South Africa "The launch of the Eye on Earth network is a great leap forward in helping organisations provide the public with authoritative data on the environment and in helping citizens around the world better understand some of the most pressing environmental challenges in their local area," said Jacqueline McGlade, executive director of EEA.
France Gates noted in his report that the capacity to innovate is spreading beyond the richest so that the "binary model of the developed world on one hand and the developing world on another has become irrelevant". "One of the newest resources for development — and potentially one of the most transformative — is rapidly growing countries' capacity for innovation. Countries like Brazil, China, India, and Mexico are in a great position to work closely with poor countries because they have recent experience in reducing poverty, as well as enormous technical capabilities," Gates said. "This unique combination gives them both the insights and the skills to create breakthrough tools for development."
Jordan H.M. King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein: dignity, opportunity, democracy, and peace and justice are gateways to Arab prosperity; predicts early legislative elections overseen by independent election commission for Jordan The King sees a level playing field, transparency, accountability and the rule of law as crucial to regional economic growth. World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab proposes five new models to deal with global changes: global power shifts, increasing cultural and religious diversity, the social impact of globalization, job creation and streamlining government |
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Three environmental innovation projects demonstrate the capacity of Latin American researchers to develop solid virtuous circles. A method to revolutionize gold mining; biofuel from used cooking oil; a container where garbage and wastewater go in and four useful products and zero waste come out: Latin American science applied to the environment.
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