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Permaculture pioneers — Stories from the new frontier
Our World 2.0
January 26th, 2012
In these days of increased concern over food security, resource scarcity and deteriorating ecosystems, the system of design known as permaculture is an important part of finding sustainable solutions.
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CSRWire 
January 12th, 2012
Be on hand at the Seventh Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit: Refocusing the Lens on Human Rights, to be held in Los Angeles, February 9, 2012.
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Forbes
January 10th, 2012
Sometimes when you immerse yourself in a diverse range of challenging and seemingly unrelated projects you will suddenly recognize patterns and see powerful connections.
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Ode Magazine
January 9th, 2012
The Melbourne Age reports this week that, despite the European debt crisis, faltering Chinese economic growth and uncertainty in North Korea and the Arab world, there are lots of reasons to be optimistic about 2012.
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Echoing Green
January 6th, 2012
Young people are beginning to take more risks, some that may lead to some big fails, to help find a career with meaning. FailFAIRE takes the notion of “learning from your failures” to a whole new level.
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Ashoka
January 13th, 2012
I started working at Ashoka 10 years ago – incredible, isn’t it?! And the most important thing these last 10 years is meeting so many special and wonderful people like each of you.
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New Agriculturist
January 11th, 2012
In particular, the research team wanted to test the hypothesis that a diversified system would offer improved ecosystem services, and that these would contribute to enhanced food security among a broad base of Malawi’s rural poor.
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...UN Report Released: Can Organic Farming Feed the World?
Planet Green
January 10th, 2012
The hold out for many of those that cling to conventional farming has often been that it will be impossible for organic farming to feed the world. It’s more expensive and the crops aren’t as strong, right? Wrong. This is far from the truth according to a new UN study reported on Civil Eats.
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The Guardian
January 9th, 2012
Shared ownership helps to diversify rather than concentrate wealth and roots the value it generates in communities.
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...Home: From Displacement Camps to Community in Haiti
Other Worlds Are Possible
January 6th, 2012
As 2012 begins, a growing movement of displaced people and their allies in Haiti is actively claiming the right to housing, which is recognized by both the Haitian constitution and international treaties to which Haiti is signatory.
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