Category: International Development

02/23/11

PEOPLE & MACHINES are increasingly connecting, via information technologies.  It is happening in ways that almost no one predicted or currently understands.  What does it all mean?  Maybe I can help a bit. First, let me try to give some insight… more »

11/20/10

ndonesia and Haiti reinforces this grave point.  In this report, we call for a greater focus on the need to increase building reinforcement and disaster risk reduction efforts around the world. Download the full report as a PDF here. more »

01/30/10

Deforestation in the Brazilian AmazonImage Courtesy of ScienceDaily GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA — The University of Florida Tropical Conservation and Development Program hosted a three-day conference to address the current hurdles of land conservation in th… more »