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African nations strive to stem desertification with a Great Green Wall
2013-04-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
UN News: Stretching from Dakar to Djibouti, a United Nations-backed programme dubbed the 'Great Green Wall` brings together 11 countries to plant trees across Africa to literally hold back the Sahara desert with a swathe of greenery, lessen the effects of desertification and improve the lives and livelihoods of communities. The Wall, an initiative spearheaded by African heads of State, will stretch about 7,000 kilometres from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east and will be about 15 kilometres wide...
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Rich nations should approach private climate finance with caution
2013-04-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: This week in Washington, DC, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern is hosting a ministerial meeting on mobilising climate finance. This invitation-only event for finance and climate ministries of select donor countries typifies the extraordinary emphasis rich governments are placing on private finance as the solution to meeting developing countries' climate needs. Unfortunately, they are trumpeting the private sector as a solution without first thoroughly investigating whether the real...
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From BPS Director Susan Anderson: United Nations chooses Portland to host World Environment Day for the United States
2013-04-12 07:44:06| PortlandOnline
e-newsletter, April 2013
BRICS Nations Losing Economic Steam
2013-04-09 22:07:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Ouch! Corn prices dropped 70/bu. within a two-day period following the release of USDAs March crop report. Welcome to the wild world of global economics! Are commodity prices being affected by weather and adjustments being made in planting, or are there other concerns on the economic horizon? Road Warrior read more
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6 Euro Nations Scream at Google Over Privacy
2013-04-03 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The six leading European markets -- France, Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands and Germany -- announced on Tuesday that they will take joint legal action against Google over its privacy policies. The action will involve an investigation and possible fines. This follows the company's decision last year to consolidate more than 70 privacy policies for products and services into one policy.
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