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Brazil's Energy Windfall

Posted on March 20, 2008
Topics: Energy and Oil
Countries: Brazil
Previously filed under: South America, Global Economy
Brazil recently discovered billions of barrels of oil off its shores - and immediately started reorganizing its trade policy on the world market.
Keywords: Venezuela, OPEC, economics

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Flowers for Sale

Posted on February 21, 2008
Previously filed under: South America, Trade
Imported flowers, like other internationally traded commodities such as coffee, require ethical business practices to ensure worker-friendly and sustainable industries.
Keywords: trade, agriculture, development, globalization, import/export

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Can Crops be Climate-Proofed?

Posted on January 29, 2008
Previously filed under: South America, Agriculture
Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.
Keywords: climate change, technology, rice, food security, environment

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Building for the Future in a Disaster Zone

Posted on January 3, 2008
Previously filed under: South America, Interviews
By focusing on risk prevention, Mercy Corps responds to the immediate as well as the long-term needs of those affected by the Peru earthquake.
Keywords: Peru, earthquake, Reconstruction, marginalized populations, risk reduction

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Cosmopolitan Masala - Enriching Diversity

Posted on December 19, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Culture and Society
Technological innovation and economic advances today require work done by groups of people who share different viewpoints, working together to create new ideas.
Keywords: immigration, culture, diversity, technology

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Climate Change Resources

Posted on November 29, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
As we become increasingly aware of our potential to harm the environment, learn more about how you can make a positive change.
Keywords: climate change, resource page, environment, globalization

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Historic Election in Argentina

Posted on November 7, 2007
Countries: Argentina
Previously filed under: South America, Culture and Society
Cristina Fernandez, former first lady and senator, has become the first women to be elected president in Argentina.
Keywords: president, elections, economy, Christina Fernandez

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Argentina's Scientists Return to their Roots

Posted on September 5, 2007
Countries: Argentina
Previously filed under: South America, Global Economy
Argentinian organizations such as Raices are working to bring foreign-educated scientists and researchers back home.
Keywords: scientists

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Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos

Posted on August 27, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Health
Jake Lyell, a photographer from Virginia, documents dire living conditions in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world unreachable by road.
Keywords: water, South America, sanitation, poverty, Peru, health, disease

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Disaster Relief in Peru

Posted on August 17, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Field Diaries
Mercy Corps is on the ground in Peru to help tens of thousands of individuals affected by Wednesday's earthquake.
Keywords: earthquake, Peru, Mercy Corps, donation, relief effort,

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Poverty and Corruption Fuel Tropical Forest Fires

Posted on July 20, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
An analysis of satellite data shows that tropical countries with widespread poverty and corruption are less effective at protecting their forests from fire hazards.
Keywords: Forest Fires, Tropical, NASA, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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The Double Edge of Globalization

Posted on July 2, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, General Globalization
Intensified international trading affects the environment but also raises global awareness.
Keywords: environment, deforestation, globalization, climate change

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Peru Creates Online Biodiversity Register

Posted on May 25, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
The new system will allow Peru to maintain control over its native genetic history.
Keywords: Peru, environment, biodiversity, scientific research

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Biofuel Surge Could Have Severe Downside, Warn Experts

Posted on May 16, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
As the United States looks to biofuels to solve dependency on foreign oil, it must be careful not to create a more serious problem.
Keywords: biofuel, biodiversity, forest destruction, agriculture, food security,

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Biofuel Cooperation Marks First Step toward Energy Security

Posted on May 16, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Agriculture
In Latin America U.S. President Bush is pursuing alternative energy alliances to enhance energy security at home and abroad.
Keywords: Latin America, U.S., President Bush, biofuel, ethanol, trade

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Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Sat, 05/17/2008 - 11:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Sat, 05/17/2008 - 11:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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