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29 October 2003
Environmentally Friendly Electricity for Flor de Mayo, Bolivia
"We´re so happy," said Flora Huanca, who'd never had electricity in her life before last year. "We used to arrive from the fields as it was getting
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29 October 2003
Saving a River, Helping the Sea: Buddhist Monks Work to Protect Thailand's Nan River
The Indo-China Intersection Development Institute is trying to reduce pollution of the Nan River at the source, by convincing farmers in 29
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29 October 2003
Isolated Kenyan Village Gets Connected
Eventually, they will get an Internet connection for virtually unlimited scope of possibilities. Ignoring the scorching midday heat, hundreds of
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29 October 2003
"Lighting Up": Community Action, Global Impact
To build on their initial success, SGP, the Small Grants Programme funded by the Global Environment Facility and administered by the United Nations
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29 October 2003
Selling Nature Without Destroying It: Community Ecotourism in Eastern Bolivia
The surrounding protected area, which extends to Bolivia's border with Brazil, is home to an amazing array of flora and fauna, from endangered
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29 October 2003
EcoTourism Revives Jordan's Wadi Rum
Throughout the centuries, it has been an area of transit for traders. There are more than 4000 scattered inscriptions on the rocks, many of them
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29 October 2003
San Agustín's Medicinal Plants: Reaping the Benefits of Nature's Pharmacy
Over the course of those centuries, the Quechua have discovered that many of the plants endemic to their harsh but beautiful region have curative
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01 November 2003
Repatriation of the Mountain Bongo Antelope to Mt. Kenya World Heritage Site
The mountain bongo (Boocercus eurycerus isaaci) is a flagship species for one of the world's richest forest ecosystems, adjacent to the highest
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18 February 2004
Mt. Kenya Communities Play Key Role in Return of Endangered Bongo Antelopes
Eighteen mountain bongo antelopes, a critically endangered species, arrived safely in Mt. Kenya National Park last month from the United States via a
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01 April 2004
La Voz Comunitaria
Second Spanish edition of "La Voz Comunitaria" (The Voice of the Community) which expresses the experiences of the SGP communities in Honduras. The
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14 December 2004
Sabah's Indigenous Communities
Article from the Borneo Post on how Sabah's indigenous communities make conservation
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25 April 2005
First Four Wheeler Electric Bus Fleet in Nepal
Kathmandu, April 25, 2005. Hon Dr Shankar Sharma, Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission, inaugurated the first four-wheeler electric bus
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