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February 10, 2010
Backgrounder
Peru has avoided the development problems seen in other extraction-dependent economies, but experts say the country faces governance hurdles, especially on the environment.
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Updated: January 14, 2010
Backgrounder
Interest in nuclear power is increasing, but securing adequate uranium supplies for nuclear fuel faces challenges ranging from a flagging mining sector to fears of nuclear weapons proliferation.
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January 12, 2010
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Jeffrey Mankoff discusses the oil dispute between Russia and Belarus, and its ramifications for greater Europe.
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January 5, 2010
Must Read
Ben Casselman and Guy Chazan report on offshore drilling by big oil companies that is made possible by their technological and financial advantages.
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September 2009
Essential Documents
Report
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Updated December 21, 2009
Backgrounder
Loss of forests is a major contributor to greenhouse-gas emissions. Plans to devise a policy tool for using trees for carbon dioxide sequestration are now under way.
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December 2009
Essential Documents
Report
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December 3, 2009
Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Biodiversity and urban forests can thrive with concrete and people, writes Jared Braiterman, pointing to Tokyo as a city that can serve as an example for sustainable, post-industrial, growth.
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November 12, 2009
Op-Ed
GlobalPost
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's efforts to reform the oil and gas industry have the potential to upset the fragile Nigerian internal political balance among the regions, ethnic and religious groups, and patronage networks, writes John Campbell.
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