Aid, Poverty, and Global Biodiversity
By Bruce Rich / On May 16th, 2016
International efforts to conserve biodiversity in developing countries are recognizing the need to provide alternative livelihoods.
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Hudson Valley World View: In Race for Farmland, Locals Lose
By Michael Kugelman / On October 24th, 2013
Imagine the Town of Poughkeepsie — all 31 square miles of it.
Now imagine that this entire area is acquired by foreign land investors.
And now imagine that the equivalent of 3,742 Poughkeepsies has been obtained by these financiers over the last decade.
This may sound far-fetched.
#Foreword Friday: Mortgaging the Earth Edition
By Admin / On October 4th, 2013
The 1992 Rio Earth Summit was supposed to be a turning point for the World Bank. What's happened since then? How have the Bank's efforts fallen short? Called a “detailed and thought-provoking look at an important subject” by The New York Times, Mortgaging the Earth analyzes the twenty year period leading up the Rio Summit.
#Foreword Friday: Foreclosure Edition
By Admin / On September 27th, 2013
The World Bank Group proudly proclaims "our dream is a world without poverty." Supported by the U.S. and other rich industrialized nations, it lends more than $50 billion annually to developing countries-purportedly for projects and programs that help the poor while protecting the environment.