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Human Development Report Shows Great Gains, And Some Slides

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By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

UNITED NATIONS — The world has made significant progress in income, education and health over the past 40 years, but the gains have been uneven and in some places war and the ravages of AIDS shortened life spans, according to a

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Phase IIn June 2009, we hosted a prototype event in Oceanside, CA, demonstrating the value of collaboration and surround visualization.  Phase I focused on the interconnected issues of energy, water, population demographics and oceans.  During Phase II we raised  $46,000 with our new Partners.

'Ten Years' To Solve Nature Crisis, UN Meeting Hears

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By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News, Nagoya, Japan

Delegates will consider adopting new set of targets for 2020 that aim to tackle biodiversity loss

The UN biodiversity convention meeting has opened with warnings that the ongoing loss of nature is hurting human societies as well as the natural world.

The two-week gathering aims to set new targets for conserving life on Earth.

Japan's Environment Minister Ryo Matsumoto said biodiversity loss would become irreversible unless curbed soon.

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What is the Geospatial Community Doing to Put Clean Water in More Places Around the World?

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Written by Jeff Thurston

Water is valuable, but clean water that people can drink has greater value. Some regions have an abundance of clean water, and others have do not – a geographic factor. In other places pressure on natural ecosystems that generate water are placing great stress on ecosystems, often overwhelming them. The production of clean water is a result of the protection and stewardship of natural ecosystems, but also the result of efficient and effective management.  And, on that basis geospatial technologies have a large role to play.

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GIS: Are Utilities Lost In The Data?

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Aligning data in real-time, graphic dashboards aid decision making  #a2apage_EMAIL { display: none ! important; }#a2apage_any_email { display: none ! important; }#a2amail_any_email { display: none ! important; }   

Phil Carson | The world is awash in information and lacking in intelligence, according to me (and, reportedly, others).

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Currency War Risk Threatens Investment Recovery: U.N.

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GENEVA (Reuters) - The growing danger of a currency war is threatening the recovery in global investment, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday.

Disputes between different countries about their exchange rates were adding to uncertainty which was deterring businesses from investing abroad, said James Zhan, director of UNCTAD's investment and enterprise division.

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