Uganda: Difficulties continue for returnees and remaining IDPs as development phase begins

Source: AlertNet

In the four years passed since the signing of a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army, return has taken place in northern Uganda at a rapid rate. More than 9 ...
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Source: New Zealand Listener

Government hopes to “leverage our green reputation” are further imperilled by a WWF report on NZ’s environment efforts since Rio 20 years ago. The report examines six areas that required action in the wake of the summit two decades ago – greenhouse gas e ...
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Delegates reject 2.5% levy on profits

Source: Irish Times

CORPORATION TAX: SINN FÉIN has rejected a call for a temporary 2.5 per cent levy on corporate profits to increase the corporation tax rate to 15 per cent. At its ardfheis the party also rejected a motion calling on the executive t ...
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Visit Motat for Free in June Thanks to Volunteers

Source: Scoop - New Zealand News

MEDIA RELEASE 28 May, 2012 Visit Motat for Free in June Thanks to Volunteers Maintaining MOTAT as New Zealand’s leading transport and technology museum is a huge undertaking – a task that would be impossible without a loyal team o ...
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How to Build a Green Supply Chain

Source: The Journal of Commerce

JOC Member Preview. To continue reading, login or register below. Shippers and 3PLs look to take sustainability to the next level with end-to-end logistics solutions When Nike this month accepted the Federal Maritime Commission Ch ...
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20 years of inaction threatens NZ’s natural heritage

Source: Scoop - New Zealand News

Media release For immediate release Paradise Lost? New report shows 20 years of environmental inaction threatens NZ’s natural heritage (Wellington, 28 May) Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major en ...
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Area marketers plot strategy around Hispanics' draw to mobile devices

Source: Naples Daily News

NAPLES — Flicking through a tablet computer version of his Spanish-language magazine, Orlando Rosales plays a video. With a few taps on the tablet, there is legendary Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, breaking into song at a dinn ...
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Check in to your hotel and check out your carbon

Source: BusinessGreen.com

Hotel operator Accor has created a calculator designed to help corporate events organisers track the carbon impact of conferences, based on the number of participants, the number of nights they stay, and even what type of food is served. The company ...
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Water from his wallet

Source: Calcutta Telegraph

Those tired of reading about political scams and siphoning of public money can find hope in a water messiah. Zilla parishad member Rajkumar Singh (38) spent Rs 4.5 lakh of his own money to fund a 14,000-litre water tanker for the thirsty Haludban ...
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