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. More

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Deforestation's Links to Climate Change "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." Shiva Makki | August 25

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Armenia: Irrigation

15,000 ha of irrigated land gained by switching from pumping to gravity and fixing irrigation structures.

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