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Last year, we talked Fair Trade.This year, we go beyond.

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good for the planet.good for the people.good for your lifestyle.good for making a living.good for ideas and change.good for having a good time.good for being with nice people.good for a world of opportunities.

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2009november

Sustainable Business Culturein every respect !

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* it's our world* what is Yours

*"Today, more than ever, we need

political leaders who can seethe big picture, who under-

stand the relationshipbetween the economyand its environmental

support systems." –Lester R. Brown

Plan B 3.0

Want to meet cultural creatives surfingthe tidal wave of innovation @ the 2009 campus

Ways to make a Living are changing.The world is changing.

The world iscranking on all edges with environmental devastation, illnesses, poverty, social injustice, escalating violence, health problems, deteriorating social networks, stress.

60 percent of the ecosystemservices that support life on Earthare on the edge of collapse.**

In the USA, the young genereation's

lifespan is expected to be less thattheir parents'. Trends show that 50% willhave cancer, 30% suffer a heart stroke, and30% will develop diabetes, And you?"Even though they live in the world's wealthiest nation,

Generation We are inheriting a damaged future, and aset of potentially catastrophic problems. But we haveevery reason to be optimistic. These kids identifythemselves as strongly progressive, and are fed up withpartisan politics. They're socially tolerant, environmentallyconscious, and peace loving. They volunteer in recordnumbers, they're technological ly br i l l iant. . ."Eric Greenberg, author of Generation We.

Your Lifetime is a very specialmoment in the history of

human civilisation.

According to the IUCN's Red Databooks, many species are still atrisk of extinction. Scientistsestimate a daily loss of 150species.*

On top of all this comes - climate change. Movingtowards a 5 degree rise in average global temperature.***

While one would expect the captains of the global, industrial Titanicto change the course... the exploitation, destruction and degradationof forests, oceans, coasts, freshwater reserves, agricultural surfaces

- and, people - are accelerating.

Yes, people. Through stress and unhealthy living conditions.

* IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmentalnetwork - a democratic membership union with more than1,000 government and NGO member organizations, andalmost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries.

** United Nations, Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. The world's mostcomprehensive scientific analysis on the state of the Biosphere. Conductedby 1,300 top-level experts from 95 countries, it reveals that approximately60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth are beingdegraded or used unsustainably.

... increasing the likelihood of potentially abrupt changes that will seriouslyaffect human well-being. This includes the emergence of new diseases,sudden changes in water quality, creation of 'dead zones' along the coasts,the col lapse of f isheries, and shifts in regional cl imate.

Exciting times !

*** David Wasdell; up to date climate science presented to 500global leaders at Taellberg Forum 2008, and to Nicolas Stern,author or the renowned Stern Report to the British government..

All these are in one way or anotherrelated to ... an economy that is outof tune with the biosphere and theliving needs of healthy people.

New, fresh, exciting things are emerging!In 2008, many new models had their breakthrough!

Social Entrepreneurship - Social Business - The hub world network -Positive News media - and countless Ideas !

Globally connected, new ways are formingbetween new and old cultures. Organisations,business and media blend, new lifestyles,learning and education emerge. Caring peoplecreate ideas that benefit the people and theplanet. Living their ideals - enJOYing their

Y o u c a n n o t n o tc h a n g e t h e w o r l d .

What are You up to?

work and allies - and making a good livingon it. Administration, business, governmentand education are turning to them for help increating the future.This future is unfolding and opening up~ will You co-Create it?

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This is not a free Show.We will be present with all that we have.And we share it with those ready to do the same.Those with an earnest desire to learn about things that matter.Because only then can our worlds connect.

All of us 70 people meeting there come from different worlds.And this is why we need you to tune in & contribute, so we all have somethings in common, and create something new together. Throughchecking a few texts, articles and video clips, and contributing some yourself.

Like You, We don't like boring stuff. So expect to be surprised. This can be amost unusual experience. The more you put in, the more you will get out of it.

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POSITIVE CHANGE & EDUCATION

In face a of a changing world with new challenges and opportunities, the UnitedNations have launched the World Decade of Education for Sustainable Development2005-2014.

You are right if you think - "hey, looking at my school, I think there is still a long wayto go". Definitely! The shift to education systems nurturing Fair Global Citizens ableto live a global, peaceful, just and sustainable civilisation is only in its tender beginning.

And there's no time to wait - to learn

How evolve the Now to create a great society, together ?How to adapt to climate change ?How to have a world of peace and prosperity ?How to apply successful solutions to solve the world'sproblems ?How to share and develop solutions ?A society where everyone can participate in shaping it ?How to work co-creatively and generate ideas in a large,diverse group of people ?

One of the easy ways we use to share available solutions with the worldis this Positive News Board. One reaches the entire school communitydaily at minimal cost. With YL Magazine, we are evolving in 15 languages. And your campus contributions will also feature in the Magazine.

Your teachers also appreciate having complex, practical, real life learningprojects in your school ~ such as the school company. And they arefully behind the adventure journey into the new. emerging realms of'Business & Sustainability'.

We encourage you to join in and take the chancefor a special trip out of school. With no Educationbut lots of Learning.

* HOW TO JOIN *

Here's what to do ~

Step 1Check out the Positive News BoardLike what you read ? Please add your thoughts to the Feedback Page & Jumpto

Step 2Contact your teacher - that is ... _________________________.

Check to make sure you can attend from Nov 8-14. No sister birthday or soin that week ;-)

Your teacher will provide you with information on participating in the requiredpreparation

- which includes

Step 3Telling us about your school company/ies or related activities.

Step 4Tell us about yourself using the Profile Form.

Step 5Take a dive into the world of sustainability and business by browsing yourchoice of articles, websites, video clips from our resource list.

Step 6Measure your Ecological Footprint. And maybe even join a Social Experiment.The upcoming resource list tells you all you need about this :-)

POSITIVE NEWS - SOLUTIONS & IDEASFOR A BETTER WORLDYour preparation includes learning about good examples, and finding some - as a contributionto the campus gathering.

