June 2012 ISSN 2070-4593 - NGC
June 2012 ISSN 2070-4593 - NGC
June 2012 ISSN 2070-4593 - NGC
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A model sustainable<br />
forestry management<br />
system in Suriname,<br />
cited as a model tool<br />
in climate change<br />
adaptation methods.<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Editor:<br />
Linda Hutchinson-Jafar<br />
Technical Editor:<br />
Faies Jafar<br />
Contributors:<br />
Marvin Hokstam<br />
Jordan Jafar<br />
Barbara King<br />
Garfield King<br />
Eric Magni<br />
Joycelyn Newmarch<br />
Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal<br />
Design and layout:<br />
Karibgraphics Ltd.<br />
is published by:<br />
Caribbean PR Agency<br />
#268 Harold Fraser Circular, Valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.<br />
T/F: (868) 645-0368<br />
hutchlin@gmail.com<br />
www.earthconsciousmagazine.com<br />
© <strong>2012</strong>. No part of this publication may be reproduced without<br />
the written permission of the publisher.<br />
On our Cover<br />
View towards the river<br />
at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi<br />
game reserve in<br />
eastern South Africa.<br />
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From the Editor<br />
LDCs issue bold plan to energize UN<br />
climate change talks<br />
LAC face massive economic changes from<br />
global warming<br />
SIDS agree to reduce dependence on fossil<br />
fuels<br />
Caribbean wins seaweed olympics<br />
Young Voices<br />
CELOS forest management system - a tool<br />
for climate change adaptation<br />
Caribbean Updates<br />
Brazil prepares to hold largest UN<br />
conference (Rio+20)<br />
Lighting up lives: African women train as<br />
“barefoot” solar engineers<br />
Imfolozi<br />
Green Living<br />
GLOBAL WATCH<br />
FAMILY VALUES<br />
The Gaia Hypothesis and the environment<br />
Time running out to ensure sustainable<br />
prosperity for all<br />
China leads growth in global wind power<br />
capacity<br />
World Bank releases little green data book<br />
for <strong>2012</strong><br />
Photo: Eric Magni<br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Earth Conscious