By Mark Landler Published: April 14, 2008 from New York Times - DUBLIN: The collapse of the housing bubble in the United States is mutating into a global phenomenon, with real estate prices down from the Irish countryside and the

Gary Gardner - April 15, 2008- Whether he does or not, his young papacy can claim to be the "greenest" ever. Benedict has identified extensive common ground between sustainability concerns and a Catholic worldview - adding weight to the argument

By ANDREW JACOBS from New York Times- Published: April 15, 2008 BEIJING — Officials laid out an ambitious series of measures on Monday that will freeze construction projects, slow down steel production and shutter quarries in and around the capital

By MaríaJ. Sanz UNFCCC Secretariat - Global deforestation was estimated at 13 million ha/yr for 1990-2005(FAO 2005).Deforestation and forest degradation result in substantial reductions in forest carbon stocks and increase in emissions.The initiative, known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and

March 17, 2008, New Delhi, India. In the context of preparing the India Innovation project and as part of the Diaspora of Highly Skilled practice, this workshop, organized by the Indian Department of Science and Technology, explored contest-based mechanisms to

Author: Josh Stephens - Say you're a big city. But right next door is an even bigger big city. What do you do to stand out? Josh Stephens explores the unique plight of America's so-called stepsister cities.

CCLFI of the Philippines recently introduced a framework for community development - the Knowledge for Poverty Alleviation or KPA -. The tool was introduced and presented April 9, 2008 at a World Bank-led Development Innovation Marketplace in the Philippines. KPA

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