Export credit still a race to the bottom?

Article Abstract:

Export credit agencies (ECAs), responsible for 8% of global exports and the financiers of large international projects, have few guidelines and safety protocols that ensure environmental protection. Meetings of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on the subject signal the chance that the Group of Eight industrial nations can find solutions to the environmental impact of ECA projects.

United States, International economic relations, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Pollution Control-Total Govt, Environmental policy, Pollution control, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Group of 8, Export credit

---

Can sustainable farming win the battle of the bottom line?

Article Abstract:

There is no definitive answer to the question of whether sustainable agriculture can be profitable. It is difficult to compare profits of conventional and alternative farms and to compute the value of the social benefits of sustainable methods.

Evaluation, Cover Story, Environmental aspects, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural ecology

---

Between foraging and farming

Article Abstract:

Research into agricultural origins in both biology and archeology is yielding long-term promise. The most significant findings of late concern the documentation of the domestication of individual species.

Research, History, Agriculture, Agricultural history, Agricultural societies, Agricultural associations

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Worming Secrets From the C. elegans Genome. Sequencers Endorse Plan for a Draft in 1 Year. Chlamydia: Old Ideas Crushed, New Mysteries Bared
• Abstracts: An endangered species in the stomach. Grand piano. The endangered piano technician
• Abstracts: A model for residual stress in the fabrication of thin glass films. Advanced fabrication and erection techniques for long suspension bridge cables
• Abstracts: Communicating risk to the public. Genomic sequence information should be released immediately and freely in the public domain
• Abstracts: A virus with a backbone: zebrafish join thee menagerie of animal models for human embryo development. Taiwanese Animal Phonography

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.