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![Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 23-Aug-2009 Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about changing biodiversity, have been uploaded to the Encyclopedia of Life […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Daipeems-eye-Credit-Matt-Reinbold-115x115.jpg "Cool new tools let public contribute to massive interactive online biodiversity encyclopedia")
![e8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a consortium of G8 country electricity firms Amid worsening climate change-related […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2use-115x115.jpg "Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020")
![Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases London / Washington / Toronto 15-Jun-2009 Six of the world’s foremost health agencies, collectively managing an estimated 80% of all public health research funding, today […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/abdallah-115x115.jpg "Health research agencies form global alliance to curb humanity’s most fatal diseases")
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![Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Natural History Museum, London 31-May-2009 Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused to create seamless, global view […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/45851877_book-bbc226_jpg-115x115.jpg "Scientists announce major global collaboration to create online ‘macroscopic observatory’ of Earth’s biodiversity")
![Census of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle today’s imagination Before oil hunters in the early 1800s harpooned […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Night-fishing-with-a-lamp-and-a-net.-Byzantine-image-from-the-11th-century.-Source-International-Journal-of-Nautical-Archaeology-1-115x115.jpg "Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of ‘natural’ animal sizes, abundance")
![National Institute of Genomic Medicine Mexico City 11-May-2009 Landmark Mexican Study Reveals Significant Genetic Variation Between Nation’s Population And World’s Other Known Genetic Subgroups Study moves scientists closer to identifying […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/200903-115x115.jpg "Mexican Genome Mapped")
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![JRS Biodiversity Foundation Philadelphia, USA 29-Apr-2009 First use of DNA barcoding in war against a major world disease New biotechnologies that allow scientists to quickly and accurately distinguish species based […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/elephantiasis.jpg "DNA barcoding of mosquito species deployed in bid to end elephantiasis")
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![United Nations University 25-Jul-2008Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/expedicao-pantanal-intecol-11-150-115x115.jpg "Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops")
![United Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription to remedy wetlands crisis Leading world scientists convene in Brazil […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/080720150209-large-115x115.jpg "Massive greenhouse gases may be released as destruction, drying of world wetlands worsens: UN")
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![Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 25-Jun-2008 World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000 aliases for ocean species identified Census of Marine Life-affiliated scientists […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/halichondria_panicea-composite-higher-res-2-115x115.jpg "Census of Marine Life lists 122,500 known species, over halfway to complete inventory by Oct. 2010")
![United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada June 4, 2008 Current coastal management practices are ineffective and their continuation endangers ecosystems that support the economies on […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/download-3-115x115.jpeg "Coastal management cooperation, enforcement key to avoid pending crisis for millions: UN experts")
![Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-May-2008 Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from ‘rattling’ current in folds of huge bubblegum coral See […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tan0803_064_180_Brittlestar-city-for-press-release-115x115.jpg "Marine explorers marvel at ‘Brittlestar City’ on seamount in powerful current swirling around Antarctica")
![McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health University of Toronto / University Health Network 20-Apr-2008 British entrepreneur, 25, created world’s top soccer Web site; now teams with leading global health professors to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/resizedimage430215-tom_hadfield-115x115.jpg "International health experts to enlist the public in war on African malaria")
![United Nations University – Institute of Advance Studies Yokohama 2-Apr-2008 Biofuel production, renewable energy expansion, other mitigation measures uprooting indigenous peoples in many regions Indigenous peoples have contributed the least […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/download-1-115x115.jpeg "Indigenous peoples hardest hit by climate change describe impacts")
![United Nations University / International Year of Sanitation 20-Mar-2008 Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested installing toilets for people in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/download-2-115x115.jpeg "Sanitation investment in poor countries would yield $9-to-1 benefits in productivity, health: UN")
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![e8 Montreal, Canada 18-Feb-2008 Power utilities from US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia team on project to help protect ‘Mona Lisa’ of biodiversity In January 2001, the world held […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/turbines3-115x115.gif "First wind turbines on Galapagos Islands will halve diesel imports, reduce risk of future oil spills")
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- UNU-INWEH
- Vladimir Smahktin
- Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
- Water
- WEEE Forum
- World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
- World Commission on the Economics of Water
- World Economic Forum
- Zafar Adeel
- Zakri Abdul Hamid