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Apparently, an airstream coming up from Africa's desert region could be bringing a present with it, a layer of Saharan sand.
A Sky weatherman reported that sand has already been found as close as Spain and France and that the winds are easily capable of carrying the fine sand thousands of miles. Apparently, an airstream coming up from Africa's desert region could be bringing... more
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Maxime Renaudin comes from a new generation of entrepreneurs who use sound business principles to tackle social problems in the world today.
He is also a photographer, and photography for him is a means to "help [to] see what we should value and what we should protect." But whether Maxime is engaged in business or photography, he is very definite about the purpose of his work. It is a means to contribute to social progress.
The answer to that calling is Tree-nation.com a for-profit organization based in Barcelona, Spain which Maxime runs together with his partners Andrew Pothecary and Agro-Forestry expert Aboubacar Ichaou.
Their mission: to plant 8 million trees in the shape of a giant heart in the Sahara. This heart is intended to be a testament for mankind's love for nature, and will be visible from the sky. Tree-nation is also a supporter of the Billion Tree project of UNEP.
In my interview with Maxime, he talked about the importance of planting a heart of 8 million trees to combat the negative effects of desertification and deforestation in the Sahara. He also discussed Tree-nation's unique way of achieving this mission by using the latest social networking tools and GPS technology and by engaging ordinary citizens to help their cause. He also explained why planting trees is the best way to combat climate change and eradicate global poverty.
Maxime Renaudin comes from a new generation of entrepreneurs who use sound business... more
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2007 is the International year of solidarity with Saharawi People. The self determination process of the former Spanish Sahara is supported by UN resolutions since 1987. These state was abandoned by Spain in 1975, being immediatly occupied by Morocco and Mauritania.
Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony.
The Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement (and government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR) dispute control of the territory. Since a United Nations-sponsored cease-fire agreement in 1991, most of the territory has been controlled by Morocco, with the remainder under the control of Polisario/SADR. Internationally, the major powers such as the United States have taken a generally ambiguous and neutral position on each side's claims, and have pressed both parties to agree on a peaceful resolution. Both Morocco and Polisario have sought to boost their claims by accumulating formal recognition, from largely minor states. Polisario has won formal recognition for SADR from roughly 45 states, and was extended membership in the African Union, while Morocco has won formal recognition for its position from 25 states, as well as the membership of the Arab League[1][2]. In both instances, recognitions have over the past two decades been extended and withdrawn according to changing international trends.
Learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara
Western Sahara Online: http://www.wsahara.net/2007 is the International year of solidarity with Saharawi People. The self... more
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