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In The News…
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 The Warm Heart of Africa
Working with the Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi, Helen Bentley-Fox saw first hand some of the environmental and economic problems faced by this small
African country. Her work there endeavoured to inspire truly sustainable development. For Full Article, Click Here:
http://www.gvnr.com/108/1.htm
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 The Pod
"If we live in a world where people are forced to live in cardboard boxes, then someone should at least invent a better box," said Pod inventor and
founder of Icosa Village, Sanford Ponder, who, in "a moment of indignation" sought to find a solution to housing problems. Sam Rawlings investigates the Pod's progress
so far and speculates on the future of this life-changing invention.
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Post Quake in Pakistan
 In October, a devastating earthquake hit South Asia. Relief workers immediately
boarded planes, determined to help survivors. By pure chance, Frances Farrer, author of A Quiet Revolution, had been invited to Pakistan to talk about her work with
values education and boarded the same plane as the first wave of rescuers. In the article, she gives a personal account of her experiences in Pakistan.
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 Harvest Help
Harvest Help is a UK-based charity that helps find affordable ways for farmers to grow more food, earn a living and safeguard the environment
for future generations. Kevin Lawrence explains how the charity helped to turn around the lives of two such subsistence farmers in Zambia whose situations had
reached crisis point.
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Youth and Education
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http://www.gvnr.com/108/5.htm
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 Living Roofs
Living Roofs is organising trips to Switzerland early this summer for professionals and policy makers to look at Green Roofs. The trips include visiting the
largest photovoltaic roof in the world constructed on the green roof of the Messe Hall in Basel.
For Full Article, Click Here:
http://www.gvnr.com/108/6.htm
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 Mali Says No to GMO
Cotton-growers and other farmers have voted against introducing genetically modified crops in a "citizens jury" in Mali. The world's fourth
poorest country, Mali is the largest producer of cotton in sub-Saharan Africa, largely grown by smallholder farmers whose livelihoods depend on it.
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http://www.gvnr.com/108/7.htm
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One Planet Lifestyle by Pooran Desai
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of years the Worldwide Fund for Nature produces the Living Planet Report. It looks at the level of global resource consumption compared to the ability of the
planet to produce those resources. We have about 12.6 billion hectares of productive land and sea on the planet. Analysis suggests that in the mid 70s we exceeded
the carrying capacity of the planet and are currently consuming about 30 per cent more than the planet can sustain in the long term. This hides big discrepancies
between consumption rates of different countries: if everyone consumed as much as the average person in the UK, we’d need three planets to support us. We have what
we might call a ‘three planet lifestyle’. Countries, like Mozambique, have a ‘quarter of a planet lifestyle’. China has a ‘one planet lifestyle’, but is growing
rapidly. Australia and the US have ‘five planet lifestyles’. The United Arab Emirates have something like a ‘six or seven planet lifestyle’. At BioRegional we’ve
looked at creating ways of living where we can reduce resource consumption by two thirds. Then we’ll have a ‘one planet lifestyle’ here in the UK.
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http://www.gvnr.com/108/8.htm
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Editorial
Every three months of publishing Positive News the deadline exactly co-insides with that of Global Village News.
We see this as an opportunity to share past and present stories from our subscriber’s magazine Living Lightly on the Earth. We are just in the
process of building a subscribers' section on the Positive News website where Living Lightly can be read online. Another new development is the addition of over
seas and local pages on the Positive News website we are inviting stories tat report of sustainable solutions and positive action in your local area wherever you
are in the global village.
Next time when deadlines for the paper and GVNR hit exactly the same moment in time we plan to share stories from the Hong Kong, Spain, US New
York and Argentinean editions who are part of the positive news international network.
In peace and unity,
Shauna
P.S The next edition if GVNR will be based on ethical fashion, a growing phenomena which can effect everyone from cotton producers to
high-street shops.
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Global Resources
Websites devoted to Positive Planetary Transformation
Energy Hogs
www.energyhog.org
Your energy bill is one bill that you CAN control. In 2005, the average household spent $1,861 on home energy bills. You can save 10% - 50% each year by making smart
energy choices. Use this site to get rid of the Energy Hogs in your home, and start saving money and energy.
TrueMajority
www.truemajority.org
TrueMajority was founded by Ben Cohen, Co-founder, Ben and Jerry's. It is a grassroots education and advocacy project of Priorities, Inc., a non-profit, non-partisan,
tax-deductible corporation. Once you register, you can go to our "Take Action" section and send faxes on the issues we all care about to members of Congress and
national leaders. After you register we will also send you e-mail alerts on critical issues.
VerifiedVoting
www.verifiedvoting.org
VerifiedVoting is an organisiation campaigning for a legitimate and fair vote across the USA.
Rainforest Forever
www.rainforestforever.org
For the first time ever, Rainforest Forever is offering Amazon Rainforest Trees for sale to the general public. When you purchase a tree from Rainforest Forever, that
tree will NEVER be destroyed or commercially exploited, forever. Each tree is GPS located, and includes personalized ownership documents. Enjoy the satisfaction and
peace of mind of knowing that you are a direct participant in making this world a better place.
No Nukes North
www.nonukesnorth.net
No Nukes North's goals are to promote educated opposition to missile defense in Alaska and encourage local peace activities. One way we do that is send out information
to our email list.
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