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AFRICA, Trees "vital for food security" http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85898 NAIROBI, 28 August 2009 (IRIN) Countries tackling food insecurity and climate change adaptation can greatly benefit from agroforestry integrating fleshy plants and trees into their farming systems, environmental specialists ... Other labels: africa, agroforestry, blog, security, food

UNITED NATIONS, Environmental demands grow for peacekeeping troops http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/rss/2009/08/11/1 Nathanial Gronewold, staff reporter UNITED NATIONS Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit today to Goma, a city in the heart of the war ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is meant to draw attention to renewed U.S. ... Other labels: un, blog, peacekeeping

Congo, As Go the Hippos ... http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200906/congoecology ON THE BLUEGRAY waters of Lake Edward, where the eastern fringe of Congo blends into Uganda, Byanmongo Matabishi, a fisherman from the Congolese village of Vitshumbi, stands on a pirogue and shakes his head. "Nothing," he says, glancing into the empty ... Other labels: blog, congo, wildlife, security, livelihoods, conservation, conflict

MI5 set to recruit science chief http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8001825.stm By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News MI5 is to appoint a chief scientific adviser, BBC News has learned. The role will involve working with senior intelligence staff to combat terrorism and support counterintelligence ... Other labels: blog, secuerity, science

Haiti, ASK ABDEL HOW TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT? http://www.haitiinnovation.org/en/2009/04/03/askabdelhowsaveenvironment Something too often missing from coverage of Haitian development challenges are Haitian perspectives. One of the most pressing concerns remains how to halt and reverse the ongoing environmental degradation. We kick off the "Ask a Haitian ... Other labels: haiti, blog

Arctic Sovereignty and Security in a Changing-climate World Alec Crawford, Arthur J. Hanson, David Runnalls Arctic sovereignty is a complicated business. Promises of vast resources and fabled shipping lanes set free by a melting ice pack have triggered a competition for land and influence across the region. Climate ... Other labels: blog, artic, canada, iisd, security

Building Local Democracy through Natural Resource Interventions, An Environmentalist's Responsibility http://www.wri.org/publication/buildinglocaldemocracy by Payson Schwin In practice, everything but democratic decentralization has taken place in the name of 'democratic decentralization' reforms: privatization, administrative deconcentration, NGOization, selective civil society inclusion, participatory processes, comanagement, and committeebased project ... Other labels: reports, blog, naturalresourcemanagement, governance, security

Development Without Conflict, The Business Case for Community Consent Share report seeks to build the 'business case' for sponsors of largescale, highimpact projects to treat the consent of the host community as a requirement of project development. Date: May, 2007 Authors: Jon Sohn, Authors: Steven Herz, Jon Sohn, Antonio La Vina ... Other labels: resources, development, land, business, industry, laws, legal, governance

ISRAEL-Palestine Honey makes Hebron life a bit sweeter http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=79742 HEBRON, 10 August 2008 (IRIN) The toughest part of the West Bank just got a bit sweeter, with an influx of beehives, helping farmers cope with the decline in their economic situation. Stuck between two ... Other labels: blog, israel, palestine, water, ecosystem, conflict, security, wildlife ...

New $27 million project will protect key pollinators for food security and biodiversity http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/37890 WASHINGTON/Nairobi, 8 August 2008 A new project worth $26.45 million has been launched by the Global Environment Facility to better protect bees, bats and birds that are essential to the world's crop production. The unique ... Other labels: blog, food, wildlife, ecosystem, security