Biodiversity Publications

Speaking Truth to Silence: There's Still a Place for the Demographic Case

Jul 07, 2011
Robert Engelman analyzes the human and environmental impact of population growth, particularly in the context of Niger and Kenya. more

Dilemmas for Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon

Jul 07, 2011
This article traces the history of conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, and then argues that repeated failure to understand or accommodate the political factors at work in the Amazon undermines efforts to protect the rainforest. more

ECSP Report 5: Foreword and Table of Contents

Jul 07, 2011
The 1999 issue of the ECSP Report includes features on population, urbanization, environment, and security; agriculture and conflict; and environmental change, security, and social conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon. Foreword and Table of Contents. more

ECSP Report 3: Official Statements and New Publications

Jul 07, 2011
Excerpts from recent official statements in which environmental issues are cited in the context of security institutions and national interests, and reviews by experts of new publications. more

Hong Kong Conference Report: Section 1 (English)

Jul 07, 2011
Section 1 presents an overview of green NGO development in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan, and paints pictures of three diverse environmental movements. Also includes Foreword and Table of Contents. more

Madagascar Naturellement: Birth Control Is My Environmental Priority

Jul 07, 2011
My dream is that we can build a strong economy, invest in our people, and maintain the nation’s precious natural treasures, writes the President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana. Family planning lies at the heart of all of these efforts. more

CES 9 Commentaries, pp. 77-97

Jul 07, 2011
High Tech's Toxic Legacy in China By Jamie Choi Spotlight on NGO Activism: Promoting Pesticide Eco-Alternatives By Sun Jing Feature Box: Highlights of International Energy Agency-China Initiatives By Jonathan Sinton Complex Tradeoffs: Urban Transport, Land Use, Air Quality, and Health in Chengdu By Chris Nielsen A Case Study in Indoor Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Xuan Wei, China By H. Dean Hosgood Feature Box: Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution By Derreck Vollmer Feature Box: Partnership for Clean Indoor Air in Guizhou Province By Jennifer L. Turner more

CES 7 Feature Article, pp. 47-54

Jul 07, 2011
A Different Growing Season South of the Mountains: Guangdong Province Rethinks its Agricultural Development Model by Peter Riggs more

CES 3 Feature Articles (p.28-50)

Jul 07, 2011
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CES 9 Commentaries, pp. 98-116

Jul 07, 2011
Exploring a Forgotten River By Baohua Yan Spotlight on NGO Activism: A Child's Right: Brining Water Purification Systems to China's Orphanages By Eric Stowe Feature Box: Chang Lin Migrants' School Program By Steve Kloos & Qing Zhao A Call for Transparency: China's Emerging Anti-Nuclear Movement By Wen Bo An Olympian Task: Alleviating Health Threats From Beijing's Polluted Groundwater By Laurel Meng Lelan Millar & Samantha L. Jones Spotlight on NGO Activism: A Community of Grassroots NGOs Protecting China's Rivers and Lakes By Daniela Salaverry more

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Way of the Knife

May 22, 2013 – May 29, 2013

This week on Dialogue at the Wilson Center our guest is Mark Mazzetti, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The New York Times. He is the author of the new book, “The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth.” We also spoke with Curtis Brainard, Editor of The Observatory, the Columbia Journalism Review’s “lens on the science press,” to survey the landscape of science journalism.

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