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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 29 September 2009 Conservation groups say creating a global market for trading carbon credits from uncut forests is critical to fighting climate change and should be part of a United Nations-backed agreement being whittled
Successful Costa Rican Elections 索利斯当选哥斯达黎加新一任总统 The United States congratulates Luis Guillermo Solis on his election as the next president of Costa Rica. 美国对于路易斯吉列尔莫索利斯当选为下一任哥斯达
Bangkok 07 March 2006 A busy street in Bangkok As the 21st Century begins, environmentalists warn rapidly growing populations, combined with rising living standards in parts of the developing world, a
By Michael Drudge London 07 March 2006 The population of Europe is aging faster than that of any other continent. In the coming decades, there will be only two workers or fewer for every retiree, putt
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 23 September 2006 A high-level meeting on the role of science and research in combating desertification in sub-Saharan Africa opened in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on Saturday. Desertification adversely affects the lives
By Nico Colombant Dakar 01 May 2007 As workers around the world mark May Day, in Liberia, a strike is ongoing at the rubber plantations of the Firestone tire company, highlighting long standing problems between the country's biggest private employer
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 August 2007 The World Health Organization warns new and emerging infectious diseases are spreading rapidly around the world threatening the health, economies and security of all nations. This year's World Health Report says
By Margaret Besheer Washington 26 May 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair says, now should be a moment for reconciliation, not only in Iraq, but in the international community as well. In a speech Friday at Georgetown Univ
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 11 June 2006 An elderly woman carries part of the food ration she received from the World Food Program in the drought-stricken southern Somali town of Wajid (file) African leaders, farmers and international agriculture expe
The U.S. military is reviving a naval command for the Latin America and the Caribbean region, which has not been active since World War II. Officials say the re-establishment of the Fourth Fleet does not change the Navy's mission in the area. But VO
New Report Finds Agriculture Promotes African Economic Growth A new report says African agriculture can contribute to sustained global economic growth. But it says there must first be greater investment in farming, markets and social development. The
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 October 2009 Massive environmental degradation has been the subject of heightened concern across southeast Nigeria as the region continues to be plagued by an erosion crisis that has grown worse over the years. Driving a
By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 27 October 2009 A group in Italy's canal city, Venice, is planning to hold a funeral for their hometown, which is rapidly losing its permanent residents. The group says the city is being drained of its normal life. The
美国国际开发署计划旨在鼓励净水科技 确保食物用水 In the 21st century, water scarcity is one of the greatest challenges to human development, and in some cases, even survival. 在21世纪,缺水是人类发展所面临的其中一项
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 April 2007 Experts say global warming is likely to affect people living in Africa more than on any other continent and warn that African policymakers must begin to prepare for such an event. An international panel of exp
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 October 2006 An international campaign to draw attention to the huge agricultural potential of the Sahel drylands of Africa is gaining ground, with a recent workshop in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The campaign seeks to
By Paul Sisco Washington 09 April 2007 Watch World Climate report Thousands of climate scientists and government policy administrators from more than 120 countries worked on the report for six years. After a reported all night session on April 5, the
By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2006 The Gallup Organization has found many Muslim women admire western values, but do not necessarily want them applied in their culture. These findings come from a
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 December 2006 A senior U.N. official concerned with the plight of indigenous communities around the world is in Kenya to assess the situation of pastoralist, hunter-gatherer, and other indigenous communities in the East
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