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    Over-nutrition?

    For millions of people worldwide, hunger and malnutrition are common everyday challenges. For some, even famine is a threat. But in many developed countries, food abundance brings other serious nutritional and health problems. Though these are being addressed, western habits are starting to spread.

    (729 words)
  • Struggling with green goals

    Ensuring Environmental Compliance: Trends and Good Practices

    Despite their progress in developing green laws and policies, OECD countries are noton track to achieve some of their key environmental goals and commitments.

    (283 words)
  • Bio-people

    Improving the diversity of biological habitats and ecosystems is a vital goal in itself, yet policies to encourage biodiversity, like most legislation, will have both supporters and naysayers. Limitations on land use to protect biodiversity can sometimes reduce income, but have broad benefits for the general public.

    (238 words)
  • Angela Merkel

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    First International Transport Forum

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel will address the first International Transport Forum on climate change and transport at Leipzig on 28-30 May.

    (29 words)
  • Making city sense

    Cities are economic drivers at the heart of globalisation. Policymakers should look more closely at their potential, too. Here is why.

    (1996 words)
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