We need also to support first-movers on the ground, and to encourage new initiatives and concrete solutions emerging from the civil society.
All this will draw attention to the progress that has already been made on the Thames, and might encourage further initiatives to refocus London's gaze on the river that runs through its centre.
The first minister replied that the measures being taken were: the promotion of walking and cycling, the appointment of new staff in schools to encourage physical activity, healthy food initiatives in schools and the romoval of drink branding from vending machines.
The council said other initiatives could go ahead and it plans to encourage anglers to the area with fishing points around Loch Ryan, and bird hides will also be placed around the waters' edge in co-operation with the RSPB.
The UN declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity and throughout the year various initiatives are being launched worldwide to promote the protection of biodiversity and encourage organisations and individuals to take direct action to protect the planet.
Lord Henley and Mr Neill said the government believed such initiatives would encourage fly-tipping and burning in gardens, and impose added costs to families which were already struggling financially.
Fred Goldberg, a former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service who is now a partner at Skadden, Arps, introduced him to the crowd, pointing out that, over the years, Citi has taken many initiatives designed to encourage entrepreneurship and thrift in impoverished areas, setting up lending programs for mom-and-pop stores, for instance, and establishing savings accounts for the children of low-income families.
As part of the agreement, wireless carriers will also roll out initiatives to encourage mobile-phone users to set up passwords on their devices to deter theft.
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The right loves to hand out tax credits that encourage procreation and marriage, while the left looks for opportunities to deduct "green" initiatives alongside the deduction of taxes paid to city and state (remember, blue states such as California and New York are among the most taxed).
The Mayor outlined several initiatives to expand access to culture in Hangzhou, notably to encourage reading.
"Of course it's crucial that initiatives to encourage cycling are supported, but at this rate it would have been cheaper for the Scottish government to buy all the members a new bike, " he said.
When pressed, Jarrett and Blank both pointed to initiatives by the Obama administration the program supported by PowerWomen and Xerox CEO Ursula Burns to encourage girls to pursue educations in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) careers as signs of commitment to improving educational and employment for women.
Departments and agencies will provide the latest assessments of this threat to our local partners and encourage them to incorporate this information into their programs and initiatives.
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