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BANGLADESH: Labour NGO wins fight for registration
2013-09-11 14:18:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity (BCWS) has had its official non-governmental organisation (NGO) registration reinstated following a three-year struggle.
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NGO: conflict of interests behind Peruvian highway proposal in the Amazon
2013-05-16 16:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: As Peru's legislature debates the merits of building the Purús highway through the Amazon rainforest, a new report by Global Witness alleges that the project has been aggressively pushed by those with a financial stake in opening up the remote area to logging and mining. Roads built in the Amazon lead to spikes in deforestation, mining, poaching and other extractive activities as remote areas become suddenly accessible. The road in question would cut through parts of the Peruvian Amazon rich in biodiversity...
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Nigeria: NGO Launches Award to Tackle Environmental Degradation
2013-04-29 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Trust: The Mary Elika foundation has expressed concern over the rising problem of environmental pollution and degradation and charged the state governments to rise to the challenge to complement the federal government's efforts. The Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Mrs. Mary Manzo, told newsmen Monday in Abuja that the NGO has floated an initiative to ginger state governments into action to address the environmental challenges in their areas. She said the organisation has instituted an award,...
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I'm Dong Ngo, and these are my personal Wi-Fi routers
2013-02-12 22:50:19| CNET News.com
CNET networking editor Dong Ngo reveals the Wi-Fi routers he has used at his home over the years. [Read more]