision to extend the copyright term in New Zealand by 20 years. The World Trade Organization’s standard for a copyright term is the author’s lifetime plus 50 years however, this agreement will add 20 more years to the period. Gus Hazel, a partner at James & Wells in Auckland and Brisbane thinks that an extension of copyright term will further increase the appeal and commercial value of rare artistic/literary works.

Read the original article here: https://asiaiplaw.com/section/news-analysis/nz-uk-agree-to-trade-agreement-that-extends-copyright-term-by-20-years

According to Startup Genome, Vancouver ranks the highest of all Canadian cities in the 2021 Life Sciences edition of the Global Startup Ecosystem Report. The data was collected from 3 million companies across 280 ecosystems, judging every region on factors like performance, funding, network, market reach, knowledge and talent. Montreal, Quebec City, Edmonton and Toronto-Waterloo also made it in the list of ecosystems to watch.

Read the original article here: https://www.bcbusiness.ca/Vancouver-was-just-named-the-top-startup-life-science-ecosystems-in-Canada