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Africa, New Technology to Sever Timber's Link to Conflict? (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://allafrica.com/stories/200808080580.html Inter Press Service (Johannesburg) 8 August 2008 Posted to the web 8 August 2008 Michael Deibert New York While conflict diamonds or blood diamonds, as they are known, have gained attention the world over ... Other labels: timber, blog, liberia, technology, conflict, forests, security, naturalresources

AFRICA, Trees "vital for food security" (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85898 NAIROBI, 28 August 2009 (IRIN) Countries tackling food insecurity and climate change adaptation can greatly benefit from agroforestry integrating fleshy plants and trees into their farming systems, environmental specialists ... Other labels: blog, agroforestry, security, food, environment

Africa - Commonwealth Plan On Climate Falls Short (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) Monitor (Kampala) 25 November 2007 Posted to the web 25 November 2007 http://allafrica.com/stories/200711250001.html  Grace Matsiko & Agencies Kampala COMMONWEALTH leaders said yesterday that climate change threatened the survival of small island members but failed ... Other labels: climate, commonwealth

Africa - Farmers Could Earn 'Green' Money (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) UN Integrated Regional Information Networks 16 November 2007 Posted to the web 16 November 2007 http://allafrica.com/stories/200711160876.html   Johannesburg Lack of information is the main obstacle to paying African farmers as an incentive to protect the environment, according ... Other labels: change, climate, agriculture, incentives

African development needs good geo-spatial information (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/africandevelopmentneedsgoodgeospatialinfo rma.html?utmsource=link&utmmedium=rss&utmcampaign=enopinions Derek Clarke 18 December 2008 Africa must make it easy to access and share geospatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke ... Other labels: blog, prevention, gis, mapping

Africa - Triple Threat Looms Over Continent's Rural Poor, Warns UN Agency Chief (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) UN News Service (New York) 15 November 2007 Posted to the web 16 November 2007 http://allafrica.com/stories/200711160005.html  Dakar Africa's rural poor are facing a "perfect storm" of rising food prices, climate change and population ... Other labels: poverty, change, climate

A plan for monitoring Africa's weather (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) Scott Baldauf  \ Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the December 5, 2007 edition http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1205/p06s02woaf.html Cape Town, South Africa When a massive earthquake shakes some corner of the Pacific Ocean, sensors alert Pacific ... Other labels: disaster, climate, cooperation, vulnerability, weather, scientists

Ban Ki-moon warns that water shortages are increasingly driving conflicts (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=25527&Cr=water&Cr1= 6 February 2008 Many of today's conflicts around the world are being fuelled or exacerbated by water shortages and climate change is only making the situation worse, SecretaryGeneral ... Other labels: unitednations, blog, conflict, un, security, food, mdg, water

Biotechnology 'no cure-all' for food insecurity (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) Ochieng' Ogodo 26 September 2008 EN Africans, like this Tanzanian paprika farmer, require more access to land and fertilisers to take advantage of the products of biotechnology USAID NAIROBI Biotechnology is no panacea to the food insecurity and poverty problems in Africa and other ... Other labels: blog, security, governance, food, health

Botswana's Ex-President Wins Leadership Prize (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) CELIA W. DUGGER Published: October 20, 2008 New York Times JOHANNESBURG A foundation dedicated to celebrating and encouraging good government in Africa awarded its annual prize on Monday toBotswana's former president, Festus G. Mogae. He ... Other labels: blog, diamonds, governance, botswana, leadership