From today onwards, I will be reporting on the UN Climate Conference, COP15, in Copenhagen, representing the WSC-SD.
To give a kick-start, below is the first article.
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What is ‘culture’? There are definitions under which every non-biological human characteristic counts as culture. And ‘development’ is just as difficult to pin down. Every change could be called development – but then nothing ever stays the same. So there are countless possible combinations of the two concepts. When you introduce new farming techniques [...]

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Nice infographic about the world and its resources.
Via Anothercompany.
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(By Suman Sahai)
Does it make sense for India to forego its special status as a producer of GM-free agricultural foods, lose a secure market for its produce and incomes for its farmers, and start cultivating GM crops that no one will buy? Is the future not with organic farming?
According to the author, ‘It is embarrassing [...]

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Many individuals are inspired to donate more money to a charity if a philantropist has pledged to match funds. But what does this say about our giving preferences? Professor Ray Fisman (Columbia Business School) designed a game that reveals what lies beneath our most charitable impulse.
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