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...animals and plants that can live nowhere else. Charity alone, as we've seen over the past several decades, won't be enough - the Stern report, a British government study on climate change released in 2006, estimated that it would take $10 to $15 billion a year to slow deforestation. That's well out of the range of philanthropy, but not if we choose to recognize and capitalize on the market value of forests. Canopy Capital's deal is a great first step in that direction. "This demonstrates that you can use a forest, but not lose it," says Edward...
...stand, Hidayat grumbles that he will soon have to make way for a new road being built to the port. "I'm not sure what's going to happen, but it couldn't be any worse than what I've been through," he says, taking a drag on a slow-burning clove cigarette. "I survived before. I am sure I will again...
...stand, Hidayat grumbles that he will soon have to make way for a new road being built to the port. "I'm not sure what's going to happen, but it couldn't be any worse than what I've been through," he says, taking a drag on a slow-burning clove cigarette. "I survived before. I am sure I will again...
Still, the Bhutanese remain uncomfortable with the changes under way and especially with one basic political act: mudslinging. Bhutan is a fiercely traditional place, polite and formal. Slow vehicles pull over to let faster cars go by. Etiquette dictates that you wear formal clothes in the presence of the national flag. The vast majority of the nation's 700,000 people subscribe to ex-King Jigme Singye's emphasis on something he calls gross national happiness, which measures not just wealth but how content, healthy and well educated people are, as well as the state of the environment and strength...
...their view of patrons Conservation International The group will certify where beans come from--one more sign that Starbucks is about coffee Cluttered counters The mishmash of stuff distracts from coffee Loyalty Free drip refills and latte extras for repeat customers Stores on every corner Unwieldy U.S. growth will slow; the company will still push ahead overseas