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The Peace Builders of Northern Kenya; Model Expands to Other African Nations

Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, Nairobi Founded by Ireland’s Fr. Patrick Devine in aftermath of national post-election violence, Kenya’s Shalom Centre pioneers successful formula

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Ontario town’s 10-year, $2.7 million effort to save endangered turtles offers global lessons, template

Long Point Causeway Improvement Project, Long Point, Canada 89 percent fewer turtles venture onto Lake Erie’s Long Point Causeway A newly completed project in a remote

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Scientists track fish migration using DNA in water samples

Rockefeller University, Program for the Human Environment, NY Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived Scientists demonstrate harmless, economical new way to log

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UN-backed report: Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost

UN Environment, Paris / Nairobi Global investment of $241.6 billion (excluding large hydro), 23 percent less than 2015, brought 138.5GW of new renewable power capacity

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Catalog of 208 human-caused minerals bolsters argument to declare ‘Anthropocene Epoch’

Carnegie Science – Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC Humans: The greatest contributor to diversity of minerals since oxygen; Officially recognized minerals, formed by nature: More than 5,000;

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Gene tests may help maximize early child development: Study

Grand Challenges Canada / Saving Brains Program, Toronto In study, children with a particular genetic variation were 4 times more likely to develop strong attachment to mother

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Micronutrient supplements during pregnancy linked to smarter kids

Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto Maternal Micronutrients, Nurturing Environment Boost Child Development Mothers who take multi-micronutrient supplements during pregnancy can add the equivalent of up to

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E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63 percent in 5 years

UN University, Sustainable Cycles Programme — Bonn, Germany Per capita consumption of gadgets, appliances, other products with a cord or battery, rising quickly with incomes; Report

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‘Friendship Bench’: A Blueprint for Tackling Developing World’s Mental Health Crisis

Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto In Zimbabwe, Friendship Bench therapy reduces prevalence of depression to less than 14 percent, compared to 50 percent in control group; First

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Kangaroo mother care helps premature babies thrive 20 years later — study

Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto Study funded by Saving Brains shows Kangaroo Mother Care kids 20 years later are better behaved, have larger brains, higher paycheques,

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Torture: Rehabilitation experts from 80 nations meet in Mexico City

International Rehabilitation Council For Torture Victims, Copenhagen 100+ presentations on cases worldwide, from Syria, Central America, Africa, Guantanamo Bay; Sexual violence as torture; Treatment and

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Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane vents

Nat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Mysterious purple orb — likened to a disco ball — may prove to be a new-to-science

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Experts warn booming seaweed industry

United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Beyond sushi wrap: Expanding number of valuable uses drives astonishing growth of seaweed

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Heatwaves, typhoons, floods, landslides: Researchers detail rising health risks of disasters

UNU Int’l Institute Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 18 July 2016 Assembled by UNU-IIGH, six papers underline the value of applying science, technology to reduce disaster-related health risks;

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Innovation and Its Enemies: How the history of margarine and tractors can inform policy making

Harvard Kennedy School / Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Cambridge MA 6 July 2016 Why important innovations stall; Understanding obstacles to change key

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Galapagos: Wind turbines replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007, meet 30% of energy needs

Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal World’s top utilities hand over project keys, chart path for Ecuador’s famously biodiverse archipelago to meet 70 percent of fast-rising

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Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance master

Human Evolution, Italy 5-MAY-2016 The Leonardo Project: Illuminating the art, life, characteristics, talents, and brilliance of one of humanity’s most extraordinary figures A team of eminent

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Canadian innovation for killing mosquito eggs could help Zika fight

Grand Challenges Canada (#1 most viewed release (415,000+ page views) of 29,500 news releases hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science at its EurekAlert

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Renewable energy investments: Major milestones reached, new world record set

UN Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 24 Mar 2016 FILE – In this file photo dated Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, an array of solar panels

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Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat

IPBES, Bonn / Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia 26 Feb 2016 Assessment Details Options for Safeguarding Pollinators Kuala Lumpur

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For a special Valentine? Beyond diamonds and gems: The world’s rarest minerals

American Mineralogist 12 Feb 2016 What do 2,500+ obscure, isolated mineral species reveal about Earth? Nevadaite, a category 1 and 2 rarity — formed from

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Future of lung treatment: Malaysian scientists join Harvard team creating safe, effective nano drugs

MIGHT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology) 11 Jan 2015 Additional Malaysian nanoscience research includes converting greenhouse gases into energy source; ‘Smart

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