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Readers RespondReaders write: Feeding the world, more than biotechnologyLetters to the editor for the Sept. 5, 2016 weekly magazine.
In India, demand grows for ethical supply chains in textile industryIndia is among the biggest manufacturers of textiles and apparel in the world. The sector is dominated by small and medium-sized firms that are under enormous pressure to reduce costs and produce garments quickly.
Difference MakerHe teaches rock 鈥檔鈥� roll to disadvantaged children in CambodiaWith music, Timon Seibel gives the children a chance to express themselves and gain self-confidence. One heavy-metal band he manages recently won a grand prize in a contest.
How the tides could fuel a greener futureThe Shetland coast of Britain now hosts an array of tidal energy gathering turbines that are connected to the grid. Yet experts say there is a long way to go before hydrokinetic energy can really take off.聽
How this NGO strives to 'make a difference in the lives of the poorest'Helvetas operates in 32 countries to address rural poverty, reaching some 3.6 million people last year. Its mission is personal to Rupa Mukerji, who works in the organization's Swiss hub.
Arts that enrich, engage, and enhanceScience and art are inseparable - for students and for all of us.
Efficient cookstoves save trees 鈥� and chickens 鈥� in KenyaA wood-saving ceramic stove that doubles as a chicken brooder is raising incomes and reducing deforestation.
Time to harvest and weed? Crop mobs can help.As people have become interested in restoring vitality to rural areas, 'crop mobbing' has arisen as a way to build community. And the extra hands can be a boon to small farms during the busy seasons.
Readers RespondReaders write: Food waste, gun control debateLetters to the editor for the Aug. 29, 2016 weekly magazine.
Difference MakerThe man behind the Smithsonian鈥檚 new African-American history museumLonnie Bunch shares his love of history as the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens in Washington Sept. 24.
Seaweed helps bring food security to Latin AmericaIn Chile, the seaweed industry also provides a livelihood for 30,000 people. The country has 750 species of seaweed.
Former child workers in India bang the drum for educationThe musicians, who performed this week at one of India's top arts centers, use every platform they can to talk about their journey and have become an inspiration to local families.
Three years after damaging Colo. flood, teens help with river restorationAs part of a project to rehabilitate part of a river near Drake, Colo., a crew of teens planted vegetation. The project overall aims to make the river and surrounding habitat better able to survive a future flood.
New software can track global poverty...from spaceA team of Stanford researchers have created a program that uses only publicly available satellite imagery to cheaply and efficiently find poverty indicators. The program could be a cheap and accurate new method of poverty data collection.
This former inmate's prison rehab program goes beyond drug treatment鈥�Yusef Wiley created the Timelist Group to help fill gaps in California鈥檚 rehabilitation offerings. It has shown success in keeping parolees from going back to prison.
Private prisons to be phased out, Obama administration seeks higher goalThe Justice Department's turn away from private prisons points to a broader effort to hold the criminal justice system to better standards.
Difference MakerHow a headmaster is trying to save an ancient languageIn Greece鈥檚 Peloponnesus, Panagiotis Tsagouris has involved schoolchildren in his effort to preserve the Tsakonian language, considered the only descendant of Doric Greek.
Testing the limits of compromiseSometimes there's no middle ground in a dispute over rights -- only a winner and a loser. That's when a higher sense of justice is needed.
A cooperative in Mexico takes on food system challenges 鈥� with chocolateThree friends formed the cooperative C.A.C.A.O. in their efforts to return to locally produced foods and to address problems such as food insecurity.
To fight wildfires in Pa., a time-tested tool makes a comeback: fire towersThe move to make fire towers operational again stems from the high cost of using airplanes to monitor forests during the fire season. Towers were once considered the best line of defense against forest fires.
