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Inauguration of the Local Economic Development Office in Tripoli PDF  | Print |  E-mail

UNDP-ART GOLD Lebanon in collaboration with the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) inaugurated the Local Economic Development Office (LEDO) in North Lebanon at the premises of the Chamber of Commerce in Tripoli at 10:30 am. The ceremony was convened in the presence of Mr. Shombi Sharp, UNDP Officer in charge, H.E. Mr. Johan Verkammen, Ambassador of Belgium to Lebanon, Mr. Marcel Chabtini and Mr. Michel Bitar, respectively the First Vice-President and Second Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in North Lebanon, in addition to community representatives.

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Reactions to Nuclear Emergency Mixed PDF  | Print |  E-mail

By Alison Brown,

The nuclear crisis in Japan continues with the latest efforts to cool the reactors involving army helicopters attempting to dump tonnes of water on them to prevent a meltdown.

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Thousands Protest in Berlin Over Dioxin Scandal PDF  | Print |  E-mail

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of German protesters marched in Berlin on Saturday to demand a change in farming methods and vent their anger at a food scandal in which cancer-causing dioxin was found in some eggs, poultry and pork.

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Brazil Rains Kill More Than 600 as Epidemic Feared PDF  | Print |  E-mail

By Sergio Queiroz,

NOVA FRIBURGO, Brazil (Reuters) - Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 626 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said on Sunday, as fears of more storms and disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.

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Amount of Carbon Absorbed by Ecosystems Each Year is Grossly Overstated, Says New Study PDF  | Print |  E-mail

By Emily Kirkland, mongabay.com

According to a new paper published in Science, current carbon accounting methods significantly overstate the amount of carbon that can be absorbed by forests, plains, and other terrestrial ecosystems.

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