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World Food Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Howard G. Buffett Foundation Join Forces
Hundreds of thousands of poor farmers to benefit from new initiative. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation on September 24th unveiled a groundbreaking initiative to help poor farmers across the developing world significantly increase their incomes.

Sep 26, 2008, 8:28pm

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Take a Five-Second Flight to Top Environmental Hot Spots: UNEP Uses Google Earth to Put You in Cockpit of New Eco-Monitoring Service.
People can virtually fly to some of the most dramatic environmental hotspots courtesy of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) innovative use of the popular mapping tool Google Earth.

Sep 4, 2008, 1:59pm

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Netherlands Inaugurate New Mobile Laboratory to Support United Nations
An innovative mobile laboratory developed by the Netherlands to support international response to environmental emergencies was officially inaugurated by the Ministers of Environment and Development Cooperation in The Hague on 18 August 2008.

Aug 18, 2008, 1:16pm

Biodiversity
Key Pollinators for Food Security and Biodiversity To Be Protected By $27 Million Global Environment Facility Project
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.

Aug 10, 2008, 4:56pm

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2008 Award for Communicating the Food Crisis - Call for Nominations Invited through September 15, 2008
In 2008, soaring food prices spread throughout the world, resulting in crisis in many developing countries. The 2008 COM+ Communication Award will be granted to a campaign related to the food price crisis.

Aug 10, 2008, 2:01pm


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News and Special Reports
World Food Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Howard G. Buffett Foundation Join Forces
Take a Five-Second Flight to Top Environmental Hot Spots: UNEP Uses Google Earth to Put You in Cockpit of New Eco-Monitoring Service.
Netherlands Inaugurate New Mobile Laboratory to Support United Nations
Agriculture
Flood-tolerant Rice Offers Relief for World's Poorest Farmers
Scientists Find Why Intercropping of Faba Beans with Maize Increases Yields
Chinese Scientists Show That Intercropping Maize With Faba Beans Increases Yield
Air Pollution
Sweden and UNEP Work Together to Help Developing Countries Phase Out of Ozone-Depleting HCFCS
Calls For Urgent Action To Protect And Restore Peatlands to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China Closes Five of its Six Depleting Chemical Plants
Biodiversity
Key Pollinators for Food Security and Biodiversity To Be Protected By $27 Million Global Environment Facility Project
Wild Dolphin Project Contributes to Understanding of Atlantic Spotted and Bottlenose Dolphins
Encyclopedia Of Life (EOL) Species Pages Now Available
Desertification
Tamarix, a natural resource on which the communities depend for fuelwood, tools, and basket making.
World Vision International (WVI) restoration and protection project in the Louga region
Energy
Power Companies Focus on Clean Energy Deals
UNEP Response to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore Jointly Winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Production of Cars Using Ethanol-based Fuels Spurred by Sweden Use of Biofuels
Industry
Clean Technology Investment in North American Hits Record High
Ten Thousand Villages Provides Fair Income to Artisans
The Songtaaba Women’s Group
Population
Africa : Upgrading Traditional Midwives' Skills
Realityworks infant simulator and RealCare® Parenting Program
The Teen Outreach Program (TOP)
Public Health
World Food Programme Helps Pastoralists in Djibouti Recover
Revised International Health Regulations Imposed to Respond to International Public Health Threats
New open-source, user-friendly drug combination against malaria welcomed by Médecins Sans Frontières
Transportation
Bicycles Selling Like Hotcakes in US Stores
UNEP: Over 50% of gasoline in sub-Saharan Africa is now lead free
Efficient transportation for successful urban planning in Curitiba
Waste Management
119 Countries will Participate in Clean Up the World campaign
The improved septic tanks project
Enterprising Technology Transfer: The Puerto Morelos Composting Toilet Project
Water
Small Ecuadorian Clean Water Project Improves Health in Village
UNICEF, the European Union and the Government of Djibouti Partner to Provide Access to Clean Drinking Water for Djibouti's Poor
Path breaking Methods for Improving Water Quality Earn American Professor the 2007 Stockholm Water Prize
Exhibits
Coral Reefs
Ecosystems of Bolivia

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