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Haiti's Fish and Coral, An Untold Story Of Environmental Loss

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph B. Treaster

Some aid projects have focused on restoring the country's forests, but few have tried to fix the generations of harm that has been done to Haiti's coral, its mangroves, its beaches and, most of all, its fish.

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Haiti Earthquake: Greening of Hillsides Can Bolster Recovery

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph B. Treaster

Now with parts of Haiti in ruin and perhaps 200,000 people dead, the tree-planting and the soil sampling have halted. But the catastrophe makes it more critical than ever that Haiti be re-greened.

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The Tremor Felt Round the World

John Perkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Much of the aid from USAID and the World Bank is employed to help huge multinational companies gain a strangle-hold on resources (including cheap labor) and markets in countries like Haiti.

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Cuba Detains US Contractor

New York Times | MARC LACEY and GINGER THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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HAVANA -- A United States government contract worker, who was distributing cellphones, laptops and other communications equipment in Cuba on behalf of...

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USAID Director Vacancy Threatens Agency's Future

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton begins a seven-country African trip with a visit to Kenya, the main U.S. foreign aid agency is in limbo, ...

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