We expect that you already know some of the important things of what clean, responsiblebusiness means. Minimising effects on the environment at every stage of the productionchain, recycling, transparent consumer information, fair wages, pleasant work atmosphere,workers rights...

With this

POSITIVE NEWS BOARDwe want to show you a few more impressions from the rich, evolving spectrum of ingenioussolutions.

Browse the stories

Please share Your thoughts on the Feedback Page

Did you know that other parts of the world are taking thesesteps already ?

What if these available simple solutions were appliedeverywhere ?

Do You have questions about matters ofsustainability, the future, your personal path ?

You are welcome to ask, and we will respond and/or includethem into the campus process.

You can write directly to our contact address.Ask your teacher for it :-)

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ok - WHY CARE about developing a civili-sation based on a sustainable economy ?

Since 1992, nations have met at UN summits andproduced much paper and newspaper headlines. But foralmost twenty years, political & business leaders havenot made relevant decisions. Will you keep waiting ?Or will YOU become part of the SOLUTION ?

Poorer states need '100 billions per year' for global warning,says World BankThe Hague (AFP) Sept 29, 2009, www.terradaily.com

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Up-to-date climate sciencepresented in high levelenvironments since summer2008, by David Wasdell, AlGore and Nicolas Stern,explain that limiting globalwarming to 2 degrees is nolonger possible. We aremoving towards 5 degrees.The fact that large institutionsstill stick to outdated figuresis not very encouraging.

Developing countries will need upto 100 billion dollars (80 billioneuros) a year for 40 years to combatthe effects of global warming, saida World Bank report released inThe Hague on Tuesday.

Assuming the planet is two degreesCelsius warmer by 2050, "the studyputs the cost of adapting ... at 75billion to 100 billion dollars a year"from 2010, according to aninvestigation commissioned byBritain, the Netherlands andSwitzerland.

"What we try to show with thisreport is the urgency of ensuringthat there are sufficient funds foradaptation" for poor countries,Dutch Development Minister BertKoenders said on receiving thereport.

"It is for many countries a questionof life and death," he added. "Therewill be no climate deal inCopenhagen if there is no financingfor adaptation" -- referring to theUN climate summit to be held therein December.

East Asia, South Asia, LatinAmerica and sub-Saharan Africaare those most affected by globalwarming, the report said.

The European Union, Japan andthe United States "realise" thatmoney had to be found, Koenderssaid, adding however that funding"does not necessarily have to comefrom national budgets".

"The big political debate is now aboutthe figures, that is why it is veryimportant to have objective figuresfrom this report."

Koenders said developing countrieswould require additional aid on topof traditional development assistanceto deal with climate change.

World Bank economist SergioMargulis, who headed the study, saidthe costs of global warming will rise.

"Development is the most powerfulform of adaptation," the report said.

"It makes economies less reliant onclimate-sensitive sectors, such asagriculture. It boosts the capacity ofhouseholds to adapt by increasinglevels of incomes, health andeducation.

"It enhances the abil i ty ofgovernments to assist by improvingthe institutional infrastructure. Andit dramatically reduces the numberof people killed by floods andaffected by floods and droughts."Development also means breedingdrought- and flood-tolerant crops,climate-proofing infrastructure, thereport said.Margulis said developing countries,like their rich counterparts, also hada duty to reduce CO2 emissions "toa v o i d t h e u n m a n a g e a b l ec o n s e q u e n c e s o f h i g h e rtemperatures".

If nothing is done, the report argued,global warming would kill half the

species on the planet, flood 30percent of coastal wetlands, andcause a steep rise in malnutritionand disease.

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The declared goal of theforthcoming Copenhagennegotiations – reducingcarbon emissions by 80% by2050 – will allow business-as-usual for another 15-20 years.

According to a recent MITstudy, even i f a l l thegovernments completely fulfilltheir current promises, CO2levels will have reached over600 p.p.m. by 2050, whileglobal temperatures will haverisen at least 4°C (6.9F). Thisis irreversibly catastrophic.

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MeToWe - Sweeping Canada with a Powerful Spiritof Positive Change.

Watch and wonder. Here's a youth wave taking off! Youth-led. Super professional. Super impact! This is a new level!Unlike anything You've Seen so far! Hu-wow!

There's so much to say about metowe that this article can only show upa fraction of it...

Originally Craig and Marc Kielburger's (www.freethechildren.org) priorityfocus lay on forming adopt-a-village partnerships from Canada to fourtycountries. Now, they include taking care of local communities in Canada.

Based on their experiences overseas, they unite the Freethechildren schoolgroup network under the overarching philosophy of (from) me to we - fromindividualism to caring - using our personal priviledge and capacities forhelping others - which not only makes the world better, but makes us feelreaally good. Right on!

MetoWe is remarkable for its full scale professionalism in running thecampaign, bringing thousands of youth from hundreds of schools togetherfor MeToWe Day, involving many inspirational speakers and celebritieswho really care www.freethechildren.com/weday and stick to the movement.And it's cool they don't take themselves too serious. Watch Craig's publicspeaking tips ;) http://we.freethechildren.com/get-involved

Their approach may look puzzlingly mainstream to change-makers usedto being counter-culture. But - hey, look at this - they are achieving, mobilisingon massive scale, with fun, and massive impact and inspiration! This is anew generation! The people involved are full on sincere and living positivechange action spirit!

It is so good to see them take over the mainstream, blinking out all thosefake and hyped celebrity wanna-be events. This is the way to do it! Craigand Marc - thanks and Go Go Go!

Below are some picks of an incomplete list of what they do (the wholeenchillada! Wow!) and INSPIRATIONAL 'HOW THEY DO IT' VIDEOS thatare really fun to watch. Enjoy!

METOWE FEATURES- inspirational leaders - strong media appearances - a massive! inspirationalwebsite - maaajor events - a huuuge school group network - lots ofparticipation - great team feeling - youth leadership training in schools- seminars, like The 7 Steps to Social Involvement, Effective public speaking,Facilitator training, Fundraising made easy, Interpersonal communication,How to inspire others, How to organize a press conference, How to promotevolunteerism, How to raise public awareness, How to work with the media,How to write a great resume, Interview techniques, Negotiation skills,Teambuilding and goal-setting, Thinking outside of the box... - teachingtools - overseas volunteer opportunites - responsible travel opportunites- books and dvds - clothing and music - "metowe Academy" youth leadershiptraining camps ... all this based on a massive, inspired staff of volunteers!

