Agriculture has always been a notoriously difficult enterprise in the northwest districts of Bangladesh, which are prone to flash flooding and drought, and in southern regions damaged by saline from tidal...
Date: October 6, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Colombo June 15, 2016 –The feeling while walking along the newly constructed boardwalk in Beddagana Wetland Park is calm and serene. The pathways are surrounded by lush vegetation, wildlife and lookout...
Date: June 17, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PARIS, December 6, 2015 – The African Union New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) launched today the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI). This initiative will be implemented through...
Date: December 6, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BISSAU, November 30, 2015 – Ribbons of clear blue water sparkle against a backdrop of lush foliage consisting of palm trees, vines, baobabs, and mangroves. White herons dot the horizon, diving beak first...
Date: November 30, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KINSHASA, May 28, 2015 — At the helm of the World Bank Group country office in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January 2015, Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye shares his views on the way forward and the...
Date: May 28, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Liberia emerged from 14 years of civil war in 2003 as one of the poorest countries in the world with unemployment estimated to be 86 percent. Although the country has made progress, access to basic services...
Date: April 28, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015 – Belizeans will strengthen the climate resilience of its Barrier Reef and adopt sustainable alternative livelihoods as a result of a US$5.53 million Adaptation Fund project approved...
Date: March 3, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Today, on World Wildlife Day, the World Bank is partnering with ICWICC to “get serious about wildlife crime.” We asked experts at World Wildlife Fund and the World Bank to explain the link between wildlife...
Date: March 3, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2015 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$9.59 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aimed at preserving biodiversity in about 554,000...
Date: February 10, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Distinguished hosts and guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be addressing such an eminent gathering of protected area professionals, conservation experts and decision makers. Thank you for...
Date: November 13, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Washington, September 24, 2014 – Today, in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank Group approved a $10 million project to address the decline of important migratory fish...
Date: September 24, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Now a US$ 213 billion industry, environment and natural resource crimes such as poaching, illegal logging and wildlife trafficking are growing every year and putting natural resources at risk. This is...
Date: July 17, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Countries keep a close watch on their national income accounts to evaluate economic performance. But traditional indicators like GDP (gross domestic product) say nothing about the longer term economic,...
Date: May 21, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Cities have always been the engines of economic growth; now they hold the key to a sustainable future. Cities today have a unique opportunity to become global engines of green growth by choosing energy-efficient...
Date: March 11, 2014
Type: Opinion
Language: English
Without action to protect biodiversity at a time of disappearing habitats and increased poaching, Black Rhinos, Sumatran Tigers, Western Lowland Gorillas and thousands of other animals are on the...
Date: March 3, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
More powerful than Hurricane Katrina that hit the United States in 2005, Typhoon Yolanda is one of the costliest and deadliest storms in the Philippines to hit the country in recent years, displacing over...
Date: November 27, 2013
Type: Opinion
Language: English
Snow leopards are in trouble - and only humans can help. One of the most exotic and elusive “big cat” species known to mankind, snow leopards are facing extinction due to a variety of factors, but countries...
Date: October 23, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The day has barely started in Carolina city (MA) and Jaylton Hycroh, age 23, is already working hard. One by one, he brings boxes and more boxes of cashew to a table where he and four colleagues will separate...
Date: September 30, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
With a living history of over 1000 years, Lahore’s androon shehr (Walled City) serves as the city’s historic core and forms a part of Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage. It also represents a link to the...
Date: August 28, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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