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India's Search for Minerals in Tamil Nadu State
In order to reduce the outflow of India's much needed foreign exchange he Government with help from UN Development Programme (UNDP) has undertaken an extensive search for minerals over much of…
1 January 1974
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Development of Forest Resources in Nicaragua
Because of uncontrolled exploitation since the 19th century, the pine forests of the Northeast had become seriously depleted. As a result, since 1959 the Government has implemented a reforestation…
1 May 1971
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Pilot Plantations for Quick-Growing Industrial Tree Species in Malaysia
The tropical rain forests of Malaysia cover over 75% of its land area and produce timbers which rank third in the country's list of foreign exchange earners. They contain, however, mainly…
1 December 1970
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Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the Bolivian Altiplano
In order to raise the low agricultural production of the Bolivian Altiplano - a densely populated region of valleys and ridges between the eastern and western Cordilleras - the Government has…
1 January 1973
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Only One Earth - The Environment
Pollution of the environment has become so widespread that all forms of life are threatened. In June 1972 representatives of some 130 nations met in Stockholm for an unprecedented meeting under the…
1 January 1983
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Human Settlements: The Places Where People Live and Work
A picturesque view of the village of Pipli Tauda with snow-capped foothills of the Himalayan range in the background.
1 January 1978
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Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway
View of the main entrance to the Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the vault, established in 2007 to protect seed samples from around the world against…
2 September 2009
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UN Forum on Forests Photo Competition Winner: "My Favorite Place"
One of the six winning photos of the United Nations Forum on Forests Photo Competition, "My Favorite Place." This photo was taken on Khortica Island in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine.
10 April 2013
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MONUSCO Assists Volcanologists at Mount Nyamulagira Crater
Dario Tedesco, a volcanologist from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Second University of Naples in Italy, walks inside the crater at Mount Nyamulagira, during an assessment…
17 March 2014
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South Sudan Integrated Team Visits Site of Recent Attack on Aid Workers
A convoy of protection forces from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), together with members of the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM), visited…
28 March 2017
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Monterey Peninsula, California, USA
A view of the Pacific Ocean from the Monterey Peninsula (California, USA).
18 January 2013