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Africa looks to build scientific expertise at Nairobi conference

National Academies' National Research Council News 9 Nov 2005

Mauritius PM blocks road threatening endangered forest

Reuters 7 Nov 2005

eBay founder gives $100 million for microfinance to help world’s poorest people

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2005

Illegal timber from Honduras reaching the United States

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2005

Medicinal Plants could help poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa — World Bank report

World Bank News 3 Nov 2005

Pre-Columbian Amazon supported millions of people

Tina Butler 18 Oct 2005

Wildlife conservation can be a ‘win win’ choice of land use — new book

Wcs News 12 Oct 2005

Africa Heats Up — climate change threatens future of the continent

Tina Butler 11 Oct 2005

Environmental refugees to top 50 million in 5 years

United Nations University News 11 Oct 2005

Bush administration sued over forest decision

Terence Chea 7 Oct 2005

Google, MIT support $100 laptop for the world’s poorest children

Rhett A. Butler 6 Oct 2005

SUV sales plummet, high gas prices cited

Mongabay.com 4 Oct 2005

Cocoa innovations could help West Africa escape poverty

Reuters 21 Sep 2005

New measure of wealth accounts for resource depletion, environmental damage

Modified World Bank 18 Sep 2005

Poverty decimates great apes

Unep World Conservation Monitoring Centre 5 Sep 2005

Poverty worsens hurricane impact — AP analysis

Poverty Worsens Hurricane Impact -- Ap Analysis 5 Sep 2005

Safeguarding biodiversity key to human health, poverty alleviation says Annan

8th World Wilderness Congress 24 Aug 2005

Poor need renewable energy sources says Annan

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Aug 2005

42 million children may be hungry in Africa by 2025 — report

International Food Policy Research Institute 15 Aug 2005

Spicy peppers keep elephants out of farmers’ fields

Wildlife Conservation Society 28 Jul 2005

Cell phones may help “save” Africa

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Jul 2005

Design of new Mercedes-Benz bionic car inspired by fish body shape

July 10 10 Jul 2005

A long-term approach to helping the poor in Africa through private enterprise

Rhett A. Butler 5 Jul 2005

Mobilizing seniors to fight poverty in Africa

Mongabay.com 4 Jul 2005

Atlas shows Africa impacted by war, environmental degradation, population growth

Unep News 2005/27 5 Jun 2005

Saving the Amazonian Rainforest Through Agricultural Certification

Tina Butler 3 Jun 2005

Gray Corps of senior citizens could help fight poverty, health problems in developing world

Mongabay.com 30 May 2005

Paving of road brings change in the Amazon rainforest

The Associated Press 27 May 2005

Developing sustainable business models that address the needs of the world’s poor

Mongabay.com 25 May 2005

Helping the poor by selling them stuff

Rhett A. Butler 24 May 2005

Why sustainably-managed eco-friendly wood is more expensive for consumers

Mongabay.com 19 May 2005

Farming the world’s largest fish – an alternative to deforestation

Mongabay.com 19 May 2005

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