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Kenya puts its faith in fish farming

Mark Tran, guardian.co.uk (1 September 2011)

The Kenyan government is pushing fish farming to provide an alternative to small farmers who are scrabbling to eke out a living from poor soil. Read more.

Winds of Change

Offshore Turbines More Powerful than First Nuclear Plant

By Alexander Smoltczyk, Spiegel Online International (21 October 2011)

The term "energy revolution" sounds light and airy enough, but how do human beings manage to wrest electricity from the sea? Germany's largest offshore wind farm, a power plant surrounded by a hostile environment, produces 12 times as much energy as the world's first nuclear power plant. Read more

A nonprofit thinks small: a $25 computer the size of a thumb

GREGORY M. LAMB, CS MONITOR (9 MAY 2011) Raspberry Pi would be aimed at low-income students and allow video, email, and social networking. Read more

Guardian Weekly Global Development

Superphones Spot Infant Brain Injuries, Diagnose Malaria, Zap Mosquitoes

NEAL UNGERLEIDER, FAST COMPANY (10 MAY 2011)

A new set of $100,000 grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding a range of mobile phone applications in an effort to improve global health. Read more

Water is Key: Former legal eagle focuses on world water issues

ANNA REEVES AND SANDRA PAYNE, (IT) MAGAZINE (26 APRIL 2011)

Passion and purpose intersected in the dusty roads of West Africa for this former District Attorney. Now a world class photographer, he’s working to get you involved in the solutions to a worldwide issue. Read more

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UN chief urges change in resource consumption patterns for sustainable development

UN NEWS CENTRE (13 MAY 2011)

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for fundamental changes in humanity’s resource consumption patterns and values, saying the planet’s natural environment is under unprecedented pressure with far-reaching social and economic consequences. Read more

UN summit adopts 10-year plan to help lift developing countries out of poverty

UN NEWS CENTRE (13 MAY 2011)

Participants at a United Nations summit today outlined a 10-year plan to support the world’s most vulnerable countries overcome poverty, calling on the private sector to play a greater role in the fight, urging wealthy nations to step up their aid commitments and demanding the elimination of many trade barriers. Read more

“Live Below the Line”: How does living on $1.50 a day end extreme poverty?

(IT) MAGAZINE

The HEART of (it): Launched in 2008, the Global Poverty Project is invigorating a global movement to end extreme poverty within a generation. Read more

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