An ecotourism venture in India, market opportunities to address education, and... cheetahs vs. hippos?

June 19, 2007

New Ventures: Creating Sustainable Enterprise

• Rising Ventures: EcoMantra Nature Awareness and Travel. Ravi Goel's Indian eco-tourism venture exposes major corporate clients to the benefits of sustainable living while supporting local communities with employment and local investment.

NextBillion.net: Development Through Enterprise

• TED Global--Cheetahs or Hippos? Rob Katz reflects on the TED Global conference and the "Cheetas and Hippos" contrast between young vs. established leaders in Africa.

• Indian Education: Missing Markets, New Opportunities. The role of the private sector in promoting education is a topic of considerable interest and discussion.

Environmental news

• CNNMoney. 15 June 2007. Tech's biggest trend: everywhere Nothing is changing IT like the adoption of technology across the developing world. Expect more than two billion PCs worldwide by 2015.

• The Washington Post. 15 June 2007. On Capitol Hill, a Warmer Climate for Biofuels.

• Reuters. 13 June 2007. Congo Logging Contracts Under Review. 

• News Channel 5 Belize. 7 June 2007. Conservationists Seek to Quantify Reef’s Economic Value An impressive group of over fifty professionals gathered in Belize City to look at a strategy that aims to convince decision makers that protecting the coastal zone is more than just the right thing to do.. 

• 7 News Belize. 7 June 2007. Valuing and Evaluating Belize's Coastline. 

• National Public Radio. 6 June 2007. And the Biggest Producer of Greenhouse Gases Is ….

• The New York Times. 5 June 2007. China Issues Plan on Global Warming, Rejecting Mandatory Caps on Greenhouse Gases. 

• Reuters. 29 May 2007. Kenya Maps Links Between Poverty and Environment.

• Inter Press Service. 29 May 2007. Earth, Inc. Sliding Into Bankruptcy.