Get the full story + great video links inSpecial Edition #1 @ www.youth-leader.org

YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity

Yes! are the world's leading, most holistic and innovativeorganisation for nurturing young leaders.

YES! was born when Ocean Robbins, a 16 year old Californian youth,heard Nancy Reagan* say "Just say No". He felt there’s a better way -“Just say Yes! - and it's just amazing what's come out of it!

In 1990, Yes! ‘Youth for Environmental Sanity’ was born www.yesworld.org.Beginning with local environmental actions, Yes! soon started touring theU.S, visiting high schools and speaking to more than 650,000 students,bringing them a special message :

'Young people are not the leaders of tomorrow.We are the leaders of today. And we are going to show you how.'

The experience of encounters with young people of different backgrounds,sharing the aspirations for positive change, has brought Yes! to the nextstep, which they have become known and famous for : Yes! Jams.

YES! JAMS : The healing power of communityInnovators - especially at young age – naturally have few or no one toshare their feelings, their drive, motivations and aspirations with. And thiscan be extremely hard. This is why Yes! is bringing young, visionary leaderstogether for informal, week-long gatherings, full of dialogue, of sharing theirstories, their pains and dreams, of playing and art, of caring and joy. Untiltoday, Yes! has held more than 90 week-long jams around the world, withvisionary young leaders from more than sixty-five nations! Surveys amongparticipants have shown that, among other things, 94% of Jammers gainedvaluable skills and perspectives that enhanced their life. They have alsostarted more than 400 non-profit groups working for positive change, withimmeasurable impact within the organizations and communities they serve.

Instead of asking ‘Can Young People Change the World?’ we should ask‘Can the World Do Without them?’

“As an activist we focus so much on healing the pain and conflict aroundus that we never get a chance to heal the pain inside our own lives, to growas individuals with integrity and strength of spirit with healthy bodies fullof energy to dedicate to our work. Thank you YES! for a wonderful time.My heart has opened to the possibility of a place for spirit in my work. Thiscamp through me will reach hundreds of young people.” —Karun Koernig,25, Manager, Environmental Youth Alliance, Vancouver, Canada

'Unleashing all that we have, and all that we are,on behalf of all that we love.'

"I am trying to help us change our definition of growing up, so that it ceasesto mean giving up on our ideals, and comes to mean learning how to liveour dreams, every day, on the Earth. I want to awaken the passion andcreativity of youth, combine it with the wisdom, experience and insight ofelders, and transform our world." Ocean Robbins, Yes! founder

Get the full story, activist portraits and inspirational video links inSpecial Edition #1 @ www.youth-leader.org

Muhammad Yunus about a World WithoutPoverty

Muhammad Yunus tells us his exciting story of revelationsand puzzling experiences with officials and how to followone's path for transforming the world.

Known as the 'Banker to the Poor', this finance visionary and innovator, founder and manager of GrameenBank and its growing family of social venture businesses, was honoured with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.His work with Grameen echoes a theme among modern day social entrepreneurs that emphasizes theenormous synergies and benefits when business principles are unified with social ventures.

"In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe, bringing with them enormous potentialfor positive change. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problems like inequality and poverty,because it is hampered by a narrow view of human nature in which people are one-dimensionalbeings concerned only with profit.

But human beings are not one-dimensional. In fact, human beings have many other drives andpassions, including the spiritual, the social, and the altruistic.

This is why I believe strongly in the potentials of social business, where the creative vision of theentrepreneur is applied to today's most serious problems: feeding the poor, housing the homeless,healing the sick, and protecting the planet."

Muhammad Yunus leads a movement that has liftedmillions from poverty.

~ How did he get there?

~ What have been important experiences alongthe way?

~ What are the main steps in overcoming aparadigm irrationally resistant to sound change?

Here he describes how he created microcredit -collateral-free lending and savings - and other businessservices to the poorest citizens, particularly women.Yunus lays out the path to this extraordinary visionand success: from his youth as the son of a smalljeweler in East Pakistan to his later years leadingGrameen and driving global social change.

Don't miss this! This is one of the most exceptional videos around.

47:26min, english language, with subtile translations in 77 languages to choose from!

Excellent for school use - on global issues, innovation and poverty reducation.

Get the full story + this extraordinary video link inSpecial Edition #1 @ www.youth-leader.org

Today, there are more than 300,000 phone ladies all over Bangladesh, doingrolling business. In total, we have sold more than 15 million cell phones.Grameen Phone is the biggest company, with more than 50% of the marketshare. Like Grameen Bank, we want Grameen Phone to be owned by poorwomen in Bangladesh."

Muhammad Yunus Recounts GrameenSuccess Stories

Muhammad Yunus, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is well kown for hisachievements in lifting millions of people from extreme poverty throughmicrocredit ventures of Grameen Bank.

The Grameen Foundation, however, has started many other ventures, andMuhammad Yunus, has now stepped forward to proclaim a new businessparadigm - 'Social Business'. At Vision Summit, he shared several successstories, for example

Get the full story + video links inSpecial Edition #1 @ www.youth-leader.org

How an initiative to bring mobile phones to poor villagesbecame the biggest mobile phone company in Bangladesh.

There's more... about 'Ending Night Blindness' . .. 'Bringing Solar Energy to Remote Villages'... 'Technology for Healthcare' ... 'Affordable Nutritional Yoghurts for Poor Villages' ... 'ProvidingAffordable, Clean, Safe Water to Villages'...

