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    Spotlight on biofuels: the research challenge

    SciDev.Net, 2007
    Biofuels are described by some as absolutely catastrophic because of their potential consequences, while others see them as the driving force for development in some of the world's poorest regions. This edition of SciDev.Net picks a path between "doomsayers" and "utopians", and looks at the reality of biofuels research and development in the developing world.
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    Shifting ground - implications of international cooperation for civil society organisations in Latin America, 2000-2007

    CARE International, 2007
    International and national dynamics in Latin America are reconfiguring the relationships between the main development actors. These dynamics are shifting the ground for civil society organisations and impacting on their ability to fulfil their role in fighting poverty and inequality and promoting democratisation.
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    MAC HIV and AIDS global survey

    MAC AIDS Fund, 2007
    This study from the MAC AIDS Fund looks into the attitudes of 4,510 people in nine countries around the issue of HIV and AIDS. The results show a poor level of education about the HIV and AIDS epidemic; more than 40 percent of those interviewed across the nine countries do not believe that AIDS is always fatal.
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    Promotion of resource efficiency projects: Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction, Issue 2, 2007

    Wisions of Sustainability, 2007
    The second edition of the WISIONS publication ‘Sustainble Energy for Poverty Reduction’ describes a range of projects that contribute to this end. One is the community-based adaptation project Solar Pintadas.
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    Can biofuels reduce poverty and tackle climate change?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Biofuels have been hailed as a solution to climate change and a way to reduce poverty. Some researchers argue that by successfully entering the biofuel market, developing countries can create jobs, boost incomes and so increase food security. However, are biofuels sustainable in environmental, social or economic terms?
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    Agroenergy: myths and impacts in Latin America

    Focus on the Global South, 2007
    Biofuels (or agrofuels) production has increased dramatically in Latin America over recent years, as global concern over climate change grows and oil prices continue to rise. But are biofuels really a sustainable energy solution, and what are the costs?
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    Women’s literacy training using ICTs

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    About 18 percent of adults worldwide remain illiterate, the majority of them women and mostly from the poor sectors of society. How common is the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for women’s literacy training and what strategies can help ensure a project is successful?
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    Advocating for Abortion Access: Eleven Country Studies

    Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 2001
    What factors influence a country's legal position on abortion? This publication is
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    Compartir conocimientos para el desarrollo rural: retos, experiencias y métodos

    América Latina en Movimiento, Agencia Latinoamericana de Información (ALAI), 2007
    Desde la “Revolución Verde”, la producción global de alimentos ha aumentado dramáticamente. Mas el hambre continúa extendiéndose en muchas partes del mundo, particularmente en áreas rurales, y muchos pequeños agricultores se enfrentan ahora a la ruina financiera.
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    Banks, pulp and people: a primer on upcoming international pulp projects

    Pulp Mill Watch, 2007
    This report examines the pulp industry’s current expansion plans as well as the implications of these plans for people and the environment. The report argues that pulp mills have severe impacts on biodiversity, water, land rights and livelihoods.

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