Farm Animal Production and Climate Change
Monday, June 23rd, 2008The May issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, the peer-reviewed monthly research journal of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), featured an article* on the contribution of farm animal production to climate change. Although the article does not focus just on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), given the importance of farm animal […]
A “Rural Productivity” Loan for Panama with Environmental Dimensions / Un prestamo para la productividad rural en Panamá con aspectos ambientales
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007From the World Bank: World Bank Approves US$39.4 Million to Enhance Rural Productivity in Panama The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved today a US$39.4 million loan for Panama to increase productivity among rural small-scale farmers while protecting important forest, mountain and marine-costal ecosystems. “Achieving improvements in rural income and well-being will require increased productivity […]