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To Feed the World, Improve Photosynthesis
By reworking the basic metabolism of crops, plant scientists hope to forestall devastating food shortages.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
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Shift to biogas helps revive forests
Fuelwood is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions in South Asia and East Africa.
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- Energy, Environment
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- South Asia
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Doing well by doing good: the multilateral banks respond to climate change
The multilateral development banks (MDBs) were seen as an important channel to support both mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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- Environment
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- bank, climate change, environment
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Cape Town’s waste entrepreneurs helping to create a green environment
They started the initiative to encourage recycling in parts of the city where the council did not provide recycling opportunities‚ and in their short existence are already taking in up to 100 drop-offs a day from residents at their single depot at the Gardens Bowling Club in the City Bowl.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Can Tourism Alleviate Global Poverty?
International tourism may be booming but the benefits don’t always reach the local populations due to leakage. Griffith University’s Susanne Becken explains what leakage is and how to turn the situation around.
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- Environment
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Paying poor landowners not to cut trees a cheap way to save forests
Ugandan villagers paid $28 a year not to cut trees. Study finds that's cheaper than mitigating climate change.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Managing Trade-Offs Between Impact and Profit – Finding the Formula for BoP Business
Eugenia Rosca's study of small enterprises in BOP markets reveals that many of them have similar characteristics and are founded to respond to highly pressing local issues. The businesses usually identify a social need and develop a market to address it; then, in time, around one-third of them reported an increased orientation toward economic goals. To be successful, they should acquire skills, resources and capabilities for both social and economic activities.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Financial Inclusion
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First Impact Report on Economic, Environmental and Social Performance of Clean Technology Companies Released by Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
"Measurement of social and environmental impact beyond financial metrics provides investors with a broader understanding of the true risks, costs and opportunities involved, thus enabling more informed investment decisions," states UBS Managing Director, Andrew Lee, Head of Impact Investing.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- North America
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