Environmental Projects Gaining Importance, World Bank Chief Says
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Improving the environment and establishing more connections with civil society and the business sector have become increasingly important to the World Bank during the past 10 years, according to the bank&#39;s president, James Wolfensohn.
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Countries hit by the Asian tsunami have moved quickly into the rebuilding phase, helped by an unprecedented outpouring of aid for humanitarian relief, a senior World Bank official said on Tuesday.
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The World Bank's latest World Development Report places renewed emphasis on agriculture.
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The World Bank on Tuesday chastised rich countries for not giving enough to fund global environmental protection and warned that overall progress in meeting global environmental targets was "alarmingly slow."
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By Jayne Clark  For the first time, global climate change has joined political conflict and development pressures as an underlying threat to cultural heritage sites, as cataloged by the World Monuments Fund on its biennial list of the 100 most endangered places.
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As more firms look to drill in the Amazon, observers say one project properly balances the needs of the people and the environment.
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Saying the planet is at risk from human  activity, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai urged  democratic reforms and an end to corporate greed when she  collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
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The World Bank released its annual report on global economic prospects saying developing countries will register growth of 6.1% this year and just above 5% in 2005 and 2006.
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Environmental degradation is affecting health, nutrition and the natural world, says a flagship UN report.
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BERNE, Switzerland  - World soccer's governing body FIFA lags behind other international sports organizations when it comes to protecting the environment at major tournaments, the head of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) says.
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By Nisha Sabanayagam; Ranjeetha Pakiam; Minderjeet Kaur; Teresa Yong;  WORLD Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, but for Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk S. Sothinathan, the environment is a priority every day.
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African nations have taken big  strides in reducing corruption over the past 10 years, the World Bank says.
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A report claims investment in creating a sustainable global economy is rising rapidly.
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Fearful that growing pressure for development could cause the loss of vital plants and animals, biologists and conservationists are trying to rally new interest in protecting tropical forests and the keys they may hold for vital medicines.
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Urgent investment is needed in North Korea to deal with serious environmental problems that have depleted the countryâs forests, contaminated water supplies and polluted the air, the United Nationsâ top environmental official has said.
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The World Bank's new boss, Robert Zoellick, tells the BBC that the organisation still has a vital role to play.
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The World Bank said that developing countries are seeing their strongest economic growth in three decades -- and strong growth is likely to continue for the next two years.