Archive for October 1st, 2008

Protecting the Environment Will Combat Poverty: Wangari Maathai

Posted on 1 October 2008. Filed under: Environment, MDGs |

photo: Ricardo Medina
The morning plenary session at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting last Friday was on the “Global Impact of Rural Innovation” and had quite a distinguished panel of speakers. Well, every session at CGI had impressive credentials, but this one was particularly inspirational. Here are some of the highlights from Wangari Maathai , founder [...]

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Young Consumers’ Guide to Eco-Friendly Living

Posted on 1 October 2008. Filed under: Environment, Governance |

UNEP and UNESCO Announce a New and Updated Edition of the Popular YouthXchange Training Kit

Paris/Nairobi – October 1st, 2008. How to balance looking cool and feeling cool with the need to combat climate are among the key tips in the new United Nations YouthXchange Training kit. This updated version of the guide also gets [...]

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