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CREA Saving Tropical Ecosystems
Such information, often very basic, is lacking in these communities where old, unsuitable traditions are used simply from lack of any alternatives. Alternative ... of educating these poor rural communities for the ultimate protection of Panama’s rainforests which are being cut and burned at an unprecedented rate. CREA is training poor farming communities in alternative ...
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Current News | Ecologic Development Fund
China; the rural poor often face the dilemma of degrading their environment in order to meet their survival needs. I look forward to sharing our knowledge of how rural communities can best ... leading practices that create robust carbon credits that also offer social and economic benefits to poor rural communities. EcoLogic has launched its Carbon Plus program in response to the rapid growth in ...
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IWMI : History of IWMI
IWMI concentrates on water and related land management challenges that poor rural communities face. IWMI also enjoys greater international and national visibility, as water is high on the ...
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CREA blog
Central America with the participation of rural communities Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Our Environment Our Health In this issue I bring to your ... ideals is a valid and acceptable practice that has brought prosperity and sustainability to many poor rural communities. In my second point, Mr Vidal cites conservation as a major player in the social ...
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NRI - Making Agriculture Work for the Poor
In particular, Chambers and Ghildyal (1985) felt that technological innovations were not made available to small or resource poor farmers on ... rural poor from poverty can not be achieved by technical innovation alone and that a range of concerted interventions are needed which reflect the socioeconomic and cultural demands made on communities ...
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Ecotourism's 25th Anniversary: Conversation with Hector Ceballos-Lascurain | Planeta
In some nations (including Mexico), ecotourism has been in recent times strongly promoted by government authorities, interested in improving the quality of life and economic level of poor rural communities ... activities in a natural setting (frequently with limited benefits to poor rural communities and little concern for the conservation of the natural environment). In ...
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SciDev.Net
Source: BBC Online 21 July 2008 | EN Laos sunshine turns villagers green Poor rural communities in Laos are feeling the benefits of green energy, thanks to the efforts of a ... The first drought-tolerant maize varieties developed by the Asian Maize Network, established to tackle poor harvests, are showing promise. Source: CIMMYT 16 June 2008 | EN | 中斠...
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South-East Asia - SciDev.Net
ES | FR | 中文 Laos sunshine turns villagers green Poor rural communities in Laos are feeling the benefits of green energy, thanks ... varieties developed by the Asian Maize Network, established to tackle poor harvests, are showing promise. Source: CIMMYT 16 June 2008 | EN ... programme. 24 October 2007 | EN | 中文 Poor prediction models for Asian monsoon Current models cannot properly ...
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NRDP Rural Policy Fellows
While working with rural communities to reduce tobacco use and preserve their tobacco-growing heritage, Deanna discovered a passion for providing health care and education to rural children and youth ... She is especially concerned with the lack of opportunities available to youth of rural communities and those with poor community activity infrastructure. Terri currently works in the U.S. Fish & ...
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PCI-Media Impact - Millennium Development Goals
Reaching them effectively is the challenge. Many poor, rural communities in the developing world do not have access to television, internet, newspapers and magazines ... an inexpensive and readily accessible means for reaching people in even the poorest communities. PCI-Media Impact and its local production partners are working to bring about ...
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