ABOUT GRAMEEN PHONE„One problem of poverty is isolation from the world. This is why we thought aboutstarting Grameen Phone, for bringing mobile phones to the villages. So, I startedtalking to government officials to receive a license for setting up the GrameenPhone program. This was not as easy as I thought. I encountered some unexpectedsituations. The first question of the government official was „Why?“ I was puzzled,and I answered „So they can call people by telephone.“ He replied „They havenobody to call anyway.“ It took me a while to understand what he was saying,because this is a way of thinking I could not comprehend. Of course, they havepeople to call. So, I explained the idea to him. „We will be selling the phone toindividual people in the village, so they can rent out the phone to others in thevillage who pay for using the phone. We will only sell it to women, making themthe telephone ladies. We sell it to them for a loan that they can pay back in smallrates over time.“ He was not convinced. „She has never seen a phone before inher life.“ I was surprised again. Remembering my own experience in discovering acell phone, I replied „Well, there is a first time to everything! For a cell phone. Forme, for you, too. And we still stumble using them.“ „She cannot read the numbers.“„Well, there are only ten numbers in the world. If she knows pushing these numbersmakes money, she will learn them in ten minutes.“ These people are poor. Butthey are not dumb. He was not convinced. Finally, we got the license.Six months later, after we had sold a lot of phones, I went to the villages to askquestions to twenty phone ladies about their experience. They were all enthusiastic,and while I was talking to them, the phone kept ringing all the time, and they went„Wait a minute. Wait a minute.“ I remembered the talk I had with the governmentofficial, and I asked „Do you have any problems pushing the numbers?“ „No. Wedo it all the time.“ (We have a rule when selling the phones. Do not give it to thecustomer. You do the dialling, and when you hear the response sound, you giveit to the customer.), but sensing the doubt behind the question, she replied „I willdo it blindfolded. Tell me any number, and I will dial it. If I cannot do it, I return thephone to you, since then, I do not deserve it.“ I had never expected this. Shechallenged me, I was shocked. It is so easy to undermine the capacity of others.

KIVA : people2people Microcredit Partnerships

Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for thesake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals tolend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.

It may take as little as 20 dollars to start a business in 'developing' countries. But getting thse twentydollars has been close to impossible until microcredit programs have - only recently - appeared andlifted millions out of extreme poverty. The breakthrough has been achieved by Grameen Bank, 'abank for the poor', founded by Muhammad Yunus. You can listen to his amazing story here. Worldwide,institutions and organisations are developing microcredit support networks. But - the world is large,and they are not everywhere.

That's why - Here comes You!

Kiva adds an additional, precious dimension to the world of microcredit: individual People2Peopleloans from private citizens connected through the internet! This is particularly useful for people incountries that do not yet have large scale programs. You are the change! But there's more to it.There is no need to take any interest rate. Further, this kind of personal international co-laborationis a great emotional experience and expands the awareness for Fair Global Citizenship.

"The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material.When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then makea loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence andimprove life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan(usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, whenyou get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need." kiva website

It is easy to get started. Kiva's website offers all the information and the contacts you need to getstarted in experiencing yourself in a role of both priviledge and generosity like never before. Enjoy!

P.S. This is a unique opportunity to get involved as young people! As individuals, groups and schools.What a great Global Learning experience with an impact! Imagine the empowerment felt by students!

Find out more @ www.kiva.org

Get the full story + links inSpecial Edition #1 @ www.youth-leader.org

"Then his eyes would fix upon the well. The water pouring from the pumpis a quiet miracle, not far removed from striking a rock with a staff andwatching a spring gush forth. He’d recall that once, two decades ago, thewell had been empty..."

The wells in Rajasthan’s Alwar District had dried up, thrusting the peopleinto abject and seemingly inescapable poverty. In the language of EcoTippingPoints, it had suffered a negative tip – a switch from sustainability to decline.

The revival of traditional earthen dams to capture rainwater for rechargingthe underground water supply provided a tipping point that brought thewells back to life. And with the water came a better life for the people.

The story of Gopalpura and the Alwar district of Rajasthan paints a dramaticpicture of what Eco-Tipping Points are and how they work. It concerns themost basic of resources: water. It demonstrates how a "negative tip" cantake a vital resource away, and how a "positive tip" can bring it back. Andit shows how the ripples from a relatively small event can change anecosystem and a community.

It started in the spare, humble village of Gopalpura. Nearly a thousandvillages are now following Gopalpura’s example! The experience hastriggered a strong feeling of stewardship in the population, making it resistentagainst short sighted outward interference into the life-systems of theirregion.

Eco-Tipping Points : Making Wells Flowagain in the Desert of Rajasthan, India

Get the full story, insights into the Eco -Tipping Pointsapproach + more in Special Edition #1

@ www.youth-leader.org

Re-adopting traditional economic practices has re-animated a desert-region in India's state of Rajasthan.Wells, forests, communities and animals - all startedcoming back!

'Better Bananas'!

Partnership Of Rainforest Alliance & CHIQUITA Leads to100% Approval of Company Farms in Latin America; nomore pesticide use, improved social standards and - with27% higher yields !

According to the Rainforest Alliance, 100% of Chiquita's bananacompany-owned farms in Latin Americ now abide by strongenvironmental and social standards, which have positiveimpacts on rural communities and tropical landscapes."

"By meeting the Rainforest Alliance's standards, Chiquita hasimproved water quality, instituted programs for recycling andsafe waste disposal, dramatically decreased agrichemical use,and improved the quality of life of workers.

Investing tens of millions of dollars, Chiquita has implementedrecycling programs and reforestation projects, modernizedwarehouses, protected rivers by setting up water filtrationsystems, designed safer and more comfortable packing plants,and instituted soil conservation measures. The company hasalso devoted considerable time and money to worker training,housing, schools, day care, and health and safety programsfor employees and their children.

The changes at the farm level are tangible and dramatic, butthe program has also generated improvements that are harderto quantify. According to the Rainforest Alliance's Chris Wille,the director of the Better Banana Project, "Perhaps the mostimportant changes are in the minds of farm managers andworkers who now see the value of conservation and viewnature as an ally in crop production."

"Fernando Aguirre, Chiquita’s president and CEO, says this was the first time he’d made aninvestment without consulting a spreadsheet. And, he adds, it was the best one he ever made.Chiquita is saving $5 million U.S. a year (4 million Euros) on pesticides, and production hasincreased 27 percent." says Ode Magazine.

