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Over 535,000 Trees Planted at 174 Sites Throughout Armenia (ARMENIA TREE PROJECT)
ARMENIA TREE PROJECT 65 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Toll Free: (866) 965-TREE Email: info@armeniatree.org Web: www.armeniatree.org PRESS RELEASE November 20, 2007 Armenia Tree Project Exceeds 2007 Pledge to United Nations Billion Tree Campaign – Over 535,000 Trees Planted at … Continue reading
Posted in annual income, capacity building, education, Forestry, jobs, nurseries, poverty, reforestation, rural development, UNDP, UNEP
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Poverty and hunger, particularly of children (Google Alert / Rock for Hunger)
Read at : Google Alert for Poverty Rock For Hunger The community standing together as one to help make the world a better place both locally and globally, with music and in peace. http://rockforhunger.blogspot.com/2007/08/hunger-and-world-poverty.html Hunger and World Poverty The following … Continue reading
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500 million youths in poverty (Google Alert / Maltastar)
Read at : Google Alert for Poverty Maltastar http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msFullArt.asp?an=14213 In brief 500 million youths in poverty Hamrun The Labour Youth Forum expressed its concern over the millions of youth who are suffering poverty around the world. On Sunday the world commemorates … Continue reading
Malaysia fostering relations with poor but resource-rich African countries (Google Alert / Khaleej Times)
Read at : Google Alert for Poverty Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/August/theworld_August89.xml§ion=theworld Mugabe in Malaysia to fight poverty in Africa (AFP) 5 August 2007 KUALA LUMPUR – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and other African and Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in Malaysia … Continue reading
Wheat yield and food security in Pakistan (dgAlert / DAWN)
Read at : dgFood Security http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1106891 DAWN the internet http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/12/ebr6.htm Wheat yield and food security By Bilal Hassan Average wheat yield in Pakistan has been stagnant for the last seven years while the population has increased significantly, widening the gap … Continue reading
Mobility grants “European Sustainable Water Goals” – (IISD / Ecologic)
Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Call for application: Mobility grants “European Sustainable Water Goals”, Belluno, Italy, 8-12 October 2007 European Sustainable Water Goals 2007–2010 CALL FOR APPLICATION For details see: http://eswg.watercivilizations.org/?page=news&id=15 We seek qualified PhD, Master Students, … Continue reading
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Researcher for Freshwater Project (IISD / IGES)
Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Recruitment Announcement: Researcher for Freshwater Project (FW) at IGES The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is recruiting a researcher for its Freshwater Project (FW), which conducts research under the theme “Enhancing … Continue reading
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