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AFRICA
A Century of African Opportunity and Growth
Ending his three-nation African tour, Zoellick urged innovation in agriculture, infrastructure and regional integration as vital to the continent's growth.
YOUTH
Youth and Sustainability
Sustainability is this year's theme for International Youth Day, August 12. Youthink! looks at who today's youth are and what they say.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Planting Trees in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Reforesting the Plateau of Bateke will capture 2.4 million tons of CO2, generating revenue for the local community.
ENVIRONMENT
Fighting Pollution in the Mediterranean
Prosecutors and investigators from the sea’s north and south shores form a network to step up enforcement of environmental legislation.
August 3, 2009—In Latin America, stimulus packages hold key to millions of jobs.
"When I was 6 years old, my father bought 5 acres of pristine forest land and converted them into a coffee plantation. He wasn’t the only one. In just three decades, much of the forest ... has been either converted to crop lands or cleared for logging. This loss grieves me."
Armenia: Irrigation
15,000 ha of irrigated land gained by switching from pumping to gravity and fixing irrigation structures.
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