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After months of extraordinary publicity, and with the apparently unanimous support of the international scientific community, the “Global Seed Vault” was officially opened today on an island in Svalbard, Norway. Nestled inside a mountain, the Vault is basically a giant icebox able to hold 4.5 million seed samples in cold storage for humanity’s future [...]

Here’s an interesting reasearch i found while browsing the current issue — Knowledge sharing and knowledge management in Latin America and the Caribbean (Part I) in the KM4D Journal

Abstract
Institutionalizing learning in rural poverty alleviation initiatives
Irene Guijt, Julio Berdegué, German Escobar, Eduardo Ramírez
This article describes a 5-phase approach for improving the learning capacity [...]

For today’s TechTuesday, I present you the impressive application called FrontlineSMS developed by the techies at kiwanja.net. Btw, did i tell that its FREE! i’m downloading it now and gonna test it soon.
FrontlineSMS is the first text messaging system to be conceived, designed and written firmly with the needs of the non-profit sector in mind. [...]

By Ms. Tina Napitupulu
Binadesa (or InDHRRA)
www.binadesa.or.id
Indonesia
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation or REDD is the hot topic in climate change talks. It was first introduced in 2005 and is believed to have a significant role in slowing the global warming process and will be benefiting all parties, developed as well as developing countries. Too [...]

February 20, 2008 - The World Vegetable Center has appointed Dr. Dyno Keatinge as AVRDC’s new Director General. The Center’s board members selected Dr. Keatinge by unanimous decision. He will assume his duties as Director General in mid-April.
“There’s an exciting future ahead for the World Vegetable Center,” Dr. Keatinge said. “The Center is poised to [...]

Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR have joined Singapore in ratifying the ASEAN Charter. Brunei Darussalam deposited its instrument of ratification on 15 February 2008; Malaysia and Lao PDR’s followed suit this afternoon, 20 February 2008.
In a simple ceremony in Singapore on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General [...]