Although Chiquita bananas are not certified organic, this shift represent a big improvement toindustry mainstream. This large scale example clearly shows that non-pestide, organic agriculturein general does not mean lower yields. In fact, many studies show that organic agricultureproduces higher yields. Not to speak of cutting the cost on chemical poisons.

A major global good practice example!How about telling all other companies to follow?

Sources:Rainforst Alliance : www.rainforest-alliance.org/news/2000/chiquita.html andOde Magazine www.odemagazine.com/news.phpImage: Rainforest Alliance : www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/agriculture/certified-crops/bananas.html

Get the full story + links inSpecial Edition #1 @ www.youth-leader.org

The tourism facility is an important factor because itoffers paid work. Moreover, it functions as a small fund

(a kind of "Funding source")for the support of variouslocal, social and culturaltasks in San Ramón.The buildings and visitors'accommodations at FincaEsperanza Verde areequipped with solar panelsproducing a total of 500watts, providing power fort h e l i g h t s , t h eradiotelephony equipmentmaintaining communi-cations, as well as twofreezers (the nearest powertransmission line is to befound at a distance of 2km.) Most of the food usedat the finca is produced or

procured locally, part of it from organic farms (vegetables,fruits, eggs, meat). Hot water for the showers comes fromlarge, portable hose bags heated by the sun. Cleandrinking water is provided from a protected mountainspring above the finca. The waste water is collected inseptic tanks before being passed through an undergroundfilter bed.

There are no "artificially" created touristactivities. On the contrary: Things that were and areavailable have been made accessible. International visitorsare well briefed on local codes and values. Activitiesinclude a rich network of hiking trails, guided trips (on footor by horse) for bird- and animal watching (toucans, sloth,

Holistic Community Development in Rural NicaraguaThis remarkable project, benefitting the entire region of San Ramos and the international partnercommunity, was initiated by a single tourist couple, who developed friendly ties in the community ofSan Ramos, Nicaragua. Together with Ms. Yelba Valenzuela, organising activities on-site, they startedinformal community-twinning activities in their home town of Durham, North Carolina, USA, andestablished the non-governmental organisation „Durham-San Ramón Sister Communities“.

Much of the region's economy had shifted to coffee production over recent decades. However - coffeeplantations, which are not operated according to ecological criteria, contribute significantly to waterpollution during the harvesting, to the point of rendering the water undrinkable !!! Think about it, realiseit. Consider spending a dollar more on a packat of ground coffee to ensure the (almost always poor)farmers have safe drinking water!

Therefore, among one of the first activities was the searchfor a coffee roaster in the USA, which was willing to purchasethe entire harvest of the 32-member cooperative of organiccoffee farmers in San Ramón. The search was successful."Café San Ramon" is "fair trade" certified, and is sold withthe quality criterion "shade-grown" .

Generated profits are being returned into sustainabilityprojects benefitting the community, and developing theFinca Esperanza Verde from a dusty hilltop into a bloomingand awarded eco-tourism facility. As a result of thiscooperation, the region's Gross Product hasrisen by 30%!

howler monkeys, eagles) or for visits to thebutterfly breeding station, work days on acoffee plantation, or simply enjoying theecologically rich and beautiful Finca Verdeitself.

A maximum number of 22 visitors and ofthree consecutive homestay nights protectsthe community from too much stress. Thecommunity notices that visitors coming viathe „international bridge“ are more respectfulthan individual travellers. Yet, the tourismcouncil sees no negative impact for thecommunity, as long as operations stay smalland controllable. Each visitor representsabout $US 750 investment into the localeconomy. Visitor numbers have reached450, and the Nicaraguan Award hastriggered a national visitor flow of today 200well-situated Nicaraguans. The internationalbridge alone has generated more than US$49,500 from Community-Stays.

Further funds have gone into building ande q u i p p i n g schools , p r o v i d i n ghealthcare, realising water projects.All staff are paid above averagewages , young guides also takeresponsibility as volunteers to care forthe integrity of their environment.

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'The Story of Stuff' with Annie Leonard

The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled lookat the underside of our production and consumption patterns.It exposes the connections between a huge number ofenvironmental and social issues, and calls us together tocreate a more sustainable and just world.

It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may changethe way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. www.storyofstuff.com

This animation film is not the kind of tame, boring info film or aggressive anti-documentary we've all come across many times. No, it's that special kind ofingenous style typical of Free Range Studios - who are the absolute champsin Flash Movie Activism @ www.freerangestudios.com!

Not only are the animations fun, but the film addresses the full scope ofproduction, consumption and waste, incl. fundamental political! flaws in thesystem, illustrated with graphic facts without being one-sided, and verystraightforward - not trying to euphemise the effects of industrial resourceextraction behind artificial words.

“We’ll start with extraction, which is a fancy word for natural resource exploitation,which is a fancy word for trashing the planet. What this looks like is we chopdown the trees, we blow up mountains to get the metals inside, we use up allthe water and we wipe out the animals.”

The high quality informational and entertainingquality has made it a major success on the internetAND in schools. This movie is the BEST TOOLaround on the topic to be used in education! -and that's the kind of multiplying effect we need!So, please join in spreading this tool left and right,up and down!

Since The Story of Stuff was launched online onDecember 4, 2007, the site has been visited bypeople in over 224 countries and territories aroundthe world, and been translated to manylanguages.

More than six million people have seen it on thewebsite, 'and millions more have seen it onYouTube. More than 7,000 schools, churches andothers have ordered a DVD version, and hundredsof teachers have written Ms. Leonard to say they have assigned students to view it on the Web. Based onthe gained international attention and support, Annie is now working with educational organisation Facingthe Future on developing a two-week middle and high school level educational module with the film at itscore.

But don't wait for it - use Story of Stuff in SCHOOLS right now. The website offers all the tools you need.

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China is Building a Sustainable City : Dongtan

China's rapid transformation period is enabling amazingbreak-throughs. Now, China takes a step into the Age ofSustainable Urban Design.

