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Governments Propose New CITES Trade Rules For Dozens of Wildlife Species	The proposals offer detailed arguments on how to improve the conservation and sustainable use of the African elephant, the minke whale, the great white shark, various tropical birds, trees and orchids, numerous turtle species, the southern white rhinoceros, two species of crocodile, the bald eagle, several medicinal plants and many other species.
Controlling the Andean potato weevil through Integrated Pest Management	Controlling Andean potato weevils while minimizing pesticide use
“Development Connections: The Hedgerow Model” by Neva R. Goodwin from "Evolving Values for a Capitalist World."	In economic thinking, development is a teleologic process; it aims to accomplish changes that will bring the state of the world closer to some preferred state. Different development actors and agents hold different visions of the preferred state—the goal. For development to achieve its objectives, the process must be well matched to the goal.
Downtown redevelopment: The Denver Dry Building	Central Business District’s (CBC) revitalization using mix-use, mixed-income redevelopment of historical buildings.
Ecosystems of Bolivia	Bolivia is one of the richest countries in the world, with high biodiversity in birds, neo-tropical mammals, a variety of ecosystems and rich cultural communities. However, Bolivia is also a developing country that faces enormous problems in its efforts to solve economical problems and poverty, many times resulting in irreparable damage to the ecology and natural resources.
Global Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Implementation	An appropriate legal framework is essential to accomplishment of clean energy solutions. This paper discusses legislative and regulatory measures that have contributed to successes in achieving clean energy improvements and concomitant reductions in releases of carbon dioxide contributing to global warming.
The Songtaaba Women’s Group	In the Sahelian countries, the semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, severe deforestation and desertification are taking a great toll in loss of natural resources, livelihoods and health, and there are few socially acceptable activities where women can earn their own money.
Development of Alternatives to Animal Use for Safety Testing and Hazard Assessment	Development of testing methodologies which are both more predictive of human response to a broad range of chemicals and finished products and less costly in animal lives and suffering.
Efficient transportation for successful urban planning in Curitiba, Brazil	With the creation and guidance of planning agencies like The Research and Urban Planning Institute of Curitiba (IPPUC), a mass transportation system developed that today covers eight neighboring cities, and transports 1.9 million passengers daily with an 89% approval rate.
The Delbuoy, a low-cost, low maintenance, wave-powered desalination unit	When Michael Pleass began to try to find an inexpensive and simple method for desalinating water, his attention was drawn to a third kind of renewable energy, one that had received less focus than solar and wind.