The word 'sustainability' is on everyone's lips in the lead-up to the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in June. But if development policy is to improve, mere lip service must be replaced with binding agreements. Go here to read the rest: Development requires sustainability, not growth
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A decade ago Gabon set aside 10% of its land for national parks. It wanted to become Africa's version of Costa Rica - a magnet for eco-tourists. But turning Gabon's natural assets into tourist cash has been tougher than expected. Read more from the original source: Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking tourists
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Submitted by Maureen Pacheco Clinical Director Center For Juvenile Law and Policy Loyola Law School Use the following link to download this PDF document: Flow-Chart-Wards-Modification-from-Delinquency-toDependency-Jurisdiction See the original post here: Flow Chart: Wards – Modification from Delinquency to Dependency Jurisdiction
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Each year, Fortune magazine reveals which companies in the nation are considered the best to work for, and many California Chamber of Commerce members... Read the original here: 27 CalChamber Members Make ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ List
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Merced Sun-Star By VICTOR A. PATTON The Greek sage Aesop once opined, “Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.” For the past seven years, Eric ... Continued here: California – New Merced County public defender ensures legal representation for all
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The Stockton Record – February 05, 2012 12:00 AM Assembly lawmakers last week flip-flopped on a bill to modify the state’s 1994 voter-approved three-strikes law. The Assembly first rejected the bill, refused reconsideration and sent it to ... Continued here: Editorial – California Three strikes change makes sense
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Colorado officials say a long-disputed national rule is a poor fit for the state’s wilderness, so they have proposed an alternative, angering conservationists. See the rest here: Colorado Seeks ‘Roadless Rule’ for National Forests
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Hunting Protection Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate Read the rest here: Hunting Protection Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate
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By City News Service, on February 3, 2012, at 5:52 pm – By Paul Young Riverside County’s discretionary revenue will be lower than expected in the current fiscal year ending June 30, but nearly all county ... Read the original: California – Riverside County revenues down, but most departments’ budgets in black
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A Guide to the Official Disposition and Derivation Tables for the recodified Deadly Weapons Law by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder Use this link below to download this PDF document: Deadly-Weapons-Tables See also the following article on the CPDA Members ... See original here: A Guide to the Official Tables for the recodified Deadly Weapons Law
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