A couple of years ago, the government has started the creation of theworld's first eco-city in Dongtan. Arup, a Britain-based planning, engineeringand design firm, and the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC)have joined hands to transform Dongtan, a rural island nestled in theYangtze River near Shanghi, into a green city that has minimal negativeimpact on the environment and takes an active role in encouraging thewell-being of its residents.

Planners, like Peter Head, Arup's director of this project, want this city torevolutionize how cities are built. Through sustainable design and planning,Arup aims for Dongtan to be self-sufficient, generating all energy fromrenewable resources, growing all food, and recyling all waste.

The residents of this city, which will eventually be three quarters the sizeof Manhattan, will live, work and relax in the city. The final project will haveparks and other such areas to encourage an active population.

Dongtan is to become a "city of towns", a city of three villages - with manyfocal points for citizens and integrated into the rural landscape. It will haveseveral communities of different characters, rather than creating onefaceless area. This shall make the city a lively, vibrant and sustainable, aunique, varied and high-quality urban environment, which enables inhabitantsand visitors to use the city as a place for play, leisure, encounter, work andenjoyment of the natural world, in a balanced and sustainable way.

It will accommodate a population of 50 000, rising to a projected 500 000by 2040. Dongtan will incorporate many traditional Chinese design featuresand will feel like a 'Chinese' city.

The first phase of the eco-city is slated to be finished by 2010, just in timefor Shanghai Expo trade fair. And, at the present time, two more eco-citiesare planned for China; timeframes and locations have yet to be disclosed.

Charting this new frontier, planners have faith in the bright future of China. "There is a growing recognition in China that long term economic andsocial vitality depends upon more efficient, effective use of nature's resources,coupled with improved human and environmental health," says GaryLawrence, senior advisor on the project and Urban Strategy Leader.

"The building of Dongtan on an island close to Shanghai is a horrendouslyexpensive project but the Chinese are convinced that their investment willpay off. The new technology and new modes of urban living pioneered atDongtan will, they hope, be replicated throughout China and sold on to aworld desperate for environmental solutions."

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Cartoon of the Week20 Minute Neighbourhoods

by Andy Lubershanehttp://earthlycomics.blogspot.com/2009/04/20-minute-neighborhoods.html

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Sweet Breakthrough: Oranges + CO2 = PlasticProfessor Geoffrey Coates and graduate students Chris Byrne and Scott Allen describe a way to makepolymers using limonene oxide and carbon dioxide, with the help of a catalyst. Limonene is a carbon-based compound produced in more than 300 plant species. In oranges it makes up about 95 percent ofthe oil in the peel."Almost every plastic out there, from the polyester in clothing to the plastics used for food packaging andelectronics, goes back to the use of petroleum as a building block," Coates observes. "If you can getaway from using oil and instead use readily abundant, renewable and cheap resources, then that'ssomething we need to investigate. What's exciting about this work is that from completely renewableresources, we were able to make a plastic with very nice qualities."The Coates laboratory comprises 18 chemists, about half of them striving to make recyclable andbiodegradable materials out of cheap, readily available and environmentally friendly building blocks."Today we use things once and throw them away because plastics are cheap and abundant. It won't belike that in the future," says Coates. "At some point we will look back and say, 'Wow, remember whenwe would take plastic containers and just throw them away?'"

Ricoh to Place First 100% Eco-Powered Electronic Billboardin New York's Times SquareJapan's office equipment supplier Ricoh Co. set up an eco-powered sign in Times Square in New York City (U.S.) for alighting in December 2008. With its hybrid power generator andbatteries for power storage, the billboard will be powered entirelyby the sun and the wind, needing no electricity supplies fromother sources.The sign (14.3 x 38.4 meter) bearing the company's logo willbe equipped with four wind turbines and 63 solar panels. Thesign, although capable of storing four days worth of supply inthe batteries, may not be illuminated in case there is not enoughwind or solar power.

RICOH Powers Off Billboards Globally on World Environment Day. The Ricoh group, turnedoff all of its billboards, neon signs and other facilities globally for the night of June 5, 2009, the UnitedNations' World Environment Day. Its subsidiaries in Japan joined the lights out campaign to reduce CO2held by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, simultaneously conducted on June 21 and July 7 ofthe same year.Participation in these events was an attempt to improve employees' environmental awareness under the"Ricoh Global Eco Action" as a part of its global environment events. The Ricoh group all over the worldbegan such efforts in 2006, and it encourages their employees to switch off lights at major facilities,billboards and offices, and to think about and act for the environment. In fiscal 2008, 43,000 employeesin 65 offices across 31 countries took part in similar activities and reduced CO2 emissions by an estimated14 tons.

San Francisco Bans Plastic Shopping BagsSan Francisco's city council voted 10-1 for banning plastic bags from consumer stores. The reasonsare clear: An annual volume of more than 180 million plastic bags in California alone adds to pollutingthe oceans, the land, and wasting oil on a big scale.Environmentally, organic and 100% bio-degradable alternatives have long been available, but corporationsmade no significant moves - so much about corporate self-responsibility.Here comes the legislation. As usual - from hippie hang-outs, peace ralleys to green technology legislation- San Fran proves to surf the tidal wave forglobal, human society evolution.

OK, mayors and citizens of the world - nowyou can dare do so, too!Actually, Curitiba and Porto Allegre (both Brazil)and Bogotá (Colombia) have taken jumps ininnovation when run by ingenious mayors.So, don't wait to break the historical patternand demonstrate practical steps on the yellowbrick road to a desirable future.

