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Harnessing The Data Revolution And Improving Land Management Through Geospatial Technology

Advances in earth observation, computing power, and connectivity have tremendous potential to help governments, and us at the World Bank, support better land management, an...

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Human Rights

Do Children Have A Right To Be Loved?

Surely every child on Earth should be loved. That seems obvious. But is that a human right? Many international declarations adopt this view. The 1989 Declaration on the Rig...

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Human Rights

2.5 Billion People At Risk Of Hunger And Poverty If Land Rights Are Not Protected

Indigenous peoples and local communities protect half the world's land, but formally own just 10 percent, according to a report released today by a global alliance of NGOs....

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A Tale Of Two Astronauts: Scott And Mark Kelly Begin New Phase Of NASA Twins Study

After nearly a year on the International Space Station, NASAastronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Tuesday night, completing, along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Korni...

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World Wildlife Day 2016: 15 Ways To Save Earth’s Animals And Plants

Thursday marks World Wildlife Day, which the 68th session of the United Nations General Assemblydesignated as a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the planet’s ...

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Environment

New Material Lifts Technology From Desert Beetle, Harvests Water From Air

The global water scene should strike fear into the hearts of even the most privileged of middle-class Americans. There will be good years and there will be worse years, but...

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Environment

Bee Extinction Is Threatening The World’s Food Supply, UN Warns

Last Monday, members of nearly 100 national governments met in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a weeklong conference to discuss the threats facing animal pollinators...

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Sustainable Development

Experience The Milky Way In High Resolution Over Multiple Wavelengths

About 90 percent of the global population lives north of the equator, so it’s no wonder that the Southern Hemisphere often gets short-shift. But when it comes to stun...

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Environment

New Material Lifts Technology From Desert Beetle, Harvests Water From Air

The global water scene should strike fear into the hearts of even the most privileged of middle-class Americans. There will be good years and there will be worse years, but...

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Environment

Here's Why It's A Very Bad Idea To Wipe Mosquitoes Off The Face Of The Earth

It would be hard to find an insect more despised these days than the mosquito. The blood-sucking pest is considered more lethal to humans than any other animal in the world...

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