By Danielle Nierenberg on December 20, 2010 in Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Access to nitrogen fertilizers can mean the difference between success and failure of an entire year’s investment for an Asian rice farmer. But overuse of fertilizer can degrade the long-term quality of the soil and...
By Renee Blodgett on December 14, 2010 in Antigua, Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Events, Featured, Festivals, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Panama City, Photos, San Salvador
The green cufflinks between North and South America, these seven compact countries would be easy to skip on a map. Yet they represent a complex web of cultures, ancient ruins, tropical wildlife and adventure.
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Just 20 miles south of Carmel and not far from the much-photographed Bixby Bridge (top photo) lies Andrew Molera State Park, one of Big Sur's most accessible hiking areas. The gentle, flat camp trail of...
It’s hard remembering holidays on the road, especially when you aren’t immersed in the preparation, advertising, and all of the hullabaloo surrounding them. When traveling, American holidays become just another day. Sure, you’ll see a...
This is the first in a three-part series about the Africa Sustainable Development Council.
His name says it all. The translation of Salibo Some, the Director of the Africa Sustainable Development Council (ASUDEC) in Burkina Faso,...
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This is what I observed. For the most part Jordan is socially conservative and Jordanian women typically wear hijab (headscarf) and modest clothing. I found the Jordanian people very accepting and accomodating so...
I've taken a break from posting here, but have been posting over at Intel's My Life Scoop blog for the past month or so. I haven't gone to Hawaii (except in my mind, maybe).
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“Talent is universal but opportunity is not,” said U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, when she presented the First Annual 2010 Fairness Award to Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) earlier...
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