7th Grader Invents Solar Cell Efficiency ScientificBreakthough13 year old Yuan has already met with his state's congressional representatives,and in half an hour, he will appear onstage to accept a $25,000 fellowshipfrom the Davidson Institute. The seventh grader won the award for designinga new, more efficient solar cell -- a project he undertook at Meadow ParkMiddle School.Yuan began working with solar cells two years ago, after science teacherSusan Duncan encouraged him to tackle an engineering project. He spenthours searching the Internet, brainstorming with Duncan, and talking withprofessionals before he found a topic that piqued his interest: the globalenergy crisis. Building on research from Georgia Tech and Notre Dameuniversities, Yuan found a way to improve the conversion efficiency and yieldsof solar cells.Most solar cells absorb visible light to produce electricity, but his design harnesses both visible andultraviolet light. That's particularly helpful in cloudy areas, such as where he lives in the Pacific Northwest,because the solar cell can continue to generate electricity even when clouds obscure the Sun. To achievethis result, Yuan applied various coatings, integrated nanotubes, and added specialized nanostructuresto a typical solar cell. Experts have given his method a thumbs-up.Read the whole article at http://www.edutopia.org/william-yuan-summa-options-science

Solar Village in IndiaIs now 100% CO2-freeBysanivaripalle has been special eversince it installed the first biogas unitsin the Eighties. Now, not a single stickneeds to be burned any more. Thevillage has gone 100 percent solar!

Bysanivaripalle is a small village inIndia's southeastern state of AndhraPradesh. In the Eighties, i tsinhabitants decided to go for biogas,with a total of 23 facilities today. Andnow, there is more: Bysanivaripallehas gone solar - to one hundredpercent!

The Austrian NGO Intersol hassponsored the f irst 26 solarinstallations. "Today, we are runningour 49 facilities without a singlematch", says Sadananda Reddy, asilkworm breeder and solar activist incharge of the solar cookers, whichare good for everything from cookingrice and traditional meals to roastingpeanuts, making fries and heating upirons. Mrs. Papulamma enjoy thecookers just as much: "I don't haveto go collect firewood anymore. Allthe women of the village have learnedhow to maintain the solar cookers".She is preparing school-lunches forforty-eight children.

This model village saves on emitting104 tons of CO2 per year. DieterSeifert of Germany, who designed theSK-14 solar cookers, is proud of theirachievements. "There are places withmore solar cookers, of course. Butthe combination with biotechnologyis unique. This village is a hundredpercent CO2-free."

Red LED-lampscut greenhouseelectricity use by96% !!!Red LEDs contribute to longerlamp life and energy savings. Asof January 2007, a 90 percentsuccess rate has been achieved.

Since 2002, Nippon KeikiKagoshima Works, Ltd., an LED( l i g h t e m i t t i n g d i o d e )manufacturer in Japan, has beenexperimenting electric lightcultivation of chrysanthemumsusing red LEDs, which contributeto longer lamp life and energysavings. As of January 2007, a90 percent success rate hasbeen achieved.

Using red LEDs has variousbenefits: 1) they are moreefficient than incandescentlamps, ensuring longer (semi-permanent) lamp life; 2) they donot generate excess heat, andthus cause no temperaturedamage to chrysanthemums; 3)they repel insect pests fromchrysanthemums and so lessagrochemicals are used.

Running a greenhouse of sixmeters by fifty meters requires50 incandescent lamps of 75 W(a total of 3,750 watts). By usingred LEDs, two 75 W lamps (atotal 150 watts) are sufficient.The company plans to continuethe experiment, with the ultimateaim of commercial production.

New Solar FilmUtilizing IndoorLight to beCommercialized by2010 in JapanToppan Forms Co., a Japaneseinformation management solutioncompany, announced on March 16,2009, that by 2010 the company isgoing to commercialize a powergenerating organic film, a solar cellwhich can utilize low-intensity light suchas indoor light. This thin-film solar cellis based on technology developed byKonarka Technologies, Inc., anAmerican organic solar celldevelopment company.

Currently, the majority of solar cells onthe market are made of silicon andhave some limitations for widerapplication. They need to be installedoutside where a lot of sunshine isavailable, and they are not portabledue to their weight and thickness. Theyalso require a large initial investmentthat takes time to recover. The newphotovoltaic film, however, can convertindoor light to power. It is as thin as400 micrometers and weighs only 500grams per square meter, which makesit more flexible and versatile thanconventional solar cells. The new filmis also cost-effective as it can bemanufactured by traditional printingcoaters.

Toppan Forms intends to apply thenew thin-film solar cell to various goods:furnishings such as window shadesand curtains; office equipment such aspartitions and whiteboards; productsfor commercial facilities such as postersand showcases; fabric products suchas clothes and lap robes; and portableproducts such as handbooks and rollup chargers.

Supermarkets open E-Car Battery Charging StationsAeon Co., a major Japanese retailer opened a new style of eco-shopping center in Saitama Prefecture on October2, 2008. The store has systematically incorporated the latest environmentally-friendly technologies and systems,including a high-speed charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) and 11 chargers for electric motorbikes. Theinstallation of such an automotive charging station is the first of its kind in a domestic commercial facility, in preparationfor the upcoming roll-out of electric cars in 2009. Japan for Sustainability http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028548.html

The Tesla Roadster is an all-electric sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors. Tesla has shippedmore than 500 Roadsters to customers in the United States and Europe, and Canadian deliveries are expectedto begin in late 2009. The Roadster can travel 244 miles (393 km) on a single charge of its lithium-ion batterypack, and can accelerate from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.9 seconds. The Roadster is the first productionautomobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production EV to travel more than 200 miles (320 km) percharge.

Electric vehicles require much less service and maintenance than internal combustion engine vehicles. They donot require routine oil changes. They do not have any tailpipe emissions and therefore do not require any muffleror exhaust system work. They do not require replacement spark plugs, pistons, hoses or belts. The conventionalparts of the car—including the brakes, body work and any interior and HVAC work—can be performed by anyqualified automotive technician, exotic car garage or other local provider. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster

In 1996 Electric cars began toappear on roads all overCalifornia. They were quietand fast, produced noexhaust, and ran withoutgasoline. ...

Up-to-Date Climate Science"Planet Earth - We Have a Problem!"'We have already passed the tipping point that marks the onsetof runaway climate change, and are fast approaching the criticalthreshold beyond which the behaviour becomes unstoppable.'

This is David Wasdell's message in this high end science presentationgiven to 500 world leaders and parliament, already in summer 2008!

We think Everyone Should Know !

"Beyond the Tipping Point: Feedback Dynamics & the onset of RunawayClimate Change" is probably the best and most important presentation onclimate change out there : Earth's heat engine, tipping point, runawayclimate change, macroscale strategic response and action.

