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Hurricane Floyd. Photo by <a href=" http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=471" target="_blank">NASA</a>

DEC 20, 2006 Article

Environmental Treaties: Inconvenience or Opportunity?

The Kyoto Protocol took effect on February 16, 2005, as the first legally binding environmental treaty committed to reducing greenhouse emissions. But the United States, the world's ...

Hurricane Floyd

DEC 20, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Environmental Treaties: Inconvenience or Opportunity?

The Kyoto Protocol took effect on February 16, 2005, as the first legally binding environmental treaty committed to reducing greenhouse emissions. But the United States, the world's ...

DEC 20, 2006 Article

Van Dyk Diary: Khost, Southeast Afghanistan

Despite an American military presence here, the Taliban are back and Khost is more dangerous than it was a few years ago. There are suicide ...

DEC 19, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The AccountAbility Story

AccountAbility's mission is to advance innovations in accountability in order to promote sustainable development. It strives to build the definitions and requirements for accountability and ...

DEC 18, 2006 Article

Van Dyk Diary: Baluchistan, Pakistan

Baluchistan borders on Afghanistan and Iran. In the past it was a haven for the Mujahideen; now it harbors&nbsp;the&nbsp;Taliban and perhaps ...

Bolan Pass, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Photo by Sheryaar.

DEC 18, 2006 Article

ROUNDTABLE: Baluchistan and the War on Terror

Is the rugged province of Baluchistan a haven for al-Qaeda and the Taliban? How do Pakistanis and Afghans view the situation there?

DEC 18, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: South Africa Takes Leading Role on Same-sex Marriage Rights

South Africa recently legalized same-sex marriage in a move demonstrating further progress from a past fraught with inequality and discrimination. South Africa is the first ...

DEC 15, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Diamond Movie Unearths Rock-hard Ethical Dilemmas

Given that cinema is a cultural tastemaker, Blood Diamond has a chance of damaging the global diamond trade, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most profitable ...

Yellow Catuaí, a variety of <em>Coffea arabica</em>

DEC 12, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Sleeplessness from Seattle

Starbucks Coffee is sending a blended message on fair trade: The company established Coffee and Farmer Equity Practices, but it is also resisting Ethiopia's efforts ...

DEC 8, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Global Goods Partners Story

"Going beyond fair trade, Global Goods Partners enables people to buy fairly traded products while at the same time promoting the comprehensive advancement of marginalized ...