Chapters:Forewords by Bo Ekman, Chairman of the Taellberg Forum (01:54)Introduction to the Presentation (06:46)Part 1: Basics of Climate Change (09:02)Part 2: Feedback Dynamics and the Acceleration of Climate Change (13:42)Part 3: Tipping Point: Onset of Runaway Climate Change (08:15)Part 4: Climate Stabilisation: The Task (07:53)Part 5: Climate Stabilisation: The Strategy (09:27)Epilogue: From Despair to Action based on Realistic Hope (04:58)

David Wasdell delivered this copiously illustrated presentation on the 29thJune 2008 to the Strategy-Planning workshop of the Tällberg Forum (annualinformal gathering of 500 world leaders @ www.tallbergfoundation.org) inthe heart of Sweden.

After a basic introduction to climate dynamics, the powerful feedbacksystem, already accelerating climate change, is analysed. It is argued thatwe have already passed the tipping point that marks the onset of runawayclimate change, and are fast approaching the critical threshold beyondwhich the behaviour becomes unstoppable. The presentation concludeswith an outline of the global strategy now urgently required to re-stabilisethe life-support system of Planet Earth.

David explains why international negotiations are based on 5 year old dataincl. outdated predictions for an ice free North Pole towards the end of the21st Century. But it occurred in summer 2008. Still politics and businessare bargaining with arguments that make sense only in their fantasies.

New scientific research, published since the video was completed, callsfor a doubling of the figure used in the presentation for the strength of thewater-vapour feedback. This adds 50% to the calculated power of currentglobal heating and reinforces the conclusion that runaway climate changehas already been initiated. The urgency of the imperative response to theglobal emergency cannot now be overstated.

-"A civilisational shift, from the supertanker to the shoal, responding tothreats instantenously." In KOSMOS JOURNAL's Spring 2009 Issue, YouthLeader's editor Eric Schneider has explored how to enable the "CivilisationalShift from Supertanker to Shoal" illustrated in the Epilogue through a newMEDIA CULTURE, and how YOU can become part of i t !

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Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?September 29, 2009, Earth Policy Institute www.earth-policy.org

“In early 2008, Saudi Arabia announced that, after being self-sufficient in wheat for over 20 years, thenon-replenishable aquifer it had been pumping for irrigation was largely depleted,” writes Lester R.Brown in his new book, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W.W. Norton & Company).

“In response, officials said they would reduce their wheat harvest by one eighth each year until productionwould cease entirely in 2016. The Saudis then plan to use their oil wealth to import virtually all the grainconsumed by their Canada-sized population of nearly 30 million people,” notes Brown, President andFounder of the Earth Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based independent environmental researchorganization.

“The Saudis are unique in being so whollydependent on irrigation,” says Brown in Plan B4.0. But other, far larger, grain producers suchas India and China are facing irrigation waterlosses and could face grain production declines.

A World Bank study of India’s water balancenotes that 15 percent of its grain harvest isproduced by overpumping. In human terms, 175million Indians are being fed with grain producedfrom wells that will be going dry. The comparablenumber for China is 130 million. Among the manyother countries facing harvest reductions fromgroundwater depletion are Pakistan, Iran, andYemen.

“The tripling of world wheat, rice, and corn pricesbetween mid-2006 and mid-2008 signaled ourgrowing vulnerability to food shortages,” saysBrown. “It took the worst economic meltdownsince the Great Depression to lower grain prices.”

“Past decades have witnessed world grain pricesurges, but they were event-driven—a droughtin the former Soviet Union, a monsoon failure inIndia, or a crop-withering heat wave in the U.S.Corn Belt. This most recent price surge wastrend-driven, the result of our failure to reversethe environmental trends that are underminingworld food production.”

These trends include—in addition to falling watertables—eroding soils and rising temperaturesfrom increasing greenhouse gas emissions.Rising temperatures bring crop-shrinking heatwaves, melting ice sheets, rising sea level, andshrinking mountain glaciers.

With both the Greenland and West Antarctic icesheets melting at an accelerating pace, sea levelcould rise by up to six feet during this century.Brown notes, “Such a rise would inundate muchof the Mekong Delta, which produces half of therice in Viet Nam, the world’s second-ranking riceexporter. Even a three-foot rise in sea level wouldcover half the riceland in Bangladesh, a countryof 160 million people. And these are only two ofAsia’s many rice-growing river deltas.”

“The world’s mountain glaciers have shrunk for18 consecutive years. Many smaller glaciershave disappeared. Nowhere is the melting more

alarming than in the Himalayas and on the Tibetanplateau where the ice melt from glaciers sustainsnot only the dry-season flow of the Indus, Ganges,Yangtze, and Yellow rivers but also the irrigationsystems that depend on them. Without theseglaciers, many Asian rivers would cease to flowduring the dry season.”

The wheat and rice harvests of China and Indiawould be directly affected. China is the world’sleading wheat producer. India is second. (The UnitedStates is third.) With rice, China and India totallydominate the world harvest. The projected meltingof these glaciers if we stay with business as usualposes the most massive threat to food security theworld has ever faced.

The number of hungry people, which was decliningfor several decades, bottomed out in the mid-1990sat 825 million. It then climbed to 915 million in 2008and jumped to over 1 billion in 2009. With worldfood prices projected to continue rising, so too willthe number of hungry people, leaving millions offamilies trying to survive on one meal per day.

“We know from studying earlier civilizations suchas the Sumerians, Mayans, and many others,” saysBrown, “that more often than not it was foodshortages that led to their demise. It now appearsthat food may be the weak link in our early twenty-first century civilization as well.

“The world is entering a new food era, one markedby rising food prices, growing numbers of hungrypeople, and an emerging politics of food scarcity.As grain-exporting countries restrict or even banexports to keep domestic food prices from spiralingout of control, importing countries are losingconfidence in the market’s ability to supply theirneeds. In response, the more affluent ones suchas Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea are leasingand buying large tracts of land in developingcountries on which to grow food for themselves.”

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